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The Wonders the Great Rift Valley in Tanzania
The Rift Valley is a literal 6,000 mile long crack in the earth’s crust, stretching from Lebanon to Mozambique. One of its most dramatic sections slices through East Africa. In northern Tanzania rising up dramatically from the floors of the Rift Valley, are the Crater Highlands; a lush chain of mountains and volcanoes that includes the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and the surrounding Masaai tribal lands.
The hiking safari is becoming increasingly popular in this area – starting out from the Ngorongoro Crater and ending at Tanzania’s only active volcano Ol Donyo Lengai. This area offers some of the most spectacular and stunning scenery in East Africa. Exploring this little-visited wilderness is the hiking adventure of a lifetime. The trip can be broken into smaller sections, however, the full experience of walking through the varied landscapes of the highlands is really not to be missed.
The Rift Valley has produced the volcanic Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru, as well as the deep lakes, Victoria and Tanganyika. There are numerous areas along the rift valley in Tanzania that have boiling hot springs as a direct result of the volcanic activity. The rift also formed a series of shallow soda lakes in Tanzania – the more well known are in Arusha National Park and also close to the Kenyan border is Lake Natron – these lakes are known to attract thousands of flamingoes and pelicans.
The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative
As of January 23, 2007 the new Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) requires all travelers to and from Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean and Bermuda to present a passport or other accepted document that establishes the bearer’s identity and nationality in order to enter or re-enter the United States. The goal is to strengthen border security and facilitate entry into the United States for U.S. citizens and legitimate international travelers.
Under this law the following documents are be acceptable to fulfill document requirements:
• U.S. Passport: U.S. citizens may present a valid U.S. passport when traveling via air between the United States and Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Bermuda, and may also use a U.S. passport when traveling via sea and land borders (including ferry crossings).
• The Passport Card (also referred to as the PASS Card): This limited-use passport in card format is currently under development and will be available for use for travel only via land or sea (including ferries) between the U.S. and Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Bermuda. Similar in size to a credit card, it will fit easily into a wallet.
The Magnificent Egypt
Egypt is bordered by Libya on the west, Sudan on the south, & on Israel & Gaza Strip on the northeasterly. Egypt’s significant role in geopolitics stems from its strategical position: a transcontinental country, it possesses a land bridge (the Isthmus of Suez) betwixt Africa & Asia, that in turn is traversed by a navigable waterway (the Suez Canal) that connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Indian Ocean via the Red Sea.
Towns & cities let in Alexandria, one of the great very old towns, Aswan, Asyut, Cairo, the contemporary Egyptian capital, El-Mahalla El-Kubra, Giza, the site of the Pyramid of Khufu, Hurghada, Port Safaga Luxor, Kom Ombo, Port Said, Sharm el Sheikh, Shubra-El-Khema, Suez, in which the Suez Canal is settled, Zagazig, & Al-Minya.
Deserts: Egypt admits parts of the Sahara Desert & of the Libyan Desert. Those deserts were referred to as the “red land” in very old Egypt, & they secure the Kingdom of the Pharaohs given by western threats. Oases admit: Bahariya Oasis, Dakhleh Oasis, Farafra Oasis, Kharga Oasis, Siwa Oasis. An oasis is a fertile or green region in the midst of a desert.
