Paa Tanzania – issue 96

YOUR FREE PRECISION AIR MAGAZINE Issue 96, October - December 2019

Classic cascades THE 10 BEST WATERFALLS IN TANZANIA

/ ENDA SHOES / FITNESS TECH / DAR BEACH ESCAPES / NUYA'S ESSENCE SKINCARE / PHOTOGENIC UGANDA

Contents

Issue 96, October - December 2019 7 THE WISH LIST 'The colour of the future' AI Aqua

Dar beach escapes - Mbezi beach – Page 30

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5 NEWS New flights between Zanzibar and Entebbe

8 ENDA RUNNING SHOES

Kenyan company harnesses country's running heritage 11 NUYAN'S ESSENCE

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Natural skincare from the Spice Island 15 UGANDA IS AN INSTAGRAM HIT Country's photogenic attractions stirring wanderlust online

Regulars

18 COMPETITION Chance to win a stay for two at Udzungwa Forest Tented Camp 22 PAA STAY Maktau Mountain Lodge

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14 SAFARI QUIZ

28 TECH The best fitness gadgets 34 PAA MOTORING Toyota's new Supra

Take our fun personality test 19 THE 10 BEST WATERFALLS IN TANZANIA Do go chasing these waterfalls 24 THE WONDERS OF WATAMU A guide to Kenya's coastal sanctuary

30 DAR BEACH ESCAPES

A world away from the city in all but miles

32 ZANZIBAR BEYOND THE BEACHES

Exploring the island's hidden riches

32 NO-NONSENSE TALK WITH SONA

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Our new columnist on being yourself Paa Tanzania

Precision Air Info 5 Paa News 37 Paa Royal Benefits 38 Route Network 39 Paa Contacts 40 Welcome Aboard

Cover picture of: Forest Falls, Arusha National park

Foreword Precision Air Services Plc Diamond Plaza PO Box 70770, Dar es Salaam Tanzania Tel: +255 (0)22 219 1000 Fax: +255 (0)22 286 0725 www.precisionairtz.com Marketing and Corporate Affairs Manager: Hillary Mremi Email: hmremi@precisionairtz.com Paa Tanzania Magazine is published for Precision Air by: Land & Marine Publications Ltd 1 Kings Court, Newcomen Way Severalls Business Park Colchester, Essex CO4 9RA United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1206 752902 Email: publishing@landmarine.com www.landmarine.com ADVERTISING: Tel: +44 (0)1206 752902 Email: paa@landmarine.org Catherine O'Callaghan Cell: +44 (0) 7944 212063 (WhatsApp) Godfrey S. Urassa Cell: +255 (0) 686 118 816 (WhatsApp) The contents and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the editor, or any other organisation associated with this publication. While every care is taken to ensure accuracy in preparing the magazine, the Publisher and Precision Air assume no responsibility or liability for any inaccuracies or omissions. All submitted material is accepted on the understanding that the material can be edited, amended or abridged for publication. ©2019 Land & Marine Publications Ltd

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Greetings Welcome aboard Precision Air and thank you for choosing to fly with us.

On behalf of the Precision Air team I would like to thank you, our esteemed customers, for your continued support and patronage. Please allow me to share with you a few business updates.

Last month we were excited to introduce flights between Zanzibar and Entebbe every Monday, Thursday and Saturday. These flights cater for leisure and business travel between Uganda and Zanzibar.

We have also introduced Zanzibar to Kilimanjaro flights, which will compliment the existing Kilimanjaro to Zanzibar flights. The move gives tour operators and tourists the opportunity to be more flexible when planning for their trips as they can now start their leisure trips from either destination.

Precision Air has also partnered with Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation in Tanzania (CCBRT) in strengthening health services to people with disabilities. The partnership is part of our community social responsibility project, which aims at bringing positive changes in society as stated in our vision ‘To be the airline of Choice and the catalyst of change’. Through this partnership Precision air will be supporting CCBRT’s mobile clinics which aim at preventing and treating disabilities across the country, by facilitating their travel with 120 tickets.

Don’t forget to register with our frequent flyers program ‘PAA Royal’ and take advantage of cash and points benefit whereby you can mix your Paa Royal points and Cash to pay for your ticket. Please register now at precisionairtz.com and start earning points.

Our aim is to ensure that you are always happy with our services, so please let us know if your recent experience has been anything short of excellent by sending an email to: customer-relations@precisionairtz.com.

You Are Why We Fly. Patrick Mwanri Ag.Managing Director and CEO Precision Air Services Plc

www.precisionairtz.com

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News

Latest from Tanzania’s leading airline Homegrown healthcare service gets 120 free flight tickets on us Precision Air has donated 120 free flight tickets to Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation in Tanzania (CCBRT) to support its work providing affordable medical services to those in need across the country.

The partnership with CCBRT is the latest development in Precision Air’s commitment to community projects in Tanzania.

In announcing the launch of the partnership in September, Precision Air’s Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Patrick Mwanri said the tickets within the airline’s network would be used to facilitate CCBRT regional clinics and administration activities.

He said: “As a Tanzanian brand, we have an obligation of taking care of the community needs and we are going to achieve that by using our services to bring positive impact in our society. We believe this partnership will bring significant change in communities

across Tanzania through CCBRT’s work.”

Mwanri added the partnership will also support government efforts to ensure every Tanzanian citizen has access to quality health services.

“We understand that some conditions prevent an individual with a disability from travelling to Dar es Salaam for medical care, and that is why we believe it’s important to support mobile clinics so that many more people can access the services provided by CCBRT on time and reliably,” he said.

Also at the launch event was CCBRT’s Chief Executive Officer Brenda Msangi, who expressed her profound gratitude to Precision Air for their generous support.

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Precision Air’s mission to connect communities continues with the announcement of three flights a week between Zanzibar and Entebbe, in Uganda.

The new flights depart the Spice Island at 10.05 am and arrives in Entebbe at 1.45 pm every Monday, Thursday and Saturday Precision Air’s Marketing and Corporate Communications Manager Hillary Mremi said, the flights, which are already in operation, will assist established trade, tourism and education links between Tanzania and Uganda.

“For a long time there has been interaction between Uganda and Tanzania in terms of trade and education," he said. "We have a number of Tanzanian students pursuing their higher learning and secondary studies in Uganda and vice versa. This new flight will cater for the new emerging market for leisure travellers between the two destinations.”

Precision Air has also introduced an early morning flight to Kilimanjaro from Dar Es Salaam. Flight 420 departs Julius Nyerere International Airport Dar es Salaam at 5.10 am and arrives in Kilimanjaro at 6.30 am with the intention of assisting business day trips between the destinations.

To book flights, visit precisionairtz.com

She said: “With valued partners like Precision Air we will be able to reach more Tanzanians who need CCBRT’s services, Also this support will help us reduce transport cost and time to staff who travel frequent to provide needed services.”

Now there’s even more reason to fly Precision Air to Bukoba with the newly commissioned national park Burigi-Chato on its doorstep. Safari lovers will find chances to see rare antelopes, elephants, lions, leopards, zebras, giraffes and a range of primates. Precision Air runs regular flights to Bukoba from Dar es Salaam and Mwanza.

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New flights between Zanzibar and Entebbe

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The wish list … AI Aqua

Many Tanzanians and Kenyans may feel they have seen it before while looking out to the aquamarine waters of their Indian Ocean coast, but AI Aqua, billed as “the colour of the future”, is tech-inspired. It's the colour of choice in most of the biggest websites, but you'll also find it giving a futuristic and innovative feel to all kinds of items for the home. Here’s our pick.

Mint-Aqua Towel TOM TAILOR otto.de US$ 3.30

La Cafetiere Core Brights Colour Mug

Murana Blue Frosted Glass Pillar Candle Holder

LA CAFETIERE kitchencraft.co.uk US$ 9

ARTISANTI artisanti.com US$27

Eichholtz Barron Table Lamp EICHHOLTZ sweetpeaandwillow.com US$ 42

Set of Two Cooper Dining Chairs EICHHOLTZ sweetpeaandwillow.com US$ 608

Satin Bed Linen TOM TAILOR otto.de US$ 62

Blue Glass Martini Side Table AUDENZA audenza.com US$ 190

Bolga Storage Basket LOLA & MAWU lolaandmawu.com US$ 43 www.precisionairtz.com

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Enda running shoes

The shoes to help you run like a Kenyan Kenya is renowned for the world record-breaking quality of its long- distance runners and home-grown company Enda has pooled that know-how into its range of running shoes that have been road tested by some of the country’s top talent.

