Our Africa itinerary

Some people asked about our itinerary, since it seems we kept ourselves quite busy. Here's what we did:

May 24 - fly KLM out of Toronto, Canada
May 25 - overnight in Nairobi, Kenya
May 26 - arrived in Arusha, Tanzania
May 27 - met Compassion International sponsor children (one in Arusha, one in Moshi)
May 28 - visited with Mwakaseges, Tanzanian friends of Timo
May 29 - attended Swahili church; visited with Fesers, missionary friends of Timo
May 30 to June 8 - 10 days on safari (Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro parks)
May 30 - visited Tarangire; elephant charged our car
May 31 - Tarangire and Lake Manyara game drives; another elephant charged us
June 1 - cultural tour of Mto Wa Mbu (Swahili for "Mosquito Creek")
June 2 - saw Olduvai Gorge; visited Serengeti; night game drive at Ikoma Bush Camp
June 3 - visited Western Serengeti; overnight at Kirawira luxury tented camp
June 4 - game drives in central Serengeti
June 5 - short day hike in Ndutu area near Serengeti, drive to Ngorongoro Crater
June 6 - day hike into Empakai Crater, near Ngorongoro Crater
June 7 - game drive in Ngorongoro Crater
June 8 - return to Arusha, fly to Zanzibar; walking tour of Stone Town
June 9 - Spice farm tour; transfer to Karafuu Beach Resort on East side of Zanzibar
June 10 - snorkeling in the Indian Ocean; relaxing on the beach
June 11 - more relaxing on the beach and playing in the water
June 12 - fly from Zanzibar to Nairobi, Kenya
June 13 - fly from Nairobi to Johannesburg, South Africa
June 14 - fly from Johannesburg to Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe; saw cultural dances
June 15 - tour of the falls; cultural tour of tribal life
June 16 - elephant ride; relaxing at the resort
June 17 - fly Victoria Falls to Johannesburg to Amsterdam
June 18 - fly Amsterdam to Toronto, Canada; drive to Ottawa; we're home!