<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0"
xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
><channel><title>Ziara Safaris</title> <atom:link href="http://www.ziarasafaris.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.ziarasafaris.com</link> <description>Experience the adventure of a lifetime</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:17:03 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <xhtml:meta xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" name="robots" content="noindex" /> <item><title>An Eclipse in the Selous</title><link>http://www.ziarasafaris.com/blog/tanzania-blog/an-eclipse-in-the-selous.html</link> <comments>http://www.ziarasafaris.com/blog/tanzania-blog/an-eclipse-in-the-selous.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:48:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Tanzania Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[eclipse]]></category> <category><![CDATA[selous]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ziarasafaris.com/?p=2109</guid> <description><![CDATA[Usually, with a full moon in the Selous, it never gets dark. Everything, from the trees to the river to the lonely giraffe that hangs out at Kiba Point glows from the moon’s light. But one night last week, on the night of a full moon, we were treated to a rare site: a full [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.ziarasafaris.com/blog/tanzania-blog/an-eclipse-in-the-selous.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>3 Fantastic Tanzania Safari Parks for Holidays</title><link>http://www.ziarasafaris.com/blog/tanzania-blog/3-fantastic-tanzania-safari-parks-for-holidays.html</link> <comments>http://www.ziarasafaris.com/blog/tanzania-blog/3-fantastic-tanzania-safari-parks-for-holidays.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:51:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Guest Blogger</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Tanzania Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lake manyara]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ngorongoro]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tarangire]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ziarasafaris.com/?p=2092</guid> <description><![CDATA[Safari holidays are unique, memorable and one of the top choices of holidays for adventure and thrill seekers. This guest post from TravelMatch lists some of Tanzania’s greatest parks, and what you can expect from them. Lake Manyara National Park &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; Considered to be one of [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.ziarasafaris.com/blog/tanzania-blog/3-fantastic-tanzania-safari-parks-for-holidays.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Happy Hippos</title><link>http://www.ziarasafaris.com/blog/tanzania-blog/happy-hippos.html</link> <comments>http://www.ziarasafaris.com/blog/tanzania-blog/happy-hippos.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:49:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Tanzania Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hippo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hippos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[selous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[selous game reserve]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tanzania]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ziarasafaris.com/?p=2084</guid> <description><![CDATA[I caught this grinning giant just as she was leaving the water in the evening.  Her ear-to-ear smile more than makes up for the double chins and wide nose.   In general, however, hippos are anything but jolly.  Grumpy, quarrelsome, aggressive and vicious are all words that accurately describe the hippo personality.  But I always like [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.ziarasafaris.com/blog/tanzania-blog/happy-hippos.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Why the Selous?</title><link>http://www.ziarasafaris.com/blog/tanzania-blog/why-the-selous.html</link> <comments>http://www.ziarasafaris.com/blog/tanzania-blog/why-the-selous.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 13:48:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Tanzania Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[africa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category> <category><![CDATA[boating safari]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bush walk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kiba]]></category> <category><![CDATA[selous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tanzania]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tented camp]]></category> <category><![CDATA[walking safari]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wild dogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wildlife]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ziarasafaris.com/?p=2049</guid> <description><![CDATA[Todays blogpost is from our newest guest blogger Matt, who lives and works at Kiba Point tented camp in Selous. Nestled in dense bush on the banks of the Rufiji River, the largest river in East Africa, Kiba Point is a bush camp in one of the wildest places in Africa: Selous game reserve.  It [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.ziarasafaris.com/blog/tanzania-blog/why-the-selous.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Weird and Wonderful Safari Wildlife</title><link>http://www.ziarasafaris.com/blog/kenya-blog/weird-and-wonderful-safari-wildlife.html</link> <comments>http://www.ziarasafaris.com/blog/kenya-blog/weird-and-wonderful-safari-wildlife.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 11:22:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>tom</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Kenya Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tanzania Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category> <category><![CDATA[birds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[funny]]></category> <category><![CDATA[safari]]></category> <category><![CDATA[strange]]></category> <category><![CDATA[weird]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wildlife]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wonderful]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ziarasafaris.com/?p=649</guid> <description><![CDATA[Whilst on safari, it is common to come across very strange looking birds and animals that you may have never seen before. Here are just a few of my favourites that I have spotted in the African bush. Ground hornbill This bird is certainly crafted from a strange mixture of textures.