K

enya is known for its

stride, but with enough cushioning to

runners, but not its running

sustain comfort over a longer run.

shoes – until now. The town

Kenya in its sole

The Iten is laced with tribal patterns

of Iten, in the North Rift Valley

Kickstarter

region has proved the high alti-

Enda was launched with a Kickstarter

tude ‘Home of Champions’ for the

campaign in 2016 with its co-owners,

country’s phenomenal running

Navalayo ‘Nava’ Osembo and Weldon

scene – honing the talents of long

Kennedy, setting a fundraising target

and middle-distance stars such as

of US$ 75,000. They ended up with

New York Marathon winner Mary

almost double that, enabling the pair

Keitany, 800m Olympic champion

to pursue their dream of producing a

David Rudisha and Eliud Kipchoge,

shoe that harnessed the undoubted

the fastest man in the world over

Kenyan aptitude for distance running

athletes at the training camps were

the marathon distance – and now

as well as increasing the amount

after a shoe that could cope with

it has inspired the first Kenya-

the country benefits from such

speed work but offered more terrain

made running shoe.

know-how.

durability than track spikes or racing

Shoe company Enda (the name

to survey.

Initial research revealed the

Osembo and Kennedy wanted

means ‘go’ in Kiswahili) has created

every detail of the shoe to be tailored

a high-performance lightweight (7.9

to runners’ feedback – and in Iten

oz) running shoe, the Iten, which

they had a bank of talented runners

flats. They were also keen the shoe Put to the test

Prototypes were tried out by runners from training camps in Iten, Kenya

would always be available and not be overtaken by the hype cycle of new designs each season, with each fitting

has been road tested by top Kenyan

slightly differently, as is common in

runners on the dusty, baking hot trails

the running footwear industry. Like

that braid the route between the

any athletes, consistency is key to

world-renowned training camps of

these runners’ development.

the shoe’s namesake town and the

The athletes’ requests will

plateau of Eldoret 2,100 metres above

probably strike a chord with the

sea level. The homegrown connec-

general population of joggers and

tion continues with the Iten’s 4 mm

park runners. After all, who among

heel drop, which encourages the

them doesn’t want to run faster and

barefoot mid-to forefoot landing style

further and many will have shared the

espoused by Kenyan runners – many

disappointment of trying to replace

of them grew up running without

their worn-to-death favourite running

shoes – and is considered by experts

shoes only to find they have been

to promote the perfect running

replaced by a new model that just

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Images courtesy of: Enda

don’t feel the same.

The athletes’ views were fed back to footwear design consultant Dan Richard, who created the lightweight, flexible and comfortable Iten. The finished product’s clean sole looks simple, but it is packed with running engineering. It

The Iten is available in the three colours – red, black and green – of the Kenyan flag and Enda's logo assimilates the flag's spear

has flexibility in the forefoot, allowing

company has paid over KSH 3,000,000 (US$ 29,000) in wages to Kenyan employees. Enda hopes this will only increase with plans to make its shoes the Iten is manufactured in the

good grip and feel for the ground

motifs of Kenyan tribes such as the

and the midsole is compression

Maasai and Samburu.

to put a spring in every step.

and result in higher wages. So far the

100 per cent Kenya-made – currently

runners to splay their toes and get

moulded EVA (etheyine vinyl acetate)

creating better jobs that demand skills

country with materials sourced in Asia.

Foundation

On the outsole you’ll find printed the country’s official motto

Enda has also set out to support

“Harambee”, which translates as “all

the local community through its

pull together” – a sentiment key to the

Enda Community Foundation. The

The design of the shoes not only has

Enda socially minded ethos and its

company commits two per cent of its

soles inspired by Kenya, the country is

crowdfunded financial backing.

revenue to supporting local projects,

Red, black and green

also there in the shoes’ soul. Osembo,

Osembo and Kennedy want

which are chosen by its customers.

a former lawyer who grew up in a

Enda’s presence to fuel economic

village just outside of Eldoret, was

development in Kenya. Despite the

keen that the aesthetics of the shoe

number of top athletes that hail from

would tell the story of Kenya’s culture

there, the North Great Rift Valley is

and history.

not a prosperous region and athletes

and keen amateur marathoner, has

So the Iten is available in the three

Enda has built a global community Built for speed

The lightweight Iten

of socially conscious runners from its Kickstarter origins. Kennedy, an international development campaigner

will often share their prize money or

run to raise money before and knows

colours – red, black and green – of the

appearance fees with a long list of

there are plenty more runners out

Kenyan flag and Enda’s logo assimi-

dependents when they return from

there keen to do some good while

lates the flag’s spear. The shoe’s upper

races. Enda wants to play its part

keeping fit.

is also crisscrossed with geometric

in spreading wealth resulting from

patterns as a tribute to the decorative

the running industry into Kenya by

The chance to owned shoes engineered at the heart of distance www.precisionairtz.com

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Enda running shoes running and do some good in the world has brought Enda a global market with the shoes available to buy online, in male and female sizes,

Endurance

The new Lapatet range is built for longer runs

from the company’s website.

The demand has prompted Enda to expand its range with the imminent release (shipping in January 2020) of a new high-mileage trainer, the Lapatet, which has more cushioning and is ideal for easy and longer runs.

New design Kenyans make up just under a third of the online customers – the majority are from the US with the rest spread across the world – but the Enda design team are hoping to increase sales at home with the upcoming release of a lifestyle running shoe specifically made and priced for the Kenyan market (the Iten and

NEED TO KNOW

Lapatet retail at US$ 96 and US$ 106

To browse and buy from the Enda range of running shoes and training tops, visit ke.endasportswear.com If you know a Kenyan project deserving of funding from the Enda Community Foundation, enter your details at the website.

respectively).

Just like the blistering pace set by the Kenyan runners that inspired their range of shoes, things are moving fast at Enda.

In the women’s marathon, six of the world’s fastest times have been posted by Kenyans, including the Iten-trained Mary Keitany, whose two hours, 17 minutes and one second finishing time at the 2017 London Marathon is second only to the UK’s Paula Radcliffe.

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Martin Good/ Shutterstock.com

When distance runner Eliud Kipchoge ran the 2018 Berlin marathon in a time of two hours, one minute and 39 seconds, he broke the world record of another Kenyan, Dennis Kimetto, who had in turn broken the then world-leading time of Wilson Kipsang, another Kenyan, who bettered the record previously held by Emmanuel Mutai, who is, you guessed it, a Kenyan. Since then a trio of Ethiopian athletes have dispersed the Kenyan dominance, but Kipchoge’s time still leads the world and he says a sub twohour marathon is in reach. That would be something.

Paul Velasco/ Shutterstock.com

Kenya’s marathon dominance

Nuya’s Essence

Images courtesy of: Nuya's Essence

Natural beauty BrainBongo / brainbongo.co.tz

Former Miss Universe Tanzania and model Hellen Dausen carries her life-long love of natural skincare into her award-winning beauty brand, Nuya’s Essence. She now has two outlets in Zanzibar and one in Dar selling her handcrafted soaps and oils infused with homegrown, healthgiving ingredients.

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s the winner of the 2010 Miss Universe Tanzania crown and a model working in the United States – the beauty contest win came with a scholar-

ship to study film and acting in New York where modelling scouts pounced – Hellen Dausen became used to being asked about her skin and hair-care routine.

The answer that it had changed little since she was a child growing up in Dar es Salaam may have surprised many, but Dausen believes her youthful, flawless skin and lustrous hair owe much to her mother encouraging her and her five siblings to apply her homemade coconut oil and olive oil each night.

Continued

The efficacy, mildness and soothing scent of these treatments stayed with Dausen and as she grew up finessing her own beauty regimen, which she admits borders on the obsessive, she continued to rely on natural products.

Building a brand It was, Dausen believes, also only natural that when she returned to Tanzania seeking a business venture that encapsulated her passion, she started selling her own natural bath and body care products homemade from locally grown botanical oils, butters, herbs and spices and branded it Nuya’s Essence – Nuya being the nickname she was given by her family as a young girl.

Entrepreneurial skills were something Dausen, who has a degree in international business administration, had also inherited from her mother – a housewife who sold www.precisionairtz.com

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Nuya’s Essence them at home,” Dausen says. “These options are both time-consuming and costly. I had to make it easier for them, produce all-natural skincare products that are up to international standards, affordable, available and look and smell beautiful.”

“When I get a client, I make sure to tell her to spread the word. It took a while to gain momentum, but I knew our products worked and that we could get returning customers.”

Word of mouth built a decent client base, but sales really shot up in 2016 when Dausen was featured in Forbes Africa magazine’s ’30 Under Team

Staff at the Nuya's Essence factory in Stone Town, Zanzibar

30’ most promising entrepreneurs on the continent.

Awards and accolades “It was the kind of marketing I could

chickens, egg, milk and flowers on the side – and her father, who founded his own business. Both supported their daughter with her venture, allowing her to use a small room behind their home in Dar’s Kunduchi area in 2013. Here she practised her craft while trips to Malaysia, to gain

Choosing to take a shower with any of our soaps is no ordinary event, it's a chance to experience true healing and relaxation

Early challenges

Suddenly, Nuya’s Essence had more clients than its founder could count on the fingers and toes of the team now required to “work day and night to meet customer’s demands”.

More recognition has come the named among the Top 50 Tanzania

UK, to achieve a diploma in organic skillset.

hurricane,” says Dausen.

company’s way since then. It was

a certificate in soap making, and the skincare, further sharpened her

never afford at that time. It hit us like a

someday.”

