Trip Report: Starting Summer in East Africa Trip

One trip report down, another to go. When school wrapped up and summer started, the first thing I did was hop on a plane to my East Africa trip. This was definitely one of the most adventurous trips I have gone on (and the only one requiring shots), so I am excited to share my experience. 

Despite planning the trip at a relatively last minute (for me), I was able to book quite a few stays and flights that I was very excited about. Unfortunately, not everything went as planned, things were canceled, and last minute changes were made.

This trip report includes the highs and the lows of what was my unforgettable and amazing East Africa trip this May including a safari in Kenya, the beach in Zanzibar, hiking Mt. Kilimanjaro, and exploring Addis Ababa.

East Africa Trip Articles:

Undeniably, this is going to be my largest trip report to date given the length of the trip and how much ground I covered. The report will include the following:

• My Comically Bad Luck Flying to Africa
• No Compensation for an Involuntary Business Class Downgrade?!?
• Review: Lufthansa Senator Lounge IAD
• Review: Lufthansa Business Class Lounge IAD
• Review: Lufthansa B747-8 Economy IAD-FRA 
• My First Flight on the Queen: My Thoughts
• Review: Lufthansa Senator Lounge FRA
• Review: Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge FRA 
• Review: Lufthansa A330 Business Class FRA-NBO
• Review: DoubleTree by Hilton Nairobi Hurlingham
• Review: Air Kenya into the Safari
• JW Marriott Masai Mara Review: Luxury in the Savannah, a Truly Unforgettable Safari
• Is the JW Marriott Masai Mara Worth $3k a Night?
• Review: Aspire Lounge Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta (NBO)
• Review: Kenya Airways NBO-ZNZ E190
• Exploring Tanzania: My Thoughts on Zanzibar
• When Flights Don’t Go as Planned: Delayed in Zanzibar
• Review: Air Tanzania ZNZ-ARK
• Mt. Kilimanjaro Day Hike: My Thoughts
• Exploring Moshi, Tanzania: What Everyone Gets Wrong
• Review: Twiga Lounge by Aspire Lounge Kilimanjaro International Airport
• Weirdest Flight Delay I Have Ever Had… 
• Review: Hyatt Regency Addis Ababa Executive Regency Suite
• Exploring Addis Ababa: My Thoughts
• Review: Ethiopian Cloud Nine Business Class Lounge Addis Ababa
• Review: Ethiopian Cloud Nine B787-8 Business Class ADD-IAD
• My 18 Hour Odd Business Class Experience: A Stop in Lome, Togo?

The Last Point

While this is a long East Africa trip report, some of my adventures, such as my stay at the JW Marriott Masai Mara, were truly outstanding and I cannot wait to share more. My goal is to finish up this report before the end of June. If there are any other topics you want me to cover, comment below!