To live is to travel and to travel is to live!
By Lyn Harley, December 2019 – January 2020 So sorry for the delay, but the schedule for our hearty group of travelers has been quite packed! There are 17 of us, dubbed by our local tour company as “Fun Lenka…
I’ve been planning this trip for a long time – the festive New Year celebration as we sail up the Blue Nile from Luxor to Aswan! Yes! We will enjoy the most magnificent historical attractions that Egypt has to offer:…
Once again, LenkaTraveler invites a group of traveling friends on an exotic voyage far away from home. This time the group of 19 people from N. America and Europe celebrates the New Year (2018 – 2019) in a desert camp…
It is time to plan for the new adventure by LenkaTraveler. For years I’ve been dreaming about tracking mountain gorilla’s in the jungles of East Africa. I also want to see the Great Migration – a legendary movement of thousands…
Dedicated to the Kili Crew and our Tanzanian guides and porters. August 24 – 30, 2014 On the fifth day of our hike through the Kilimanjaro National Park, we reach the Barafu base camp, a tiny patch of flat, rocky…
Every now and then we like to deny ourselves of something that we like. We tend to torture ourselves with diets, gym regiments, plastic surgeries, bad relationships, boring jobs, etc. My own version of an elaborate and extensive self-denial came…
It is hard to imagine now, but just 12 months ago my walking was limited to the paved sidewalks and I’d never used such terminology as “out-and-back” and “elevation gain”. I did not own a pair of trusty hiking boots…
“It is not enough to give fish to a man, you must teach him how to fish”, proclaims a popular saying in America. The message of this proverb usually targets various donor-driven initiatives, which pump billion of dollars into the…
The following information was obtained from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Tanzania. Malaria Malaria is always a serious disease and may be a deadly illness. Humans get malaria from the bite of a mosquito infected with the parasite….
All climbers should have a medical check prior to attempting the mountain. Ask your doctor if high altitude trekking is permissible for your age, fitness level and health condition. Ask if you have any preexisting medical conditions that can cause…