Dausen persisted, believing in the

Brands in 2017 and in the same year Dausen was awarded a Malkia wa

quality of her products and that a

Nguvu (Powerful Queen) award as a

demand was there. Despite a wealth

female African entrepreneur.

Today Dausen has nine full-time

Despite her parent’s backing, Nuya’s

of natural ingredients in Tanzania

Essence at that time was essentially

she found there were many natural

and three part-time employees at

a one-woman business. Dausen

skincare products that weren’t avail-

three shops – one in Dar es Salaam

visited Dar’s Kariakoo Market to buy

able in the country. Nuya’s Essence,

and two on Zanzibar, with its Stone

ingredients, made the soap herself

as a Tanzanian company using locally

Town outlet also containing the

and then showed the finished

grown spices such as lemongrass,

factory where Dausen has trained

products to friends, at craft fairs and

cinnamon and clove oils and moringa

local women to make the wonder-

to local businesses in the hope of

powder as ingredients, provided

fully fragrant soaps and oils. The

making sales.

those natural beauty products

company also supplies its products to

customers here no longer had to look

spas and shops around the country

abroad for.

and ships to neighbouring countries.

“When I started, I had very few clients, I could count them with my fingers,” she says. “I gave away so

“Most people who demanded or

The operation may have expanded

many samples in the hope people

were using natural beauty products

in scale, but the products are still

would choose Nuya’s Essence

got them from abroad or made

made from scratch, in small batches

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and still 100 per cent natural and predominantly draw from the rich variety of ingredients Zanzibar and the Tanzanian mainland offers.

Dausen is still evangelical about natural skincare and says for her – and many of her customers – the use of the products has become a cleansing ritual in which they can nourish their bodies.

Plant power “The plants we use have so much power in them to heal, calm, rejuvenate our bodies for overall wellness,”

continues to grow, keeping pace with

natural skincare. Just like her mother

she says. “Our essential oils use the

Dausen’s explorations and experi-

before her, the Nuya’s Essence

most potent part of a plant and the

ments in skin care. Among her recent

founder makes her own 100 per cent

oils sink into our bloodstreams and

favourites are Turmeric Honey Body

pure coconut oil.

provide the nutrients our skin needs

Scrub, which, she says, “helps clear

to look and feel the best. It’s a total

my skin and gives it a radiance and

Best-sellers

wellness experience. Choosing to

youthful look” and her charcoal soap,

“It’s cold-press and handmade in our

take a shower with any of our soaps

which took time to perfect, but is

workshop,” she says. “It is at its potent

is no ordinary event, it’s a chance to

now a best seller. “Charcoal draws out

state and works wonders for the skin

experience true healing, care, love

toxins from your skin and this soap

and hair. I can double-cleanse my

and connection to nature as you

helps balance oily skin. It has that

face with it, remove make up, pre-

breath in the scents of these oils

intriguing minty scent that is super

shampoo, massage and moisturize

to seek pure relaxation. I think it’s a

refreshing, It’s just the perfect bar for

my skin. It has also helped balance

me,” she says.

my oily skin over time and evens my

magical experience that you can have every day. It’s sacred.”

The Nuya’s Essence range

100 per cent natural

All Nuya's Essence products are handcrafted, skin-friendly and chemical free

Another bestseller is the product that first opened Dausen’s eyes to

skin tone.”

Dausen’s enthusiasm for the products is still childlike and many of her friends and customers still call her Nuya, but Dausen has grown up to make a green living for herself and people in her community from these early lessons.

To see the full range of Nuya’s Essence products, visit: nuyasessence.com Purchases can be made online or by visiting the outlets in Oyster Bay, Dar es Salaam (+255 742 471 744); Baghani Street, Stone Town (+255 766 292 243) and DoubleTree by Hilton, in Nungwi Village (+255 746 028 719). www.precisionairtz.com

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Paa quiz

Safari quiz Take our personality test and discover your safari spirit animal and where you should be heading in Tanzania for your next wildlife adventure.

What is your attitude to life?

When it comes to meal times…

B) The Lion King.

A) I’m a high-flyer. Get up with the birds and

A) I eat like a bird.

C) Jaws

start making calls.

B) I’m a carnivore – and it has to be rare.

B) If you want something, hunt it down.

C) Everything has to be well seasoned with

What would be your superpower?

C) Head for the hidden depths

salt.

A) To fly.

B) To sleep 20 hours a day.

When it comes to making friends…

Are you a homebody or do you like

A) Birds of a feather, stick together.

to party?

B) It’s a matter of pride who you choose.

A) I prefer to stay home and feather my nest.

Humans should stop…

C) Still got the same friends from school.

B) I love my wild nights.

A) Cutting down the trees where I live.

C) I do like a sand bar!

My attitude to social media is…

C) To breathe under water.

B) Thinking my head would look good on their wall.

A) I’m always tweeting about something.

What’s your favourite film?

B) I make sure everyone hears my roar.

A) The Birds, by Alfred Hitchcock, is good.

C) Dive in and think about it later

Anything with Gregory Peck.

C) Stop filling my world with plastic.

Mostly As

Mostly Bs

Mostly Cs

Go to Lake Manyara

Go to the Serengeti

Go to Zanzibar

With close to 400 species of bird, including flocks of flamingos feeding in its shallows and the singular looking silvery-cheeked hornbill, this national park is ideal for a highflyer like you.

If you want the Big Five – often in a single day – head for the wild open plains of the Serengeti. This is the place for a leader of the pack to see big cats, with lions, cheetahs and leopards here.

A water baby like you should head to Zanzibar with its stunning coral reefs and diversity of marine life.

The Menai Bay Conservation Area is teeming with fish, sea turtles and dolphins. Dive in.

Getting there: Precision Air flies six times a day from Dar es Salaam to Kilimanjaro.

Getting there: Precision Air flies to Serengeti (Seronera airstrip) three times a week

Getting there: Precision Air flies daily to Zanzibar from Kilimanjaro International Airport

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Uganda tourist destination

Instagram-friendly Uganda tops African destinations list Uganda’s photogenic attractions are trending on snap-sharing sites such as Instagram. Travellers’ images of magical Lake Bunyonyi, silverback sightings amid the mists of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and the ‘Mountains of the Moon’ of the Rwenzori ranges, among many others, are feeding people’s wanderlust and have put the country at the top of adventure tour experts Acacia Africa’s top ten list. Paa looks at some of the reasons that make The Pearl of Africa number one.

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rno Delport, the sales

vast ecological riches on camera

the fact the country is refreshingly

and marketing manager

and so inspiring many others to

unaffected by mass tourism and

at Acacia Africa, says

put the country on their travel

has working measures in place to

to-do list.

protect its diverse and resplendent

Instagram is on its way to becoming “the most authentic travel

Uganda’s trending status has led

wildlife, including its bucket list

brochure in the world”. Certainly,

to Acacia Africa placing the country

attraction: the mountain gorillas

photogenic Uganda – former UK

at number one in its top ten list of

of Bwindi Impenetrable National

prime minister Winston Churchill

the most popular destinations to

Park. Sooner or later, due to the

called the country “the pearl of

visit in southern and East Africa.

incredible diversity, a mass influx of

Africa” for its natural beauty after

In giving Uganda this year’s top

tourists will discover Uganda and

a visit – is benefitting from the

spot – displacing 2018’s winner

its delights on offer – so book your

photo-sharing site’s marketing

South Africa – the adventure travel

safari to Uganda today and get here

impact with travellers capturing its

company also took into account

before they do! www.precisionairtz.com

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Uganda tourist destination

Mighty mountains

conservation efforts, including the

Forming a towering border between

habituation of new gorilla families

Uganda and the Democratic Republic

in Bwindi, have meant the mist

of the Congo (DRC) are the Rwenzori

shrouded jungle heights here are now

Mountains – home to some of the

home to more than 1,000 of the no

last glaciers in Africa and likely the

longer critically endangered animals.

‘Lunis Montae’ or Mountains of the

Visitors are helping to increase these

Moon that Greco-Roman father of

numbers by creating a market for

geography Claudius Ptolemy believed

more people from the communities

marked the origins of the Nile river.

around the park to get involved in

The range is the highest in Africa with

tourist treks as guides or porters

Mount Stanley its loftiest peak. There

instead of finding habitat destroying

are organised hikes to its 5,109-metre

income in farming or logging. There

summit – a more testing ascent than

are far more primates to be found –

on Kilimanjaro but far less likely to be

Uganda has 18, more than any other

heaving with hikers.

African country – with the golden

Pick of the primates

gorilla for rarity, to be trekked in Mgahinga and chimpanzees can be

the wild, so trekking into their dense,

found in the Kibale Forest National

native forests is your only chance

Park, Kaniyo Pabidi forest and the

to spot them and Uganda’s Bwindi

Kyambura Gorge in Queen Elizabeth

Impenetrable National Park and

National Park.

home to more than half of the world’s

Source of the Nile

population of these magnificent

The mighty Nile river begins its 6,500

beasts. As recently, as 1981 there

km journey to the Mediterranean by

were fewer than 300 of the gorillas in

plunging away from Lake Victoria

the world, but intense international

at Ripon Falls near Jinja in southern

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A sunset over mountains in Uganda

monkey, which rivals the mountain

Mountain gorillas can only survive in

Mgahinga Gorilla National Park are

Stunning scene

Island getaways

Lake Bunyonyi

Uganda. The nearby Coronation

these feathered friends for company.

