Isimila Stone Age Site

Tanzania, Side Trip to Isimila Natural Pillar, Episode 91

This a small part of our road trip across Southern Africa. A trip from Tanzania and the Indian Ocean to the Atlantic off the coast of Namibia. In this episode we discover a roadside attraction! It’s a local to-do with displays, education, exotic animals and a nature walk. Reminds me of roadside attractions in Oz.

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Isimila Natrual Pillar Video Details

The following day, just south of Iringa, we pulled into the Isimila stone age site of Natural Pillars. Modeled after western attractions it housed educational artifacts, hosted exotic animals and concluded with a nature walk. It was a very nice break from the road and was also cheap and informative.

Once back on the road we were flagged down by the police for speeding again. Cost? A pair of old boots.

Late in the day (north of the Malawi border) we opted for a free camp. We pulled onto a grass path and pitched the tent as the sun set.

When we followed the dirt path to find a secluded camp spot the prior night we hadn’t realized that we were camped on the main footpath from a village to their fields. We woke to a lot of locals standing at a distance and staring at the apparition of an old Toyota Land Cruiser and a tent next to their cultivated fields.

After breakfast we broke camp and made our way back to the main road. On impulse we followed some signposts off the main road and headed in search of a natural bridge that was formed by volcanic lava flows.

Isimila Stone Age Site & Natural Pillars (Iringa, Tanzania)

Isimila Stone Age Site & Natural Pillars (Iringa, Tanzania)

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