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adjacent reading area with a writing desk, a separate bathroom,
shower and toilet area stocked with fluffy bathrobes.
A flashlight hung on a porch tent-pole outside. A couple of
flashes and someone would come to escort us to the bar/
lounge tent or dining tent. “After dark it’s a good idea not to
walk around,” Charles said, “We don’t want any surprises.”
But there were no rifles at Naona Moru. Apparently, tourists
are not on the predator menu. (We didn’t ask about potential
zebra stampedes.) If there’s any trouble, Charles said, they call
a nearby ranger camp.
Naona Moru was part of our first all-inclusive trip. Usually we
make all arrangements. Not this time. Our 13-day, 12-night
Tanzania adventure involved lodging outside Arusha (near the
base of Mt. Kilimanjaro), seven nights on safari, and five days/
four nights in Zanzibar, including a two-night stay at a beach
resort. Throw in some tours and in-country flights and it was a
logistical nightmare.
Everybody we talked to -- even a friend who has lived on and
off in Tanzania for 15 years and speaks Swahili – said, “Hire
somebody.” So we handed the whole trip over to Infinite Safari
Adventures and founder Alan Feldstein, a Tanzania specialist.
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