Park commemorates the history of

It’s a magical place, especially when

the site with its monument to John

the mist hangs low over the terraced

Hanning Speke, the first European

hillsides and dugout canoes servicing

explorer to discover Lake Victoria and

the islands glide through the still

identify it as the source of the Nile, but

water.

modern Jinja has made the most of

The crystalline waters here are

its fulminating waters by becoming

very inviting – and what’s to stop

the adrenaline capital of East Africa.

Here you can experience the brutal

Stunning sight Sipi fallsº

you? Unlike many lakes in East Africa, Bunyonyi is crocodile, hippo and bilharzia free. Dive in!

beginnings of the longest river in the world through white-water rafting or kayaking with quad biking, mountain

Birdlife

biking, horse riding and bungee

Uganda is a twitchers’ paradise. Its

jumping adding more thrills and spills.

diverse habitats attract more than half of the bird species in all of Africa.

Lake Bunyonyi

The strange and impressive shoebill

Uganda may be on the shores of

stork keeps to the country’s swamps

Africa’s largest lake – Lake Victoria –

and wetlands while the Shelley’s

but its loveliest stretch of water has to

crimson wing, one of the world’s

be Lake Bunyonyi. It means ‘place of

rarest birds, can only be found in the

many little birds’ in the language of

Albertine Rift, a thin strip of moun-

the Bakiga people who call the area

tains and volcanoes on the Ugandan

home and its many islands the lake encircles provide remote hideaways to stay where there is little beyond

White water thrills

Rafting in Jinja and (below) a pair of grey crowned cranes

border with Rwanda and the DRC. Other prime birding destinations include Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, the Royal Mile and Murchison

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Falls National Park.

A cool capital Like Italy’s Rome, Kampala was built on seven hills, but the rapidly growing city now stands on at least 21 on the northern edge of Lake Victoria. It’s a spectacular setting and hill-hopping the original seven provides an insight into the city’s most historic buildings and some wonderful views. Kasubi Hill houses Unesco site the Kasubi tombs where previous Kabukas (the kings of Buganda, Uganda’s largest kingdom) are buried in conical straw thatched buildings.

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e have a fantastic opportunity for one lucky passenger to stay a night with their guest in an en-suite tented room at the Udzungwa Forest Tented Camp. Wildlife lovers will be in heaven as the room offer fantastic views of Udzungwa Mountains National Park, an area known as the ‘Galápagos of Africa’ because of the number of plant and animal species that can only be found here. To enter, answer the question below.

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Waterfalls in Tanzania

The 10 best waterfalls in Tanzania Waterfalls are gravity at its most beautiful. Watching millions of litres of water crash over a rocky precipice is a transfixing and often spiritual sight. From roaring torrents of water plunging more than 200 metres to a crystal-clear jungle cascade that flows from an underground stream, Tanzania has an amazing array of waterfalls to explore and Paa has picked 10 of the best. Do go chasing them.

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that carpets the foothills of

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Kilimanjaro. Its name means a

Park – which is packed with

place with too many water streams

primates and endemic bird species

and chief among its refreshing

– but this spectacular waterfall

mountain cascades is Ndoro Falls.

is the clincher. Here the water

A 40-minute drive from Moshi will

tumbles down a jagged staircase

get you to Marangu and from there

of rock 170 metres high and amid

it is about an hour’s hike through

the breath-taking scenery of the

the picturesque Chagga forest to

Kilombero Valley. The torrent of

the entrance hut of Ndoro. From

water is at its most impressive

here it requires a careful descent

during the rainy season between

to get to the base of the falls, but

January and April. Hikes to the falls

steep steps that zig zag to the

can be arranged from Sanje.

Ndoro Falls Marangu is a town nestled in the tropical rainforest

Sanje Falls There are reasons enough to visit the biodiverse

Sanje Falls

Udzungwa Mountains National

bottom with handrails made of tree branches guide you down.

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Olmoti Crater Waterfall This picturesque waterfall stands at the edge of the Olmoti Crater floor and can be seen from

miles away across the Ngorongoro Conservation Area with ideal viewing spots including the Maasai Irkeepus Village. For a closer look, you’ll have to climb the crater rim to where the gorge begins. The hike takes around an hour going up and half that on the descent.

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Soni Falls These falls mark the point where the Mzuku

Materuni Waterfalls

and Bangala rivers join in the West Usambaras

Lushoto Mountain Reserve. It’s a 15km hike from the nearest town, Lushoto, to get there but it’s the serenity of the place and the dramatic surrounding landscape make it worth it. Between July and October is the best time to visit.

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Themi Waterfall Themi waterfalls is unusual in that it stems from an underground stream. This tributary of the

Themi River flows through bedrock until it tumbles more than 15 metres into the main river. The water is so crystal clean it is tapped off by the Arusha water authority for use in homes downstream and is used to irrigate the surrounding celery farms. A leisure park has been set up around the falls offering picnic spots, nature trails and guided tours.

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Kalambo Falls The Kalambo River forms the border between Tanzania and Zambia and these falls mark the

point the river plunges 221 metres off a cliff cut into the Rift Valley to Lake Tanganyika below. Such a vertiginous fall makes Kalambo the second highest uninterrupted waterfall in Africa (South Africa’s Tulega Falls commands the top spot) and double the height of Victoria Falls. There are breathtaking viewpoints to be had near the top of the falls and you may see the ungainly marabou stork in flight as the unusual birds nest below in the gorge, which also revealed tools dating back 500,000 years in a recent excavation.

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Kalambo Falls

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Rusomo Falls The Rusomo Falls on the Kagera River straddle the border posts of Tanzania and Rwanda. The river,

part of the most distant headwaters of the Nile, is bridged at the falls and this provides the best vantage point to take in its churning onslaught of muddy water. What this fall lacks in height it more than makes up for in power.

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Materuni Waterfalls This delightful waterfall stands at 2,500 metres above sea level in the slopes of Kilimanjaro. It drops

a glistening shower of mountain water 150 metres into its basin below. Getting there involves a 30-minute hike from Moshi traversing valleys and hills covered by tropical rainforest and past coffee, banana and avocado farms (tours of the falls that incorporate coffee plantation visits and tastings are a popular option). On a clear day, getting to the falls provides

Forest falls

A waterfall in Arusha National Park

great views of Kibo and Moshi.

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Mount Meru Waterfalls A highlight of tours of the southern evergreen slopes of Mount Meru is the magnificent Meru Falls.

A three-hour hike from Arusha will get you to Gilgilai village where an entry charge is required to view the falls. It’s well worth it: lush tropical forest of Arusha National Park gives way to a tree-fringed rocky chamber where the falls send down a compact chute of water to pools 150 metres below.

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Tululusia Waterfall Another waterfall in the foothills of Mount Meru which can be found on the path to the

mountain’s summit, so it is a popular stop-off for hikers. For those not on the way to the top, the falls is just a kilometre’s walk from Arusha National Park’s Momela gate. Setting off from there it won’t be long before you hear the constant crashing sound of the falls. You won’t see it until you’re upon it as rocks have en-caved its deafening 28-metre drop.

There are wildlife sightings to be had. Seemingly unperturbed by the noise, buffaloes roam the surrounding plains and the walls of the cave now providing nesting sites for red-winged starlings.

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A lodge with a conscience

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t’s a recogniseable dilemma – is it

Precision Air’s Chairman and founder

recently built to support the work of

OK to indulge ourselves and our

Michael Shirima in 2006 and has in

the children’s centre.

loved ones with a holiday when

that time look after more than 120

Guests at the lodge are very

there are many in society who don’t

orphans aged up to seven years. The

welcome to spend time with the

have the option of such luxuries?

children move on once they reach

children at the centre, helping with

the maximum age, but the centre

school classes or activities.

Striking a balance between how much we spend on ourselves and

continues to meet the cost of their

how much we give back to those less

education.

fortunate is made somewhat easier

by Maktau Mountain Lodge.

That is because while a stay at this

Currently, the centre is home to 60 children, who are cared for by nuns from the Ursuline Order. Facilities at

tranquil hotel tucked into he foothills

the centre include a hospital, a school

of Mount Kilimanjaro in the Rombo

and a livestock keeping project.

District close to the Kenyan border is undoubtedly a fantastic experi-

Supporting centre

ence, all guests can be secure in the

Due to challenges in raising the

knowledge that the proceeds from

donations to run the centre, Shirima

their stay will go towards supporting

came up with the idea of establish-

the neighbouring Cornel Ngaleku

ing economic projects to support

Children Centre.

the centre through their profits.

