Photos taken in 2008 and 2010 by Bryanna Plog. Mouse over photos for captions or click on any image to scroll through gallery.  (If images are not individually visible, click on the mass of photos to begin scrolling through the gallery.)

Mt. Kilimanjaro, highest point in Africa at 19,341 ft (5,895 m)

Sunset over Mt. Meru, near Moshi.

Workers rest in the shade on a farm near Arusha, northern Tanzania.

Coffee cherries at a farm near Arusha, northern Tanzania

A lone Maasai man walks in the plains near his village outside of Arusha, northern Tanzania.

A young Maasai girl in the small village of Eluai,in northern Tanzania.

Waterfall in Arusha National Park.

A giraffe in Arusha National Park.

A ranger leads a walking safari in Arusha National Park.

Ostriches in Ngorongoro Crater

Baobab tree, elephants and a safari jeep in Tarangire National Park, in northern Tanzania.

African Elephant in Ngorongoro Crater

Slums rise up the hills around Mwanza, on Lake Victoria

Highway with daladalas (minibuses) in western Tanzania.

View from Ngara, looking west into Rwanda.

Chimpanzee at Gombe Stream Nation Park, in western Tanzania on Lake Tanganyika.

In Ujiji, near Kigoma in western Tanzania, commemorating the spot where Stanley famously met Livingstone in 1871

Train headed from Kigoma to Dar es Salaam.

Vendors mob a stopped train with food and other items to buy.

Geologic formations at Isimila, near Iringa, central Tanzania.

A market in Mbeya, in southwestern Tanzania

Koale ruins and tombs near 13th century mosque near Bagamogo.

Downtown Dar es Salaam, on the eastern coast and Indian Ocean.

The busy beach near the fish market in Dar es Salaam, on the Indian Ocean.

Campus of University of Dar es Salaam

Goats and cows on a beach near Dar es Salaam

Children kid around in Dar es Salaam.

Traditional dhow fishing boat in the waters of Zanzibar.

One of the narrow streets in Stone Town, Zanzibar.

The fresh seafood for sale at the Forodhani Gardens market in Stone Town, Zanzibar.

Morning Light on fish market in Stone Town, Zanzibar

Pilau, a spiced rice, served with fried fish.

Sunset over the Indian Ocean from Stone Town, Zanzibar.