Mar 3, 2010

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Mbeya is the capital of southern Tanzania and the first town you will encounter if overlanding from Zambia. It is a sprawling town that seems to spread forever over a narrow valley hemmed in by high mountains, with corrugated iron roofing seemingly the main industry.

Once you get used to the squalor on the outskirts, Mbeya will enchant you. Mbeya is an incredibly friendly town, and the cool mists and high altitude (1,700m), and the beautiful alpine setting will make you want to linger. There is trout fishing in the mountains to the south and, for self-sufficient hikers, some of the best and least-known trekking in Africa in the Poroto Mountains around Tukuyu.
The area around Mbeya has been called the "Scotland of Africa", with good reason. The hills are clad in heather and bracken, but botanically they are more closely related to the fynbos (fine bush) of South Africa's Western Cape Province than the Highlands of Scotland.
Recommended lodgings include the Mbeya Hotel, the Holiday Lodge, the Highlands and the Moravian Youth Hostel for budget travellers. South of Mbeya, signposted off the main road to Zambia, the Utengele Country Resort is a charming country hotel with excellent food and a vibrant pub.For more info click me..!!
















Kilimanjaro is one of the world's most accessible high summits, a beacon for visitors from around the world. Most climbers reach the crater rim with little more than a walking stick, proper clothing and determination. And those who reach Uhuru Point, the actual summit, or Gillman's Point on the lip of the crater, will have earned their climbing certificates.

And their memories.

Kilimanjaro. The name itself is a mystery wreathed in clouds. It might mean Mountain of Light, Mountain of Greatness or Mountain of Caravans. Or it might not. The local people, the Wachagga, don't even have a name for the whole massif, only Kipoo (now known as Kibo) for the familiar snowy peak that stands imperious, overseer of the continent, the summit of Africa.
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