&#160; The ground hornbill grows [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.ziarasafaris.com/blog/kenya-blog/weird-and-wonderful-safari-wildlife.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>On Safari in Mikumi National Park</title><link>http://www.ziarasafaris.com/blog/tanzania-blog/a-day-on-safari-in-mikumi-national-park.html</link> <comments>http://www.ziarasafaris.com/blog/tanzania-blog/a-day-on-safari-in-mikumi-national-park.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 10:05:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>annette</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Tanzania Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[elephant]]></category> <category><![CDATA[giraffe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[jackal]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mikumi]]></category> <category><![CDATA[national park]]></category> <category><![CDATA[predaor]]></category> <category><![CDATA[prey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[scavvenger]]></category> <category><![CDATA[vulture]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ziarasafaris.com/?p=1965</guid> <description><![CDATA[Mikumi is by no means a famous national park in Tanzania. Relatively isolated from other safari parks (especially in comparison to its famous cousins like Tarangire, Ngorongoro and Serengeti which are all located a few hours’ drive from one another) . Bizarrely, this national park also appears to have a large public highway bisecting it. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.ziarasafaris.com/blog/tanzania-blog/a-day-on-safari-in-mikumi-national-park.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Red Colobus Monkeys at Jozani Forest</title><link>http://www.ziarasafaris.com/blog/zanzibar-blog/red-colobus-monkeys.html</link> <comments>http://www.ziarasafaris.com/blog/zanzibar-blog/red-colobus-monkeys.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:07:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>tom</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Zanzibar Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[colobus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[colobus monkey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[jozani]]></category> <category><![CDATA[monkey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[zanzibar]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ziarasafaris.com/?p=1937</guid> <description><![CDATA[You may think that all of the exciting and rare wildlife is located in the mainland of Tanzania, but I recently took a trip to the East Coast of Zanzibar to see that this is not the case at all. My specific destination was Jozani Forest, which is populated by all different types of animals, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.ziarasafaris.com/blog/zanzibar-blog/red-colobus-monkeys.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Protecting Yourself Against Malaria in Africa</title><link>http://www.ziarasafaris.com/blog/kenya-blog/protecting-yourself-against-malaria-in-africa.html</link> <comments>http://www.ziarasafaris.com/blog/kenya-blog/protecting-yourself-against-malaria-in-africa.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 13:34:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>tom</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Kenya Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tanzania Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Zanzibar Blog]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ziarasafaris.com/?p=1888</guid> <description><![CDATA[Malaria is a disease which kills over 1.5 million people each year, the majority of these being in Africa. The disease is contracted by the bite of the female Anopheles mosquito – which are mainly active between dawn and dusk. When visiting malarial infected zones it is important that you take a number of steps [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.ziarasafaris.com/blog/kenya-blog/protecting-yourself-against-malaria-in-africa.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Stunning Africa Cruise for 2011</title><link>http://www.ziarasafaris.com/blog/kenya-blog/stunning-africa-cruise-for-2011.html</link> <comments>http://www.ziarasafaris.com/blog/kenya-blog/stunning-africa-cruise-for-2011.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 19:22:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Guest Blogger</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Kenya Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tanzania Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Zanzibar Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kruger]]></category> <category><![CDATA[south africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ziarasafaris.com/?p=1813</guid> <description><![CDATA[Africa is a must-see continent with such a wide variety of cultures, the world renowned wildlife! And fauna and flora that you may find yourself drowning in an unforgettable “Dark Continent” experience. So grab yourself a great Africa cruise deal and let set sail for the homelands of Africa. Africa has been the backdrop for [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.ziarasafaris.com/blog/kenya-blog/stunning-africa-cruise-for-2011.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Sauti za Busara 2011</title><link>http://www.ziarasafaris.com/blog/zanzibar-blog/sauti-za-busara-2011.html</link> <comments>http://www.ziarasafaris.com/blog/zanzibar-blog/sauti-za-busara-2011.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:07:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>tom</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Zanzibar Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[festival]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fusion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[percussion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[performance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rhythm]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rumba]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sauti za busara]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tarab]]></category> <category><![CDATA[zanzibar]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ziarasafaris.com/?p=1799</guid> <description><![CDATA[This week marked the beginning of the Sauti za Busara festival, which takes place in the Old Fort in Stone Town, Zanzibar. The festival attracts people from all over the world to visit and see a wide range of African performers play a variety of different musical styles, from traditional tarab, to African rumba and [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.ziarasafaris.com/blog/zanzibar-blog/sauti-za-busara-2011.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
