Seeing is believing - What to experience around Tanga

Sitting in the red sofa cuddling Elvis the cat and watching the eye-catching photo in the film “Perfume – The Story of a Murderer” Ingrid, Leif and I also formulated an email to Ruth regarding what options are available for excursions around Tanga. We got a response while having breakfast the day after from a very busy Ruth. Although we didn’t quite understand if she was in Norway working at Sareptas or in Tanzania at Tanga International Conference Centre, she nonetheless had many ideas:

Q: Our assumption is that we should try to run the session between Sunday-Saturday as it allows people to do this for a week, even if most will do it over two weeks. I think you indicated Nov 22. However that is on a Thursday. Is it possible to run Sunday November 25th to Saturday December 1st - or the week before?

A: We agreed upon 22/11 - because that is the date when another group leave Tanzania after 2 weeks here, but they will pass by Zanzibar the last days - so they leave the Centre 18/11...We can conduct it as you suggest from 25th November to 1st December - it is no groups here than, so it is OK for me and us...

Q: What are your deadlines and other requirements? Amount of participants etc?

A: You know since we are building it up, and this is the first few Months of operation - we are open for everything - we are here - the staff at the Centre are here - so we are ready.. no specific deadline - for us. But if people are travelling, want internal flights and things - of course a booking in advance is necessary.... But we can do the most in and around Tanga - so 1 week with the different focus chosen is no problem. We can organize that within a day or two.

Q: We are looking for different excursions in our hunt for metaphors - what are the possibilities here? What is really close, what can be done in a day and what require us to stay somewhere else for the night?

A: As I said the most can be done in and around Tanga - if a special nature dive is wanted we should go to the Usambara Mountains - that most be booked - but will be Ok - many Ok hotels and camp sites.... Metaphors regarding people in different setting/actions/settlements - also easy organized- same with the masai community (I have my own "boma" masai settlement )- in one village Nanyogie - everything can be fixed and we need to stay a night - and transport - we have that! Swahili coast, fishermen and sailing with the local fishermen and boats - easy ... Whatever "dive" they want - we are able - we have all contacts and that makes it easy!

So be open, dream and wish and we will assist you to implement is accordingly!