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Tanzania is a land blessed with
splendid, vast and fascinating
landscape, beauty, both with its
flora and fauna, not forgeting the
captivating and diverse richness of
culture.
Tanzania can truly claim to be the
home of the safari since the word is
Swahili for journey. And there is no
better place to enjoy the enriching
wildlife experience than Tanzania.
The country's game viewing
experiences are wildly regarded as
the best in Africa. Tanzania boasts
beautiful beaches hundreds of miles
of palm-fringed sands; its lakes are
huge and bountiful with fish; its
cities are relaxed and friendly; its
islands Zanzibar, Pemba and Mafia
live up to their exotic images.
Yet this largest country in Eastern
Africa is untouched by the holiday
making hordes of mass tourism.
Some of the main attractions of
Tanzania are as below.
The Northern Circuit
Serengeti National Park
One of the world's last great
wildlife refuges' Various types of
vegetation: grassy plains, savannah
with acacias, wooded hill and
mountain are the backdrop for an
extraordinary concentration of
animals which reaches its peak
during the wildebeest migration.
Ngorongoro Crater
Eighth wonder of the world' Land of
Maasai, of their cattle and of the
fauna, this protected area is
located in the Great Rift Valley,
gigantic fracture of the earth's
crust. Volcanoes, mountains, plains,
lakes, forests and archeological
sites form this mangnificent
landscape.
Lake
Manyara National Park
Nestling at the base of the Great
Rift Valley escarpment the park is
noted for it's incredible beauty.
Famous for it's tree - Climbing
lions.
Tarangire National Park
Animal population here rivals that
of the Serengeti. On the east bank
of Lake Manyara, the Tarangire river
crosses the park from north to
south.
Arusha
National Park
Just 32 km's away from the town of
Arusha is the Arusha National Park
which is consists of three
spectacular features The Momela
Lakes, Mount Meru and the Ngurdoto
Crater. On clear days magnificent
views of mount Kilimanjaro can be
seen from almost any park of the
park.
Mount
Kilimanjaro
Hightest free standing mountain in
the world' Kilimanjaro consists of
three summits: to the west, the
shira plateau, to the east mawenzi
peak and between the two the snow
capped summit of kibo which reaches
5'895 meters.
It's the roof of Africa.
The Southern Circuit
Mikumi
National Park - South Tanzania
Located north of the Selous Reserve,
less than 300 km from Dar es Salaam,
is the Mikumi National Park.
Ruaha
National Park - South Tanzania
One of Tanzania's best kept wildlife
secrets is the Ruaha national Park.
Previous inaccessibility has ensured
it has remained virtually unchanged
for centuries, unaffected by the
ravages of mankind.
Selous
Game Reserve - South Tanzania
The Selous Game Reserve is the
largest protected wildlife area in
Africa. UN World Heritage site, this
pristine, uninhabited area is larger
than Switzerland.
Mahale
Mountains National Park - West
Tanzania
The other santuary of the chimpanzee
is the Mahale Mountain National Park
which is reached by boat from Kigoma.
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