TANZANIA SAFARIS

Tanzania is a country of contrasting beauty. A vast myriad of landscape intermingled with wildlife and people.From the coastline of exotic spice Islands(Zanzibar as it known),to the snow capped Peaks on the equator,the boundless plains of teeming wildlife and the ancient cradle of humankind.Over a quarter of Tanzania,contains the continent's largest game reserves and national parks.To the north, are the endless plains of the Serengeti home to over three million animals.Further east lies the eighth wonder of the world, a caldera of unsurpassed beauty,the Ngorongoro Crater.Tanzania has more inland water than any other African country.Lake Tanganyika is the longest& deepest fresh water lake in Africa& Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa stands at 5895 metres.Tanzania gets it's name from joining Tanganyika& Zanzibar which later became the United Republic Of Tanzania.A part from the wild animal life,the Spice Islands or Zanzibar as it is known offers Scuba diving,Fishing,& Spices as cloves.Tanzania is the largest of the East African Nations.

Tanzania is the largest country in East Africa, after Sudan and Ethiopia. Located on the Indian Ocean shores, it has 800 km of
coastline. With 14 national parks, 31 reserves, 38 protected zones and numerous marine parks, Tanzania is first and foremost a safari destination. A quarter of the country comprises protected zones dedicated to wildlife.

Tanzania?s chances for the further development of tourism are inherent in the multitude of attractions it is able to offer. The country
offers far more than the commonly marketed stereotypes such as wildlife, Kibo (Kilimanjaro) or the "Spice Island" (Zanzibar). A large number of different ethnic peoples as well as changing landscapes and climatic zones - these are its resources. There are savannahs with scarce settlements next to densely populated mountainous regions, we find arid and wild stretches of land in the neighbourhood of purely agricultural and very fertile zones. Apart from the hot steppe there are cool, tropical forests, we find volcanoes, lakes, coastal strips and islands.

Adjusted to the respective landscapes and multi-facetted in their appearances are the societies living there - despite existing ethnic relationships (with Bantu and Maasai sub-groups). Tourism is unknown in many places or it has just sprung up in recent years. The people are very friendly, open and very interested in the foreign visitors. That is, if they are not molested; unfortunately this is commonplace, mainly in main tourist areas.

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Tourist Attractions and activities in Tanzania

Besides cultural attributes, the other tourism attractions in the country include the rich game to view in National Parks, Game
Controlled Areas and Games Reserves. The Kilimanjaro National Park does feature the great ice-caped Equatorial Mountain, the Kilimanjaro. The mountain invites challenge to conquer it up its peak that skyscrapes at almost 6km high to mountain climbers.
The Arusha National Park offers everything one wants to see regarding volcanic features and lakes, the flamingoes; buffaloes, the mountain vegetation and the general scenic view of the magnificent Mount Meru.

The Tarangire and Lake Manyara National Parks, though relatively smaller parks; located south west of Arusha town do offer plenty to see. Black rhinos; over 380 species of birds; the worlds largest bird the ostrich; the Kori bustard the only world heaviest bird that can fly, elephants; wart hogs, baboons, zebra, the tree-climbing lions, hot springs, and the rising steep escarpment of the Tanzania Great rift Valley are only a selection of what these areas can offer.

Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) about 828 Sq. Km. is a perfect caldera of the world, 18km across, often with nothing we can compare, this is one of the wonders of the world! You will be attracted by the relief, its mountains, drifting sand dunes and the diverse wildlife and the Maasai people. The NCA, due to these and more qualities including its being nearer the cradle of mankind, the Olduvai Gorge, it was declared a World Heritage Site in 1978. The only place on the planet where a human being is living in harmony with wildlife without harming one another todate the only place to go is the Ngorogoro Conservation Area. It is culture and ecotourism smoothly nurtured in the environment.

To the north west of NCA, spreads endless plain of the Serengeti National Park (14,763Sq. Km). With over 3 million large animals,
involved in seasonal migration the Serengeti has the greatest concentration wildlife unparalleled in the world. The ecological rules
regarding who eats who, or lonely death while swimming across rivers during migration and how it is important to be in groups for survival can be observed clearly here.

In southern Tanzania, there lies the greatest wild reserve and second only to Serengeti in wildlife concentration, this is the Selous
National Park. Elephants, crocodiles and hippos in rivers; buffaloes, and baobab trees dominate. Other National Parks include Mahale (the haven of the chimpanzees and baboons); Mikumi, Mkomazi, rubondo, Katavi and Juvenile Udzungwa rich in plant diversity and in colobus monkeys.

Again, going around and across Tanzania, one finds more interesting things. The remains from the oriental architecture found along the coast and Zanzibar, the coral reefs such as those at the Wambe Shando and Mwamba Wamba area; the sulphur springs in Tanga, the Mbozi meteorite remains. The National Museum and other heritage sites add on more interesting sites to visit.