Tanga Coast: Trip III

We love going to the Tanga coast (Trip I, Trip II) and with the extended Christmas break we could go to our usual spot at Peponi as well as explore some other places along the coastline.

We stayed at a place called Barry's Beach Resort close to Mkwaja, the closest village outside of Saadani National Park. It's located on a very deserted beach and the property is the result of some serious investment though it was a little too nice and sanitized for our style. Still, it was cool to see a different part of the Tanga coast and it had camping facilities.

We later explored some of the coast around Pangani, including a trip up the Pangani River. There was one really nice deserted beach and the Pangani River provided an interesting excursion with a road that bisects a fantastic mangrove forest. There really aren't any great touristic features but we always love to "fill in the map" and see what is there.

Our trip finished at Peponi, which was awesome as usual. They have such a fantastic environment that caters to both backpackers and families and it provided a great base to explore the coastal forests and surrounding environment. The only downside of the trip occurred when I dropped our camera in the ocean. Luckily we have a backup camera but I loved our new camera so it's a tough loss. I wasn't even inebriated or anything and I even had the camera strapped around my arm. It just slid off as I tried to climb into a boat when we were bird watching. Too bad, but it still can't spoil the overall trip!

The beach close to 

Ana checking out some birds at Barry's. 

The view from Barry's patio.

Pangani River

A beach just outside of Pangani town. 

Peponi sunrise. 

Ana checking out some birds. 

A cool fish. 

Relaxing birding walk along the tide pools in the morning.