Tanzania is a country on the Eastern Coast of AFrica endowed with numerous natural attractions. Over 25% of the area of Tanzania is made of National Parks and reserves. The SERENGETI , the NGORONGORO CRATER and the ZANZIBAR Island are among the famous UNESCO World Heritage sites for many years.
In the USA some of the World Heritage sites include the likes of Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and Yosemite national parks among a few others.
Tanzania is also home to the KILIMANJARO , Africa's tallest mountain and the World's 2nd tallest free-standing mountain in the World after mount Everest. Tanzania also offers over 1000km of coastline along the Indian Ocean as well as the magnificient and historical island of Zanzibar.
Apart from the usual wildlife SAFARIs, Tanzania offers a long list of "Things-To-Do".
Not to forget, TANZANIA has a track record of being politically stable thanks to the fact that the diverse cultures are unified by a single common language, SWAHILI. The people of Tanzania are known to be very friendly and welcoming to all visitors.
Serengeti National Park, covering about 14,763 sq km (5,700 sq miles) and located about 208miles(335km) from Arusha, is Tanzania's oldest and most popular national park, also a world heritage site and recently proclaimed a 7th world wide wonder, the Serengeti is famed for its annual migration, when some six million hooves pound the open plains, as more than 200,000 zebra and 300,000 Thomson's gazelle join the wildebeest’s trek for fresh grazing. Yet even when the migration is quiet, the Serengeti offers arguably the most scintillating game-viewing in Africa: great herds of buffalo, smaller groups of elephant and giraffe, and thousands upon thousands of eland, topi, kongoni, impala and Grant’s gazelle. The spectacle of predator versus prey dominates Tanzania’s greatest park. Golden-maned lion prides feast on the abundance of plain grazers. Solitary leopards haunt the acacia trees lining the Seronera River, while a high density of cheetahs prowls the southeastern plains. Almost uniquely, all three African jackal species occur here, alongside the spotted hyena and a host of more elusive small predators, ranging from the insectivorous aardwolf to the beautiful serval cat.
Things-to-doHot air balloon safaris, walking safari, picnicking, game drives, bush lunch/dinner can be arranged with hotels/tour operators. Maasai rock paintings and musical rocks. Visit neighbouring Ngorongoro Crater, Olduvai Gorge, Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano and Lake Natron's flamingos. Most of the lodges have swimming pools for you to swim
Best time to goTo follow the wildebeest migration, December-July.To see predators, June-October.
AccomodationThere is no shortage of confortable accomodation while visiting this National Park. Talk to your CuttingEdgeSafaris travel consultant about the available accomodation options.
The Ngorongoro Conservation Area spans vast expanses of highland plains, savanna, savanna woodlands and forests. Established in 1959 as a multiple land use area, with wildlife coexisting with semi-nomadic Maasai pastoralists practicing traditional livestock grazing, it includes the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater, the world’s largest caldera. The property has global importance for biodiversity conservation due to the presence of globally threatened species, the density of wildlife inhabiting the area, and the annual migration of wildebeest, zebra, gazelles and other animals into the northern plains. Extensive archaeological research has also yielded a long sequence of evidence of human evolution and human-environment dynamics, including early hominid footprints dating back 3.6 million years.
Things-to-doWildlife game Drive, Visit the Maasai Cultural bomas, Visit Oldupai Gorge (originally misnamed Olduvai) the most famous archaeological location in East Africa, and has become an essential visit for travelers to Ngorongoro or Serengeti. Read More..
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Ernest Hemingway once commented about the Lake Manyara National Park: "the loveliest I had seen in Africa". Indeed it is. It is the only Park found within the Rift Valley, the latter stretching for about 8,000 km. from Turkey to the mouth of the Zambezi River. Highlights include: tree climbing lions, a high concentration of elephants, groundwater forest and the hot water sulphur springs in the south of the Park. Thousands of pink-hued flamingos on their perpetual migration, water birds such as pelicans, cormorants, storks as well as hippos are other attractions. Read More..
Things-to-doWildlife game Drive, Visit the Maasai Cultural bomas, Visit Oldupai Gorge (originally misnamed Olduvai) the most famous archaeological location in East Africa, and has become an essential visit for travelers to Ngorongoro or Serengeti.
AccomodationTalk to your CuttingEdgeSafaris travel consultant about the available accomodation options. There is no shortage of confortable accomodation while visiting this National Park. Talk to your CuttingEdgeSafaris travel consultant about the available accomodation options.
