Comments on: South to the Coast, Visiting the Ruins at Kilwa https://stuckinlowgear.com/unesco-ruins-kilwa-swahilli-coast/ Independent overland travel throughout Africa Mon, 26 May 2025 19:16:01 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Wanderlust Trails Africa https://stuckinlowgear.com/unesco-ruins-kilwa-swahilli-coast/#comment-924 Mon, 26 May 2025 19:16:01 +0000 https://stuckinlowgear.com/?p=2865#comment-924 Your journey to the Kilwa ruins is both informative and evocative. The blend of historical context with personal experience brings the site to life. In our exploration of Swahili cities, Kilwa stood out as a testament to the region’s rich maritime history. It’s incredible how these ruins continue to narrate tales of a bygone era.

]]> By: Andrew https://stuckinlowgear.com/unesco-ruins-kilwa-swahilli-coast/#comment-155 Mon, 17 Jan 2022 17:34:33 +0000 https://stuckinlowgear.com/?p=2865#comment-155 In reply to John Marais.

John, thank you for this history, very interesting. Peponi is still a great stop and I wouldn’t hesitate to go back, I just wanted to temper expectations slightly. Their website is very polished but in reality there is a bit of tarnish.

]]> By: John Marais https://stuckinlowgear.com/unesco-ruins-kilwa-swahilli-coast/#comment-154 Mon, 17 Jan 2022 01:10:33 +0000 https://stuckinlowgear.com/?p=2865#comment-154 Hi Andrew, another grand post, thank you. I’m disappointed to hear of the state of Peponi, this camp was built by friends of Linda and mine, their names are Denys and Gilly Roberts. I worked on a tea estate in Malawi, Naming’omba, with Denys in about 1992/3. Gilly was born in Tanga and Denys’s mum lived near Tanga. When Denys left Malawi they looked for a plot in the Tanga area and came up with the current Peponi site. They started developing the site in 1999 and slowly developed it as funds allowed. Apparently over the years Peponi (means “Paradise” in Swahili) became one of the top campsites in Tanzania. Denys tells me they had many one-nighters who after seeing the setup stayed for a much longer period of time. After 15 years Denys was becoming “Madala” (pretty old) and in 2014 they sold up and moved to their current home in South Africa. Thought you, and others, may be interested in this snippet of information. Cheers John

]]> By: Andrew https://stuckinlowgear.com/unesco-ruins-kilwa-swahilli-coast/#comment-153 Sat, 15 Jan 2022 17:53:46 +0000 https://stuckinlowgear.com/?p=2865#comment-153 In reply to Suzy Beal.

Suzy – Thank you for your kind words, very generous. Glad your enjoying our eclectic tour of Africa. There is so much going on here, I feel we’re just scratching the surface.

]]> By: Suzy Beal https://stuckinlowgear.com/unesco-ruins-kilwa-swahilli-coast/#comment-152 Sat, 15 Jan 2022 17:37:56 +0000 https://stuckinlowgear.com/?p=2865#comment-152 Andrew,

I thoroughly enjoyed reading of your adventures. You give us so much information about each area, history, geology and local color. I’m following you on the map and thinking of the wonderful sights you share with us. Stay safe, love, Suzy Beal

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