The centre was established by

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Adventurous guests that want to take on Mount Kilimanjaro are also catered for with Maktau Mountain Lodge organising climbs on the Rongai route on the northern side

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Caring home

Dinner time at the Cornel Ngaleku Children centre Credit: Cornel Ngaleku Children Centre / ngalekucentre.com

Images courtesy of Maktau Mountain Lodge

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is just a one-and-a-half-hour drive from Moshi and two and a half hours from Arusha – with two conference rooms that can accommodate up to 15 people and a seminar hall that can accommodate up to 50 people.

Organic restaurant Business and leisure guests alike congregate at the Lodge’s organic restaurant, which offers meals which draw on fresh produce from the fertile farms of the Kilimanjaro foothills. There is also a bar with an extensive drinks list, including local “banana beer” favourite mbege.

Whether you are after a private getaway, a corporate meeting or a night’s rest before your Kilimanjaro ascent, Maktau Mountain Lodge cares for its caring guests. To find out more about Maktau Mountain Lodge, book or check availability for your stay, visit maktaulodge.com

of the mountain – the closest to the Lodge – with an officially registered local company.

Maktau Mountain Lodge takes care of everything, from transport to the entrance gate and back to our Lodge after finishing the climb, guides, porters and cooks, tents and food on

Guests that want to take on Mount Kilimanjaro are also catered for with climbs organised on the Rongai route

the mountain.

The Lodge is a perfect place to relax

before and after climbing the ‘Roof of Africa’. It is a true tranquil hideaway with a journey of nine kilometres (five-

While at Maktau Mountain Lodge the following activities can be arranged for you,

and-a-half miles) required to reach

• Hiking Mount Kilimanjaro.

surroundings are complemented by

• A tour to local markets.

• Cultural tour of the Chagga tribe.

• Bicycle rides to villages across the Kenyan border.

• Visit to Cornle Ngaleku Children Centre.

• A walking safari or canoe trip around Lake Chala.

the nearest busy road. The relaxed the 16 light and airy en-suite rooms – with twin and triple room options – and the site’s refreshing swimming pool, filled with crystalline water from mountain streams.

For business and leisure The relaxed ambience also attracts business conferences – the Lodge

To donate to the Cornel Ngaleku Children Centre directly: Mail: PO Box 2780 Arusha Tanzania E-mail: coordinator@ngaleku.org Phone: +255 27 250 0642 Fax: +255 27 250 0643 Mobile/cell phone: +255 788 270458 E-mail: centre@ngaleku.org should you need contact with the centre's Sister-in-Charge.

You can also become a friend of the Centre on Facebook and Instagram: @Cornlengalekuchildrencentre For corporate donations, please contact the chairman on: trustee@ngaleku.org

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Watamu

The wonders of Watamu

this coastal paradise. Here we take a closer look at some of the wonders of Watamu.

A kitesurfing haven Watamu is Kenya’s top kitesurfing destination, with its micro climate created by the inland Mida Creek whipping up stronger winds than anywhere else on the coast all year round. There’s a range of conditions here, including sandbars with glassy flat water, knee- to waist-deep lagoons and a reef that spans the length of the bay, creating epic surf to suit all types of kiters, from beginners to advanced riders. Best of all, with more than five miles of beach to choose from, there’s plenty of room for everyone to kite. The strongest winds here occur in July, August and September when the weather is fresher, but even then the azure waters don’t drop below 20°C so you can ride the winds all day. There are plenty of kitesurfing schools here where you can

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get tuition and hire equipment. Many enya is blessed with a wealth

wildcat; and Watamu Marine National

of them will offer other water sports,

of enticing beaches along

Park, which attracts whale sharks and

too, such as stand-up paddle boarding,

its 300-mile coast and the

manta rays.

scuba diving, snorkelling and deepsea

cerulean coves of Watamu, just a

The marine park’s coral reefs fringe

fishing. The central broadwater of Mida

30-minute drive south from Malindi

the coast and keep the waters here

Creek is also ideal for water-skiing and

Airport, are among its best. But

calm and crystal-clear, making water

wakeboarding.

there’s much more to this laid-back

sports such as kitesurfing, paddle

village than just a tropical beach

boarding, snorkelling and scuba diving

Mida Creek

holiday; you’ll also experience a

idyllic. As well as these energetic

This 32 sq km saltwater creek curves

level of adventure you’d normally

pursuits, Watamu welcomes visitors

inland from the ocean and fingers out

associate with a wilderness safari.

seeking to chill out and immerse them-

into the mangrove forest in smaller

selves in nature – after all, why canoe

streams and inlets. It’s home to a huge

down Midas Creek when you can strap

amount of wildlife – crabs scuttle on its

There is lush tropical rainforest behind its pristine beaches; and the mangrove-fringed Mida Creek that

Sunset strokes

Paddleboarding in Watamu

on a buoyancy aid and let yourself

banks, its waters are packed with fish

curves around it is teeming with

float along guided by the gentle tidal

and sea turtles, while kingfishers hunt

turtles and iridescent birdlife. Watamu

currents (a popular excursion) – and

in the shallow waters and fish eagles

has proudly retained its natural

there are plenty of chic retreats to

perch overhead. The Giriama people,

wonders in two protected areas:

relax in as well. Add to this the friendly

who live next to the creek, are excellent

Arabuko Sokoke National Park, home

people – in Swahili ‘Watamu’ means

guides to the multifarious life here and

to a wide variety of animals, from

‘home of the sweet people’ – and you’ll

have maintained a boardwalk for bird-

elephants to antelopes to the Sokoke

see why new arrivals fall in love with

watchers. Mida is a stopover point for

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many migratory birds and an essential

300 metres (980 ft) from the shore and

protected area for their survival. Other

encompasses coral reef, expanses of

ways to explore include canoe trips,

seagrass, caves and the waters of Mida

stand-up paddle boards or a guided

Creek. You can sail out to snorkel the

float (wearing a life-vest) through the

coral gardens – where you’ll enter an

waters of the creek, carried by the tidal

underwater world of shoals of shim-

currents. Time your trip to take in the

mering parrotfish, lion fish and angel

close of day as the setting sun turns the

fish – while divers or paddle boarders

waters to gold and flocks of roosting

beyond the fringe reef will be accom-

birds fill the sky.

panied by dolphins or, in November,

Gedi

visiting manta rays and whale sharks.

Well worth a trip while in Watamu

Teeming with turtles

the sea turtles’ habitats in Watamu and

are the stone and coral-brick ruins of

If there’s one creature that really

neighbouring Diani Beach, protecting

Gedi in the Arabuko Sokoke forest.

makes the most of Watamu’s natural

nests to ensure that hatchlings safely

This Swahili settlement flourished

treasures, it’s the sea turtle. The turtles

reach the ocean and working with local

from the 14th to 16th centuries as an

make their nests among its beaches

fishing communities to ensure that

outpost for Arab sailors plying the

and hundreds of hatchlings scuttle

turtles caught in fishing nets are safely

spice trade between the Middle East

across the sands and into its crashing

and Africa. Despite its wealth and

waves to live among its coral reefs,

influence – visitors today can still see

ocean depths, lagoons, seagrass beds

remains of its palaces, elaborate pillar

and creeks. Watamu Marine National

tombs and grand mosque – there

Park is home to species including

is no historical record of the town

the green, hawksbill, olive ridley and,

sequestered amid the dense forest.

on rare occasion, leatherback turtles.

Arabuko Sokoke National Park

Mystery also surrounds the town’s

Living across Watamu’s diverse marine

This beautiful and peaceful forest,

downfall 600 years ago, when valuable

habitats means the creatures are

managed and protected by Kenya

belongings such as Venetian beads,

indicator species for the health of the

Wildlife Service, is just minutes from

coins, a Ming vase from China and piles

ecosystem here. Threats are out there

the ocean, but it’s a world apart. Rare

of cowrie shells used as currency were

– global warming, pollution and trade

butterflies and birds flutter and swoop

left behind in a sudden evacuation.

in turtleshells – but Watamu is proving

amid the trees, which are alive with

The site was discovered in the late 19th

to be a place where local people and

calling monkeys, while the forest floor

century. Nature has dominion now and

the environment can coexist. The

is home to smaller mammals that you

the ruins are heavily overgrown with

Local Ocean Trust has been working

beautiful indigenous forest trees such

for more than two decades to protect

returned to the sea. Visitors can see the Marine life

(Top) A sea turtle and (above) reef fish in Watamu Marine National Park

trust’s work in action at its Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Centre in Watamu and there are opportunities for volunteer eco-visitors to assist with its projects.

won’t see anywhere in the world but

Unmissable

here. Endemic species include the

Watamu Treehouse

extremely rare Clarke’s weaver and

to their beauty and mystery.

Sokoke scops owl and the descriptively

Watamu Marine National Park Watamu is justifiably proud of the unspoilt beauty of its natural habitats and works hard to protect it. Watamu Marine National Park and Reserve, established in 1968, is home to a huge variety of marine life species – only the far larger Great Barrier Reef in Australia has more. The main protected area is

Credit: ©Watamu Treehouse Photo Neil Thomas

as tamarind and baobab that only add

named golden-rumped elephant shrew with its unmistakable trunk-like snout and flaming hindquarters. The forest is also home to the gigantic inspiration for the tiny shrew’s name, the African elephant. Herds of them can be seen making their way across the 400 square mile forest towards the mighty Sabaki River for its cooling waters.

