Kenya

The country is named after Mount Kenya, the country's highest peak. The name means "mountain of light " in local languages .

It is an east African country, which borders Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the east, Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west and Sudan to the northwest, the Indian Ocean running along the southeast. The capital is Nairobi.

Some fossils found in eastern Africa suggest that proto-humans roamed the area oftoday's Kenya over twenty million years ago. Recent findings in the vicinity of LakeTurkana indicate that hominids such as Homo habilis and Homo erectus lived in theterritory more than 2.6 million years ago.

Nakuru lake, National Park

It was declared national park in 1968

It was build to protect the flamingo flocks

This park is important too for the black and withe rhynos, that were in extintion danger.

Along the laje you can find zebras and deers too

Sometimes you can see more than one million of pink flamingos!

Tsavo National park

This park is divided in two zones, the east and west.

Is the bigger hunting reserve in kenia, and one of the most large in the world, it's also the most popular destiny to the safaris arround africa.

It is know because the incredible concentration of lyons and elephants.

This park is bigger than Jamaica

It has mor than 60 mammal specias and 1000 plants.

The Kenia Mountain

Declared human heritage in 1997 by the Unesco

The kenia national park gives you one of the most incredible landscaping in all oriental africa.

In the mountain there is 12 permanent glaciers, and all of this are getting warm in the borders giving a flower covering.

It has incredible lakes, glaciers, mountain tops, natural sources of mineral water.

In the lower levels, there are dry forests and just a little bit higher you find the bamboo forests, and higher you will find dry zones where the elefants lives, the buffalo, the zebra and the orices.

In the hillsides you can see the black rhynos, the leopards, the hyena and the wild boar.

Typical food:

They use a lot of vegetables and meat with a hot sauce. The kenians try to prepare simple food using just a few sources.

National Drinkings

Kenya reed : a licour made of sugar reed

Kenya gold: Coffe licour

Tipes of accomodations:

A lot of saffaris gives you a camping service. Giving you vehicle, tends, guides and equipment too. The accomodation tipe depends of the safari that you contract. The most complete safaris gives you luxury nights in hotels and incredible tends, this ones are ubicated in special places, where the endemics animals lives. There are cabins along the park too, trying to give mor security to the travelers.

Tanzania

HISTORY

What is now Tanzania was a German colony known as German East Africa from about 1880 to 1919. Was under control of the United Kingdom between 1919 and 1961. Shortly after independence, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form Tanzania on 26 April 1964. The one-party rule ended in 1995, when it held its first democratic elections in the country since 1970.

The famous Olduvai Gorge in northern Tanganyika departed intriguing evidence on the prehistory of the area, including fossil remains of some of the earliest ancestors of mankind. Findings suggest that East Africa may have been the place where human beings appeared.

It is believed that the area was inhabited by ethnic groups who spoke languages with similar sounds to those of the Bushmen and Hottentots of South Africa. Although there are still remnants of these early tribes, most of them were displaced by Bantu farmers who migrated west and south and Nilotic and other related peoples of the north. Some of these groups formed well-organized societies and controlled large areas until the time when Arab traders, European explorers and missionaries penetrated the interior in the first half of the nineteenth century.

Bangamoyo

A declared world heritage
Is one of the most antique cities in Tanzania, and also one of the most atractives
The withe sand beaches, are full of palms and the clear blue water of the indian ocean comes to the sand giving to you a beautifull place
Almost intact against the time, the city has a lot of structures with arabic, indian and catholic influence.
One of the most important characteristics about their buildings are the doors thar are full of details.
Arround the city you will find tipical african hauses with roofs made of palms.



You have to visit The romanic Catholic mission, is one of the most antique church oriental and central africa, it was build in 1868
In bangamoyo is the most important school of art in Tanzania, The Chuo cha Sanaa
where a lot of students arrive from all over the world, to learn tradicional Tanzanian arts,lice the persecusion, the sculpt, the carving, the pinting.


If you travel, you can find a class or just ask for one, to get a persecusion african
act in this school.

Zanzíbar:



Is a coral island that was a part of the african continent million years ago, its a jewel that borns of the clear indian ocean water.
There are a lot of marine life making this places a beautifull experience for the divers.
The island has a lot of savage life too, like giant turtles, blue monkeys and dolphins.



Food:

It is common to find barbecues made of buffalo or antelope and the coast are characteristic because their fishes.



The preparation of the food is not complicated
The use a lot of lamb, cow, chiken and pork too
Thaks of the influence of the islam, it's very common to find street food like Kebabs, cutted meat made of lamb, with a lot of vegetables and species.

Almost all the sauces are made of curry or coconut milk


The salad are made of fruits like the mango, papaya, coconut, and the banana


Accomodation



The hotel offering in Tanzania is very variety, the most important places are in the beaches and in the rural hauses that can give you confortable services to a incredible stay. All of this places can give you special activities and excursions.


EYE!!!
you MUST get a vaccine against the yellow fever, tifus, and tetanus.
It's important too to think about the AIDS, because is a very extended ill in Africa.
Try to never eat raw food
And try to never use ice and drink directly form the bottle.

Egypt

Egypt is a country in Africa, situated in the extreme northwest, including the Sinai Peninsula. Its capital is Cairo. is one of the most populated countries of Africa.

Nearly half of Egyptians live in urban areas, especially in centers of Cairo and Alexandria.

Egypt is famous for its ancient civilization and its monuments. as the Pyramids and Great Sphinx, the southern city of Luxor contains numerous ancient artifacts, such as the temple of Karnak and the Valley of the Kings. Today Egypt is a political and cultural center of the Middle East.

