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"THREE SUMMITS" EAST AFRICA OVERLAND

Climb the Three East Africa Summits Mt. Kenya, Mt. Rwenzori & Mt. Kilimanjaro  Kenya Stunning landscapes, mountains, colorful tribal culture and so much more are packs of the country of its size; Kenya. People are representing a wide cross-section of everything that is contemporary Africa, and everyday life brings together traditional tribes and urban families; ancient customs and modern sensibilities. Swamping the latest political gossips with the switched-on locals is just one more small pleasure that comes with the culture. It is here the 5199m, Mt. Kenya, African’s second-highest mountain lies. It is easy to understand why Kikuyu and perhaps Maasai people define it and still believe it’s the seat of their supreme god Ngai. However, its only Point Lenana (4985m) the third highest peak can be reached without the need for technical climbing, and Its usual goal for most mortals, offering a fantastic expense and superb view over the surrounding country. Uganda “The ...

TOUR DE TANZANIA

Please visit EL Mundo Safaris for more details about Tour de Tanzania In less than five degrees south of equator lies Tanzania, twice the size of California, 945,087 square kilometers (364,898squre miles), the largest in East Africa. An East African leviathan girdled splendor Tanzania warms its eastern boundaries in the penciled water of the Indian Ocean. Off its white sand beaches and mangrove swamps lie the balmy islands of Pemba, Mafia, and Unguja; the Zanzibar archipelagos. The country is largely bounded by natural frontiers Lake Tanganyika, the continent’s deepest lake, to the west; Lake Malawi/Nyasa in the southwest; the Ruvuma River forms the border with Mozambique; Lake Victoria, the world’s second-largest lake, the size of Scotland, borders the north; and volcanic mountains Kilimanjaro, Mount Meru and Lengai in the northeast separate-e Tanzania from Kenya. This large land is dotted with permanent and seasonal lakes and rivers, including the Great Ruaha, the Rufiji, th...