There are so many options for sleeping and meals in Tanzania. For some people we have met they are truly roughing it by camping. There are campsites available in and near all the parks. You can also camp and use a company which would provide you with a cook as well. Of course there are also hotels and tented camps as Rhonda and I are doing. It's a little upscale but since I have never traveled this way, it is a nice treat. Every place we arrive at, they great us with towels and a fruit drink. Rhonda and I agree that the tented camps are the best. You really get to hear the sounds in your tent. All of our tented camps are very nice with a shower and flush toilet. So the accommodations are very nice. Always when we get back from a long drive we first get showers and have a drink by a fire pit before dinner. The camp we are in has bucket showers which are just as nice as a traditional shower. We just let our tent steward know we need a shower and he heats the water for us. So if you ever come here, there are plenty of really nice choices here. I will say though that Rhonda are having a real treat the next 6 days. Even at this place we have our own tent steward that takes care of us. I assume we will see the same the rest of the week.
One thing I will say is that tourism is definitely down here. Ever since the recession and Ebola occurring in west Africa, not many are coming here. Steve says that he would often see 50 cars at an animal site but the most we saw was 12 vehicles. Even the place we are at tonight, no one is here but us. I hope this changes soon because this is truly a very special place.
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