Because the Nile valley is located between two large desert areas, allowed the development of one of the first and most dazzling civilizations in the history of mankind.

The history of Ancient Egypt is divided into three kingdoms with intermediate periods of internal conflict and domination by foreign rulers.

The white desert




North africa/ Egipt

The white desert is one of the most visited places in the occidental side of Egipt. The shape of its rocks and the complete white sand gives you the contrast in front of the yellow desert.
The rocks adquire blue tones, pinks and oranges when the sun sets, and in the night, the sand looks like snow, is really beautifull
There are anti-gravity stones that are too big in size, but with a fine base
The bedouins call it "Wadi Gazar" or carrot valley, thats because the shape of some stones.
How can you get there? You take a plane, and you can manage some travels along the desert of bahariyya
When you should go? Between October and March


The giza pyramids and the sphinx



North africa/Egypt
The giza pyramids are the most antique atraction in the world and its still full of mystery.
Its still a incredible place for the archaeologist, physics and astrologist
The three constructions were made with an special precision (jufu, Jafra and Menkaura)
The half leon statue (it represent the royalty) and half man (with a hair style that simbolice the power) was made by just one stone block, it is the most antique example of the egypt culture
Its because her that there is a say in africa: "Many people are afraid of the time, but the time is afraid of the pyramids

You have to know: They sells more than 300 (hundred) entrance every day
You have to do: Take a picture of you over a camell with the pyramids in the horizon

Mount Sinai



Where many people believe that Moses spent 40 days and received ten
commandments of God, is one of the most important pilgrimage sites in
the world.
That is if you believe in the story of the mountain or not this place offers a spectacular view of the desert to 2259m. high, especially at dawn, you can ask to
the people who make the trip daily!
You can arrive by different paths:
3750 “steps of repentance” named after the monk that
built
Or, on camel, which takes 3 hours.
At the top is the Chapel of the Holy Trinity, an Orthodox Greek church built in 1943.

Incoming MEZZO





Other typical dishes are:

Incoming MEZZO

A range of cold oriental food served in several small bowls. Are delicious, we can find:
Tabbouleh salad of parsley and cracked with citrus flavor
BABA GHANNOUSH egg plant with smashed garlic
Kibbeh fried dumplings lambs and semolina
BASTERMA smoked Cecina
Vegetable Empanadas SAMBOUSEK
HUMMUS BI TEHENA chickpeas and pure with sesame paste

Other typical dishes are:

koshari Overlays macaroni, rice and lentils with tomato sauce
MOULOUHIYA Spinach Soup
HANAN stuffed pigeons with green wheat grain or rice
Shish Kebab a barbecue of lamb meat
KUFLA rolls of grilled minced lamb
Mashi Rice with served meat with grape leaves, tomatoes, eggplant or green peppers
All these dishes are served with rice and vegetables with PILAU(rice with vegetables)

Desserts Preferred by the Egyptians is:

OM ALI bread or pasta mixed with milk, nuts, coconut and raisins that is eaten when it's hot (Ejm.rice pudding)
KUMAFA noodles baked with sugar, honey and nuts

Beverages




Meals are usually accompanied by water, which must be mineral and is very important that the open front of you. Although you can also drink:
STELLA local beer (beers are also imported)
Among the wines are:
Chateau GINICLIS Tinto - A good variety of targets - RUBI D'EGYTE pink
But They are of excellent quality

The typical Egyptian beverages are:

The typical Egyptian beverages are:
KARKADAN it comes from the hibiscus flower and you can drink it hot or cold
SHAI black tea of strong taste and a variety known as NANA SHAI served with mint leaves
Turkish coffee Ahwa
Among alcoholic drinks are:
ERSO strong taste and odor liquor
ZAHIB residue Species
YASOON anise flavor

Accommodation Information



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Spitzkoppe

South africa/ Namibia
Its between the Usakos and the Swakopmund, in the natural Spitskop reserve
The granite mountains are incredible ancients, and they are one of the most pictured places in Namibia , thats because when the sun sets this mountains change their colour.
The experts climbers of all countries visit this place, even if its not the most hight place in the country, its one of the most famous.
It was created by a giant volcano, doing the special shapes. If you explore it you will find cave paintings
In this reserve you can watch the gazelle, the antelope, cebras and camells
You can also find the butter trees and the poison euphorias, that produce a white jouice used by the indians to poison their arrows.
Dont forget to camp in this place, and watch the surprising sun sets

The giza pyramids and the sphinx

North africa/Egypt
The giza pyramids are the most antique atraction in the world and its still full of mystery.
Its still a incredible place for the archaeologist, physics and astrologist
The three constructions were made with an special precision (jufu, Jafra and Menkaura)
The half leon statue (it represent the royalty) and half man (with a hair style that simbolice the power) was made by just one stone block, it is the most antique example of the egypt culture
Its because her that there is a say in africa: "Many people are afraid of the time, but the time is afraid of the pyramids

You have to know: They sells more than 300 (hundred) entrance every day
You have to do: Take a picture of you over a camell with the pyramids in the horizon

The Zuma market

If you watch Analakely from the sky, you will see thousand of little withe shadows, where inside all the sealers shows their products.

Anything you imagine you can find here. Its full of people and an exotic smell. Is the second one in the list of the gratest markets in the world, giving to you beautifull leather madecraft, carv wood, straw hats, jewlery, all this things in the floor or any side in the streets.
There are areas full of fruits and vegetables, clothes, paintings, plants and all that you can imagine.
Zuma is a kind of a indian bazar, a rural fair and a colorfull circus.

Its in the indian ocean, next to the Mozambique coasts, in Madagascar
Oriental Africa, The capital of Antananarivo