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Fantastic food

resorts and boutique hotels to some

Mida Creek is the breeding ground

of Africa’s most stunning and luxurious

for many species of fish and a good

private homes and villas. Among them

place to dine on the catch of the day is

is the exclusive family-run Charming

the Crab Shack restaurant. This lovely

Lotto Lodge, where a deliberately

Giriama-run spot in the mangrove

limited number of guests are spoiled

forest buys fresh from local fisherman

in idyllic seclusion moments from a

who are proven to use traditional pole-

private beach.

and-line methods and who will return

Unmissable in every way is

to the water any catch that is protected.

Watamu Treehouse, a coiling, Gaudi-

The kitchen whips up favourites such

like construction that towers above

as crab samosas, grilled calamari and

the surrounding emerald forest to

steamed fish, all served at the end of a

provide 360-degree views over the

boardwalk overlooking the creek and

Kenyan coast. The view can still be

providing spectacular sunsets.

enjoyed even if you’re not a hotel

is arguably the best spot in Watamu

Sundowners are popular, too, at

Idyllic

Turtle Beach

the swell. Short Beach, a small bay where Mida Creek meets the ocean,

guest, as open yoga classes are held

to take in the sunsets that inflame the

Pilipan Restaurant, which also has

daily on the enchanting building’s

sky here.

wonderful views over the creek – this

open top deck.

time from the inland side of Watamu

Bio-Ken Snake Farm

Beach Road – and serves decadent

Beautiful beaches

cocktails such as passion fruit

Watamu, Blue Lagoon and Turtle.

snake research centres, specialising in

and ginger mojitos to sip while taking

Sandy beaches and coral gardens are

anti venom research, the centre acts

in the sights, including spectacular

the defining features.

as an emergency service for snakebite

sunsets over the creek. The restaurant

One of the world’s most renowned

With their dove-white sands and

victims around the region. On a tour,

also has a range of seafood options,

azure seas, Watamu’s beaches are

visitors can see some of the country’s

international dishes and its signature

something special. The coves and

most venomous perpetrators,

dish of butter chicken and naan is a

coral headlands create a number of

including the black spitting cobra,

local legend

beaches, each with its own character,

black mamba and horned viper as

from the seclusion of Watamu Bay

well as the less scary-sounding twig

to the rounded beach and tranquil

snake (though don’t be fooled, there’s

Visitors can choose from a wide range

waters of Blue Lagoon to Turtle Bay

no cure as yet for its venom and a bite

of accommodation options, from

with its anchored dhows swaying on

Chic retreats

often results in a slow death). Guides

Image: FranciscoMarques / Shutterstock.com

Barbecue

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Preparing food at Mida Creek

will also show visitors the centre’s large collection of chameleons.

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Tech

FITNESS TECH Smartwatches and fitness trackers may be everywhere at the moment, but that doesn’t mean they’re the only option when considering tech products to lead a healthier life. Here are our picks for the best fitness gadgets that can keep you feeling healthy and strong in and out of the gym.

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Dar beach escapes

Escape the city for a dose of vitamin sea Mbudya Beach Just over 10 minutes on a boat from Dar’s White Sands Beach Resort or Msasani slipway will get you to Mbudya. One of the four islands of the Dar es Salaam Marine Reserve, it is uninhabited and with its deserted sandy shores lapped by calm waters it offers the perfect city escape to swim your stress away. Boat trips will often include a barbecue of freshly caught seafood on the beach and at low tide the island offers fantastic snorkelling opportunities.

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Take a beach break from the bustle of the city with these coastal escapes all just a hop, skip and a jump from Dar es Salaam.

Bahari Beach It may be just over 10 km north of Dar, but Bahari Beach is a world away in ambience.

Coconut groves and luxurious resorts line the dove white sands and it’s possible to find a secluded spot and let your thoughts slow to the pace of the gently lapping waves.

Should you want to up the pace, the beach is also a great spot for windsurfing and fishing.

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Amani Beach Amani means peace in Kiswahili and you get that in spades at this secluded sandy sanctuary. Located on the Ras Kutani coast, about 30 km south of Dar, this beach has a rugged beauty with tropical forest framing the coast. You’ll find locals riding their horses at a gallop across the sand and surfers riding the morning and evening swells.

A true escape.

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Mbezi Beach

South Beach

If you venture about 10 km further north from the Msasani Peninsula between the New Bagamoyo Road and the Indian Ocean you’ll find the exclusive beachside suburb of Mbezi. Here the lush, tropical landscape coddles luxurious resorts and beach side villas, which look out to the azure waters. For all of its monied exclusivity there are plenty of public attractions: chief among them the pristine beaches with their sugar soft sand. You’ll also find some great healthy cafés – such as Kind Earth Eatery, on Kahama Road, a Jamaican-influenced vegetarian restaurant with vegan dishes making up 80 per cent of its menu – perfect refuelling between watersport adventures. Those who want to soak up some culture along with the sun can check out the Karibu Art Gallery.

Coco Beach Coco Beach is not for those seeking tranquil respite, but its brand of energy comes fuelled by invigorating sea breezes and long stretches of sandy beach for crowds of locals to cut loose.

The popular spot on the east side of the Msasani Peninsula has lines of impromptu cafes selling tasty street food such as mihogo (fried cassava). The seating here offers a great place to take the roll call of energetic beach endeavours such as horse riding, beach football and even karaoke.

Mbalamwezi This stretch of beach in Mikocheni on the Msasani Peninsula is attractive during the day, but it really comes alive as the sun begins to fall – unsurprising given Mbalamwezi means moonlight in Kiswahili.

It is home to a very popular beach club, which offers fresh seafood meals as well as DJs and concerts that keep a relaxed party vibe going into the small hours. When the sand starts to shimmer under the lunar rays and people kick off their shoes to dance in the sand it’s a magical place

It’s no secret that Kigamboni or South Beach offers some of the best swimming conditions in Dar es Salaam so get there early if you want to avoid the crowds. The long white-sand beach around Mjimwema offers clear waters and some surf and there are spots to camp if you want to turn your city escape into an overnight trip.

The shoreline brindles with vendors and food stalls so there’s plenty of options for a post-swim snack.

Jangwani Beach This resort strip around 20 km north of Dar adds a touch of luxury to the beach bliss within reach of the city. You can get a day pass to use the facilities of the White Sands Hotel, which include water slides and pools as well as its exclusive stretch of gorgeous beach and regular scuba trips out to the coral reef. More flumes and pools are available at the nearby Waterworld.

Kipepeo Beach This is a laidback gem with a village of thatched beach huts offering shade and snacks along the expanses of Dar’s unspoilt south coast. On public holidays and weekends there is an entrance charge, but you can get it back purchasing a refreshing drink, including cocktails, at the beach bar.

Seafood is a speciality here and the number of dhows bobbing in the glittering waters here is proof that your meal is going to be screamingly fresh.

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Zanzibar

Zanzibar beyond the beaches Blindingly beautiful though they are, there is more to Zanzibar than its pristine white beaches and deep blue waters. Break up your sunbathing sojourn with these visits that will reveal far more about this historic, culturally rich island.

Stone Town

out about the influential people who

long-neglected building’s balconies

called these corralled coral stone

collapsed and the House of Wonders

Losing yourself in the labyrinthine

buildings home.

has remained closed since with

lanes of Zanzibar City’s old town

restorations yet to be completed. Still,

area is a treat for the senses. Sights

House of Wonders

include ornate Swahili wooden doors,

This extravagant mansion, which

tiny tempting shops selling locally

commands Stone Town’s seafront,

handmade goods and locals holding

is one of the grandest structures

court on baraza – long stone benches

on the island. It was built for Sultan

along the outside walls of buildings

Barghash, in 1883, with luxurious

garden offers welcome bowers from

– while you’ll also hear the sound of

features including East Africa’s first

the unrelenting sunshine, but at night

the muezzin calling from the many

use of electricity and running water –

is when the place comes alive with the

mosques and smell the scent of

then modern wonders that gave the

sights, sounds and smells of Zanzibar’s

cloves, ginger or lemongrass from

building its name. In recent years it

street food market. As dusk approaches

the numerous spice stalls. A guided

held a museum dedicated to Swahili

stallholders arrive and light their braziers

tour will help reveal the town’s rich

culture and visitors were able to explore

and hurricane lamps to prepare cheap

and often heartbreaking history of

the architectural coupling of European

and tasty street food for the throng of

entwined cultures brought together

style and Zanzibari tradition in its cast

appreciative customers that wander

through the spice and slave trade.

iron columns, elaborate door carvings,

the seafront here in the evening.

From the Sultans of Zanzibar to the

coral rag and open central courtyard.

Popular dishes fish and meat kebabs

singer Freddie Mercury, you’ll find

Unfortunately, in 2012, one of the

(mishkaki), grilled squid and octopus,

the building’s faded grandeur can be admired from the seafront.

