Tanzania to Kenya trip.
- /Packing list
- /Food
- [Drive Folder full of Google Maps] for tracking POIs
Other links and resources:
- Someone's TZ trip
- TZ weather in July - hot in Zanzibar and Dar es Salaam; cooler near Kilimanjaro.
TODOs
[DONE] * get a travel insurance
[DONE] * make an appointment at a travel clinic in May to get vaccines
- bring back the bike box from Baltimore (Mika)
- Find a person who can receive our bike boxes in Nairobi (?hotel?)
- Find a person who can take our laptops to Nairobi
- Coordinate bike box sending from Zanzibar to Nairobi (DHL seems like a good option); or alternatively, Dar Es Salaam to Nairobi.
- Get fuel in XXX?
- Pack bikes
Flights
- Mi: 7/7 SEA-DOH on QR 720: 1) leaving at 4:30PM Seattle time and arriving at 5:05PM in Doha, 2) leaving at 2:10AM from Doha and arriving in Zanzibar at 8AM.
Day -2/-1 ✈️: Seattle → Zanzibar
July 7-9
- Stay (Wednesday July 9)
- [TODO]
Itinerary:
- Flight from SEA @ time → ZNZ @ time
Resources:
Day 0-4: 🚲 around Zanzibar
Thursday July 10
- Stay
- Horizon Palace [DONE]
- Send the bike box to Nairobi (DHL)
Resources:
- Checklist for the day
- Buy white gas
- Assemble bicycles and get packed/ready to go
- Test ride bicycles to ensure we're ready to go
Friday July 11
Saturday July 12
Sunday July 13
Monday July 14
Day 5: 🛥️ from Zanzibar → Dar es Salaam
Tuesday July 15
- Stay
- Food
- breakfast: ; lunch: ; dinner:
- Weather
- Hot (~30/~20C).
- Notes
Alternative Lodging:
Day 6-16: 🚲 Dar es Salaam → Ngorongoro Crater
- About 550km from Dar es Salaam to Moshi; about 450km around Kilimanjaro to Ngorongoro.
Wednesday July 16
Thursday July 17
Friday July 18
Satday July 19
Sunday July 20 (short trip day?/hotel?) Near Kilimanjaro
Monday July 21 Kilimanjaro
Tuesday July 22 Kilimanjaro
Wednesday July 23 Arusha
Thursday July 24
Friday July 25 Ngorongoro?
Saturday July 26Ngorongoro?
Route options:
Day 17-19: 🛻 Guided tour Ngorongoro → Ndabaka Gate
Sunday July 27
Monday July 28
Tuesday July 29
- TODO: get a guide
Day 20-25: 🚲 Lake Victoria to Nairobi
- About 550km
Wednesday July 30
Thursday July 31 Visit Mika?
Friday Aug 1
Saturday Aug 2
Sunday Aug 3
Monday Aug 4
Tuesday Aug 5 Nairobi!
Post-adventure
Wednesday Aug 6 Wikimania
Thursday Aug 7 Wikimania
Friday Aug 8 Wikimania
Saturday Aug 9 Nairobi to home
Places to visit
- Mi wants to see some animals at one of the havens run by this group.
Things to remember
For future trips:
