Game Drive Kuro to Tarangire Treetops

Africa » Tanzania » Manyara

19 September 2013

Our first game drive started right on the Kuro Airstrip where our guide Elly picked us up and made us all very enthusiastic for our first game drive! He showed us a map of the park indicating the Kuro Airstrip and the route we were going to take all the way to our hotel making the transfer an exciting game drive. We drove in direction of our next accomodation the Tarangire Treetops lodge which...

From Arusha to the Kuro Airstrip

Africa » Tanzania » Arusha

19 September 2013

After our stay at the Arusha Coffee Lodge and a briefing about our upcoming Elewana safari trip it was time to head to our first hotel in the bush:) After a pickup drive from Arusha to Arusha Airport we boarded our private Cessna plane which was quite an adventure and I would advise to anyone suffering from motion sickness to take your medication at least two hours in advance to make it through;) The...

Arusha Coffee Plantation Tour

Africa » Tanzania » Arusha

17 September 2013

After a good night's rest and a very complete breakfast at Arusha Coffee Lodge we had a pickup for our coffee plantation tour nearby the lodge. The tour was very interesting and our guide explained us how Arusha's arabica coffee beans are grown and harvested before being exported all over the world to end up at some places that we are very fond of such as Starbucks! Who would've thought. After...

Breakfast at Arusha Coffee Lodge

Africa » Tanzania » Arusha

17 September 2013

Breakfast at Arusha Coffee Lodge was picture perfect. We had a beautiful table booked for us signed Reservation for Elewana Skysafari looking out over the water basin of the hotel's main court area. Denis showed us our table and explained all of our breakfast options which consisted in a wide range of cooked and cold dishes such as fruit platters, pastry baskets, custom made omelettes, yoghurts...

Arusha Coffee Lodge Stay Tanzania

Africa » Tanzania » Arusha

17 September 2013

After a long flight and arrival at JRO Kilimanjaro Airport we met our transfer chauffeur at arrivals who gave us a very warm welcome and drove us to our first Elewana accomodation, the Arusha Coffee Lodge located in Arusha and about 45 minutes by car from the Airport. The Arusha Coffee Lodge is a beautiful accomodation located in a lush and green coffee plantation where a number of large cottages...