Boardwalk

Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park

Forodhani Gardens During the day, the tree of this seafront

samosas, chapattis as well as innovative indigenous treats such as Zanzibar Seafront mansion

House of Wonders

pizzas – a savoury or sweet pancake with a dizzying range of possible fillings, from the delicious to the bizarre (mango and cheese, anyone?).

Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park Zanzibar was once close to being covered by dense evergreen forest, but now the protected reserve of Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park, in the central lowlands of the island, is the largest wooded area that remains. The sunken setting means it often floods and the

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resulting singular swamp forest environ-

Dhows

ment is a fertile home to a huge range

The traditional fishing boats off the Nungwi coast

of plant life and wildlife, including one of the rarest primates in Africa: Kirk’s red colobus monkeys. The monkey is found only on Zanzibar's main island, Unguja, and with the forest all that remains of its dwindling habitat its population was below 2,000 in the 1990s. However a concerted conservation effort in the park has brought the numbers up to in excess of 2,500. Work to develop the park has also included the creation of a number of tourist trails with possible wildlife sightings along the way includ-

Cruise by dhow

suni, tree hyraxes and Ader’s duiker, as

The coastal waters of Zanzibar are

well as more than 40 species of bird.

peppered with traditional Arab dhows

The trails also include a boardwalk

and nowhere more so than the island’s

that allows access to the protected

northernmost tip, Nungwi. Here in

mangrove swamps that stabilise the shorelines here and provide essential habitat for thousands of species

Spice farms Zanzibar has a spice trade dating back to the 16th century with its tropical

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ing Sykes’ monkeys, bush pigs, Zanzibar

the early mornings fishermen roll in to the wide white sand beach with their catch and many offer pleasure trips out on the waters to enjoy the stunning sunsets or to snorkel amid the coral reefs of Mnemba Atoll Marine Reserve. The ride will no doubt leave

climate and fertile soil once making it

you marvelling at the craftsmanship Historic streets

the world leader in clove, cinnamon

19th century to house the overspill

and nutmeg production. The Spice

from its overcrowded and squalid

Island still thrives today on a smaller

counterpart on the Zanzibar mainland.

planks and boards are held together

scale with many independent farms

However, not one inmate ever stayed

with roots and willow branches – and

joining organic co-operatives to achieve

there and the island has, instead, over

Nungwi Village is known as the centre

sustainable livelihoods as well as

the years provided a place of quarantine

of this tradition on the island. Here

benefitting from eco-tourists keen to

during disease epidemics and a retreat

you will get a chance to see local boat

experience the fragrant harvest. A trip

for ex-pat Europeans who hung out at

builders use techniques handed down

to a shamba (spice farm) gives visitors a

the holiday cottages here far from the

from the 15th Century, learn about

chance to see how the spices are grown

hustle of Stone Town. There are resi-

each stage of the entirely handmade

and harvested as well as taste a variety

dents on the island who were around

construction process from the sourcing

of fragrant spices such as lemongrass,

to witness many of these events as it

of the wood and the ritual of launching

turmeric, vanilla, chilli and black pepper

is home to a number of Aldabra giant

a new dhow.

as well as the Big Three.

tortoises – some more than 100 years

Tour of Prison Island

Stone Town

involved in building a dhow – smaller examples are built without nails, instead

old. The tortoise population, which began from four presented as a gift

Fly to Zanzibar

A 30-minute ferry ride from Stone Town

from the British governor of Seychelles

gets you to the tiny island – just 800

in 1919, is now under the protection of

metres by 230 metres – nature reserve

a foundation and ferry day trip visitors

of Changuu. It’s also known as Prison

have the chance to feed them and swim

Precision Air has flights every day between Dar and Zanzibar as well as flights between Seronera (Serengeti) and Zanzibar every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday.

Island as a jail was built here in the late

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By Gary Gimson

Images courtesy of: Toyota

Toyota releases its new turbocharged two-seater

I

t’s not every day of the week

been around since 2012, is another

which has been in production for

that Toyota announces the

cracker – combining bullet-proof

nearly 40 years.

launch of a new two-seater

build quality with dashing good

The hardtop Supra starts life

sports car. But that day has

looks. The Supra is perhaps less

with a single powertrain option

indeed come with arrival of the

subtle than its handsome little

that comes straight from BMW – a

fabulous fifth-generation Toyota

brother, but it’s a car that will

Toyota-tweaked turbocharged

Supra and, unbelievably, some

certainly catch the eye once it hits

3.0-litre straight six with an eight-

25 years after the introduction of

East African streets – as it surely will

speed automatic gearbox.

previous model.

in the coming years.

This was an engine

Toyota is rather good at designing sports cars and the company

Assembled in Australia

should really do so more often.

But truth be told, the Supra is as

Except in this case and for the first

much a BMW as it is a Toyota. Along

time, Toyota has looked elsewhere

with the latest version of the BMW

to collaborate with another manu-

Z4, it’s built in Austria and not in

facturer in order to keep develop-

Japan and in the same factory that

ment and production costs down.

churns out the an eclectic range

The Supra is now one of two

of models such as the all-electric

Toyota sports cars. The existing

Jaguar I-Pace and the venerable

and smaller 2+2 GT68, which has

Mercedes G-Class (or G-Wagon),

Sharp

The Supra's interior

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Comfort and class

The Supra's seats

that Toyota did not have and hence the need to work with BMW. But even more powerful engines (maybe or maybe not from BMW) are believed to be in the pipeline and a manual gearbox on its way.

Oddly, the convertible-only Z4 is offered with a four-cylinder engine, but a six-pot M version should be available sometime next year.

There are only two trim levels: GR Supra and GR Supra Pro. The Pro adds leather-trimmed seats, an upgraded sound system and wireless phone charging, but not a lot else over the entry-level model and it’s hardly worth the extra cost.

Great grand tourer Inside and being a hardtop, the Supra looks totally different from the Z4 with each car’s cabin aimed at what is perceived as their respective traditional markets.

BMW under the bonnet The Supra has a three-litre turbocharged engine

If a trouble-free and reliable grand tourer is your thing – and why wouldn’t it be, then the Supra is about as good as it gets. Yet, for many a BMW badge will trump any car from Japan – even when it’s assembled in Austria.

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No-nonsense talk with Sona

'Look at me!'

Mama, I fell over and hurt my knee.”

“Mama, look what I made at school today.” “Mummy, [insert name of sibling] pushed me!”

My three children. All different situations.

All the same thing. They all want to be seen.

No, scratch that. They all need to be seen.

Part of being human is knowing that we exist. It’s a very disconcerting feeling when you feel that you don’t. When I went to the monastery (11 days of silence), no one spoke

Paa has a new columnist. Sona Parmar is a Nairobi-based clinical nutritionist certified by the Nutrition Therapy Council. In each issue the mum-of-three will take a wry look at the human condition inspired by events in her own life. To find out more about her work, visit nutritionbysona.com and instagram.com/inspirationbysona

to me and I wasn’t even really acknowledged.

There were no mirrors, so I didn’t “see” myself.

It was as if I didn’t exist.

relationships in your life are a far greater

rejected on that basis. Strangely, it doesn’t hurt

prediction for happiness and good health,

that much. Or maybe it hurts but in a different

me who I was, I did a lot of soul-searching

than whether you’re eating the right fare and

way. It’s not as if I ‘ve subconsciously taken the

and came to some powerful realisations,

exercising.

time to create this whole other persona and

With no-one or nothing to reflect back to

not least of all that, for most of us, we need

that’s not “acceptable”. It’s just me.

to be seen - even the very strong and very

Rejection is tough on the ego

self-assured of us.

But while been seen is important, I think that

doesn’t matter if someone else is. I guess they

being accepted is perhaps on par. What good

call this self-validation and it’s something I’d

choice to retreat when we feel the need

is it to be recognised, but cast out? How does

like my kids to be able to do as they grow up.

to regroup, but most of us will (eventually)

it make you feel when someone “sees” you,

They really won’t care what someone else

return to the fold. Even monks, and others

but decides they don’t like you? The ego has

thinks of them. They’ll be comfortable with

who have renounced all worldly possessions,

a tough time with rejection. It brings up the

who they are.

will live in communities.

whole gamut of abandonment fears from our

Humans are social creatures. We have the

There is a reason why being put in solitary confinement in a prison is considered the ultimate punishment.

We need that human contact – so much so that studies show that the quality of

childhoods.

And with that, many of us evolve into people-pleasers. We put on various masks, so that we are accepted and liked by the people around us.

The problem is, what we’re showing everyone else isn’t real at all, and it’s very easy to end up in a situation where you’re trying

version of yourself, than a poor imitation of someone else.

People love the weird you So be yourself. There really is no one else like you.

And if you still need validation, ask your loved ones what they love about you. I

going to be accepted and liked, and that you

promise you, it’s not going to be for the

are still not accepted.

reasons you think. It’ll be for all the weird little

It’s so much easier to be myself, to have the courage to be my authentic self, and be

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After all, that’s the only person they can really be. It’s so much easier to be the best

to be someone else, the person you think is

I have been there.

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And since I’m pretty happy with myself, it

things that you do.

And you love them because of, not in spite of, all their little eccentricities too.

Paa Royal Benefits

Benefits that will make you feel like royalty Precision Air is always looking to give its customers an exclusive and memorable service experience; and the Paa Royal benefits programme is part of that mission. The membership categories* are as follows:

Jade Member benefits

Silver Member benefits

Upon enrolment, members will be given their unique Paa Royal number, which they must always show whenever they buy tickets as well as during check-in at the airport. After flying three times or more, members will be given a Jade membership card. With the card, they will be recognised as members of the Paa Royal Programme.

After attaining Silver membership level, the member will be issued with a Silver membership card which he (or she) must show at all Precision Air point of sales in order to receive the recognition that he deserves. Should a member book online by logging into Paa Royal Pages, he will automatically receive points earned to his account.

Other benefits of Jade membership:

Members will be entitled to special treatment and priority treatment whenever they travel.

• Priority membership baggage tags to ensure tagged bags will be handled with special care and delivered first on the conveyor belt at the passenger’s arrival destination • An opportunity to get a free ticket within the Precision Air’s network after accumulating enough points in their account. *Please note that, in each membership category, if a member is unable to maintain the required number of flights in a year, he or she will be downgraded to their tier level achieved in that current year.

Other benefits of Silver membership: • Free 5 kg baggage every time member travels on a PW operated flight • Priority membership baggage tags to ensure tagged bags will be handled with special care and delivered first on the conveyor belt at member’s arrival destination • Opportunity to obtain a free ticket within the Precision Air network after accumulating enough points in your account • Priority telephone reservation in those times when you want to make your reservation and cannot visit our office or travel agent. Booking is a call away through our Paa Royal helpdesk line.

Gold Member benefits

Tanzanite Member benefits

After attaining the Gold membership, members will begin to experience royal and exclusive treatment whenever they fly.

Members will be opened up to a new world of opportunities and experiences and, of course, receive more rewards. Should a member book online by logging into Paa Royal Pages, he (or she) would automatically receive points earned to his account.

Other benefits of Gold: • Free 10 kg baggage every time member travels on a PW operated flight

When members reach Tanzanite member they attain ultimate royalty. We will always strive to give these royal members an exclusive and memorable flight experience. At this level, members will already be used to royal treatment; royalty will be their way of life.

Other benefits of Tanzanite: • Free 15 kg excess baggage every time the member travels on a PW-operated flight • Opportunity to obtain a free ticket within the Precision Air network after accumulating enough points in your account

• Priority membership baggage tags to ensure tagged bags will be handled with special care and delivered first on the conveyor belt at member’s arrival destination

• Confirmation on any flight if a member is prepared to pay Y class fare, regardless of the flight booking status • Priority waitlist/airport standby whenever you want to travel and your selected flight is full

• Opportunity to obtain a free ticket within the Precision Air network after accumulating enough points in your account

• Priority telephone reservation at times when you want to make your reservation and cannot visit our office or travel agent. Booking is a call away through our Paa Royal helpdesk line.

• Priority telephone reservation at times when you want to make your reservation and cannot visit our office or travel agent. Booking is a call away through our Paa Royal helpdesk line • Priority waitlist/airport standby each time you want to travel and your selected flight is full.

• Priority membership baggage tags to ensure tagged bags will be handled with special care and delivered first on the conveyor belt at member’s destination.

• Silver,Gold and Tanzanite members also get discounts of up to 20 per cent when visiting GSM shopping malls Msasani and Pugu, Southern Sun Hotel, Akemi restaurant, East Point Restaurant and the Colosseum hotel and sports club - all in Dar es Salaam.

Contact Us For more details, email paaroyal@precisionairtz.com or call +255684202022

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Route Network

Precision Air route map

UGANDA

KENYA

Entebbe

Bukoba

Nairobi

Serengeti Arusha

Mwanza Tabora

Kilimanjaro Kahama

Zanzibar

Dodoma

Dar es Salaam

TANZANIA UNITED ARA AB EMIRATES ATE ATES ES

UGANDA DA A

KENY YA Y

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Your nearest Precision Air office anywhere in the world TANZANIA DAR ES SALAAM HEAD OFFICE

Diamond Plaza, 1st Floor, Plot no 162 / 38, Mirambo Street / Samora Ave, Dar es Salaam Tel: +255 (0)22 219 1000 Contact Centre: +255 (0)787 888 409 / 408 / 417 Email: pwreservations@precisionairtz.com

DAR ES SALAAM SALES OFFICE

NIC HDQ Building, Samora Ave / Pamba Road, PO Box 70770, Dar es Salaam Tel: +255 (0)22 213 0800 / 212 1718 Fax: +255 (0)22 211 3036 Email: salesdar@precisionairtz.com

E-COMMERCE

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ARUSHA

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BUKOBA

Bukoba Office-GSA, Bukoba Machinery and General Supplier, Bukoba Centre Kawawa Road Tel: +255 (0) 28 222 0545 / 222 0204 Mob: +255 (0) 713 316 806 / (0) 787 616 806 Email: bukobamachinery55@yahoo.com

DODOMA

Mtendeni street, Dodoma Tel: +255 787 845 200 / 754 972 173

MOSHI

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MTWARA

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MWANZA

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ZANZIBAR

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SOUTH AFRICA

OR Tambo International, International Departures Terminal A, AVIAREPS Counter Johannesburg, South Africa Tel: +27 11 783 6415

UGANDA

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AUSTRIA

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AUSTRALIA

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BELGIUM

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FINLAND

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FRANCE

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IRELAND

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SPAIN

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UNITED KINGDOM

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OVERALL INTERNATIONAL MARKETS CONTACT LILIAN MUSYOKA

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Welcome Aboard

Safety and well-being on board PASSENGER SAFETY Precision Air takes passenger safety very seriously. Aviation safety isn’t just the pilot’s or the cabin crew’s job – it takes all of us.

It is easy for our natural sense of caution to be dulled in our modern environment, where things don’t go wrong very often. Whether in the air or on the ground, your life and the lives of your family members could some day be saved if you make it a point, in every situation, to create a mental plan of action in case of emergency. Here are some important tips to help you enjoy your travel experience with Precision Air – in flight and around the airport.

EXIT ROW SEAT A passenger who is allocated an emergency exit seat: A. Must be both willing and physically able to open the exit doors in an emergency B. Must completely understand the printed emergency evacuation techniques C. Must be 16 years old and above.

PAY ATTENTION TO PRE-FLIGHT BRIEFING Although the information seems repetitious, the locations of the closest emergency exits may be different depending on the aircraft that you fly on and the seat you are in.

CARRY ON BAGGAGE There are strict rules about what you can bring on board an aircraft. Because:

Carry-on bags must be small enough to fit under the seat in front of you or in the overhead bins. Please confirm with Precision Air rules before your travel to avoid delays. *Remember: All carry-on baggage must be left behind in an evacuation.

SAFETY ONBOARD Boarding and leaving an aircraft requires your full attention. As you move to and from the aircraft, you may be in a busy area with many other passengers and cargo, moving vehicles, other aircraft, slippery walkways and/or stairs.

RESPECT YOUR CREW AND FELLOW PASSENGERS Everyone has the right to safe and secure travel. That is why Precision Air employees and the aviation authority will not tolerate any behaviour that interferes with the flight or puts the safety of passengers and crew at risk.

SEATBELTS Seatbelts must be fastened during take-off, landing, during turbulence and any time the crew deem it necessary. Keeping the belt on when you are seated provides that extra protection you might need in case of emergency. If you are responsible for an infant or a child, you must first ensure that your own seatbelt is properly fastened, then secure the child and, if it is an infant, secure the child’s or the infant’s restraints.

A. Not all aircraft have space to store your carry-on baggage.

Important note: There are a number of events involving air turbulence that highlight the importance of keeping seatbelts fastened throughout the flight.

B. In an accident, baggage in the aisles makes it harder to get out of the aircraft quickly.

Though rare, in-flight turbulence is the leading cause of injuries to both passengers and crew.

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It’s a good idea to keep your seatbelt fastened even when the seatbelt signs are not on.

MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND PREGNANCIES If you have a medical condition and may need assistance during your travel, kindly ask the Precision Air offices or agents about procedures before your flight. If you are pregnant, you will need to fill a Precision Air medical form, to be signed by your doctor, to confirm that you are OK for travel. For further details, kindly ask while booking your ticket from our sales offices and/or customer services.

PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES Use of portable electronic devices such as mobile phones, laptops, tablets, MP4 players, iPads, etc are not allowed during take-off, landing, taxiing, descent and climb.

Precision Air prohibits the use of some electronic devices during flight because they emit signals that can interfere with the aircraft's instrumentation. Some of the items prohibited include cellphones, radios, remote-controlled games/toys, laser pointers, iPads or tablets that transmits frequencies, portable printers, walkie-talkies, scanners and laptops. These items need to be stowed away for these phases of the flight to avoid injuries in case of an emergency.