Klara describes Tanzania as her best ever tourist destination 

Klara is a teacher of German, Czech, and English languages but also an instructor of a special exercise called Spiral stabilisation that helps people who have spine problems, scoliosis and mobility issues.

She plans to introduce this workout to Zanzibar in the near future.

In February of this year, Klara packed her bags and made her way to Zanzibar.

The last time she was in Zanzibar was six years ago, where she has many friends whom she goes kite surfing with.

Zanzibar has always been adventurous for her; she went snookering on the sunny days and visited Prison Island, but this time she wanted to have the Safari experience, so it was only right that she flew across the ocean and landed in the haven of peace, Dar es Salaam, and made her way to the northern circuit.

Finally, she would have her first safari experience in the Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater. She only spent two days there, but the adventure was the only thing she could talk about when she went back home.

“Everyone was so wowed that I went to the famed Serengeti National Park,” she said. Klara is already planning her way back to Tanzania this time around, bringing many more friends.

“I am going back next year and bringing many people, for sure; it was such an amazing experience,” she insisted.

Under the leadership of safari guide Daniel Joachim, the Serengeti proved to be as much a vacation as a learning experience.

Klara and her colleagues got to learn so much about the animals in the wild.

“I didn’t know so much about the animals; it was really exciting,” she recalls.

Klara went to the Serengeti knowing she would just see a few animals and call it a day, but to her amazement, she saw more animals than she could ever imagine.

From playing with monkeys during lunch breaks to seeing the big five, the Serengeti offered it all.

The vast amount of new information was astounding to this lady from the Czech Republic, one of her friends wanted to get out of the car when they saw a group of elephants walking by, but she was stopped, “they told us elephants can be dangerous, especially when they are with their calves,” she was warned.

“They also told us that cheetahs are the fastest animals,” she said.

There probably wasn’t any chance her friend would outrun a cheetah if she stepped out of the car.

Klara had to play the role of an interpreter during her safari trip because, in her group, she was the only one who could speak both English and Czech.

“There were the elderly tourists who were with me, so I had to translate for them the information; there was so much new information for me,” she said.

It was not an easy task for Klara to enjoy the scenery and listen to the guide while at the same time translating that information to her companions so that everyone could equally enjoy the trip, but it was all worth it because they understood everything she told them.

Klara went to Ngorongoro, and she was surprised that there was such a huge crater.

She had just heard about the Ngorongoro crater but didn’t think for one second that it would be as massive as when she saw it with her very own eyes.

They had to stand at the “viewing point” to see the whole crater, then later made their way downhill in an open-roofed car.

“As we were driving through the crater, we could see elephants, and I have never seen one in my life; it was really an amazing experience for me,” she said with a smile.

Her friends were equally impressed. They saw giraffes, leopards, lions, and many other animals that she was just seeing for the first time in her life.

“A lion came close to our car; I could see its mane; its hair is so beautiful,” she remembers.

Most people would see these wild animals within the confines of Zoos across Europe, but for Klara, it was exciting to see them in their natural habitat, roaming free just like they should.

“In Europe, you don’t have the option of seeing these animals in the wild; maybe you can just see birds in the air if you are lucky,” she laughed.

“It is something special to see these animals outside,” she added.

It was spiritually satisfying for Klara to see these wild animals, and she promises to come again.

Klara was never scared of seeing these animals up close for the first time; she loved the adventure.

She was very impressed to see lions, something that she will always cherish.

As a teacher, she has organised many school trips from her country to London, Paris, and across Europe, but her own trip to Tanzania has been her best ever.

Klara’s experience at the Maasai village will always be a special moment. She got to see how they live, how they sleep, and their daily lives.

“It was something so different for me; I talked to them and I admired their lifestyle,” she said.

Klara got to interact with the Maasai community, playing with the kids and dancing and singing with the Maasai warriors.

“I like dancing; I was trying my best, but I can’t jump like they do,” she said.

This was absolutely a new experience for Klara, seeing humans living in harmony with the wild animals.

“I thought it was very dangerous, but they are used to it, and you can see that people connect with the animals and each other,” she said.

 “Other people can only live with dogs and cats; that’s it,” she laughed.

She saw kids comfortably playing football next to wild animals just a few feet away, and everyone was calm in their own world.