Standing at 5,895 meters (19340 feet ) high,The Kilimanjaro is the tallest mountain in Africa and the tallest "free standing" mountain in the world after Mt Everest (29,002 feet or 8,840 meters). In the United States of America the highest point (not a free standing mountain) is found in the Alaska Ranges, Denali-Peak (20,320 feet or 6194 meters) The Kilimanjaro is sorrounded by the fascinating Kilimanjaro National Park with its unique flora and fauna. There are several routes taken during the climbing of Mount Kilimanjaro. The duration of the climb is anywhere from 5 to 10 days depending on the route taken. Talk to your travel consultant to learn more about climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.
Located less than 1 hour away from Dar-es-salaam, Zanzibar island is without doubt the number one beach destination in East Africa, an absolutely wonderful island of tropical white-sand beaches, lush plantations, an incredible history and a fascinating culture. Some of the notable must see attractions in this place are: The old Stone Town, Zanzibar's Indian Ocean with its world class watersports including scuba diving, snorkeling, deep sea fishing, kayaking, windsurfing, waterskiing and sailing on traditional local dhows. Read More..
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Located about 283 km (175 miles) west of Dar es Salaam, The Mikumi National Park is the fourth largest Park in Tanzania. Its area, covering about 3,230 sq. km. has unique ecological features that can be described as natural, scenic, social and cultural attractions. Criss-crossed by a good circuit of game-viewing roads, the Mkata Floodplain is perhaps the most reliable place in Tanzania for sightings of the powerful eland, the world’s largest antelope. The equally impressive greater kudu and sable antelope haunt the miombo-covered foothills of the mountains that rise from the park’s borders. Criss-crossed by a good circuit of game-viewing roads, the Mkata Floodplain is perhaps the most reliable place in Tanzania for sightings of the powerful eland, the world’s largest antelope. The equally impressive greater kudu and sable antelope haunt the miombo-covered foothills of the mountains that rise from the park’s borders. More than 400 bird species have been recorded, with such colourful common residents as the lilac-breasted roller, yellow-throated longclaw and bateleur eagle joined by a host of European migrants during the rainy season. Hippos are the star attraction of the pair of pools situated 5km north of the main entrance gate, supported by an ever-changing cast of waterbirds.
Natural attractions include the habitat mosaic (forest, woodland, bushland and grassland), migratory birds. Elephants, wild dogs and the Malundwe Afro Mountain habitats are other attractions. The scenic attractions include the Mkata floodplain which are feeding grounds for large herds of wildebeest, buffalo and elephant.
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Ruaha National Park Covering over 20000 square km is Tanzania's and Africa's Largest park. Ruaha is one of Tanzania’s largest elephant sanctuaries. Ruaha national park is one of the few Tanzania’s famous wilderness area where one can have a rare experience of game viewing spiced up by the fascinating landscape. The park is rich of plants and animals such as Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) which can not be found in any other national park. The park boasts of her almost untouched and unexplored ecosystem, making visitors’ safari experience very unique.
Things-to-doActivities in the park include Game viewing, long and short wilderness walking safari, bird watching, picnic, bush meals in the untouched bushes, visit Mkwawa Historical sites. Read More..
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Its principal features include the Tarangire River, nine vegetational zones, swamps, hills, kopjes and scattered baobabs. Major attractions are varied: large herds of elephants, oryx and gerenuk, the undulating landscape etc. Of the nine Vegetational zones, the Acacia tortilis parkland is the most attractive to visitors; it is in this habitat one can witness one of the highest known diversities of the breeding birds in a single vegetation type.
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Located in the centre of the historic triangle of Bagamoyo, Pangani and Zanzibar, Saadani National Park covers 1100km square. It is the only wildlife sanctuary in Tanzania bordering the sea. The climate is coastal, hot and humid. It offers a unique combination of both marine and mainland flora and fauna in a culturally fascinating setting. About 30 species of larger mammals are present as well as numerous reptiles and birds. Besides many species of fish (over40), green turtle, Humpback whale and dolphins also occur in the ocean nearby.
Gazetted in 2005, it encompasses a preserved ecosystem including the former Saadani game reserve, the former Mkwaja ranch area, the Wami River as well as the Zaraninge Forest. Many villages exist around the boundaries of the park. Before being included in the national park, the zaraninge forest was managed by the World Wide Fund for nature (WWF) whose goal was to preserve the extremely high botanical diversity of one of the last coastal rain forests remaining in Tanzania. Read More..
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Located on the Indian Ocean, Dar-esalaam is the commercial capital of Tanzania. It has a population of over 4million residents. Some of the notable attractions are its proximity to the ocean which gives it access to many pristine beaches along the Indian Ocean. Dar-es-salaam is also a good place to sample Tanzanian Cusine due to the fact that the many diverse cultures present within Tanzania are reperesented in Dar-es-salaam. There is also a significant expatriate population within Dar-es-salaam which makes it easy to find varieties of Restaurants. Talk to your Cutting Edge Safaris consultant to tailor your visit to make sure you hit all the important spots of the city.
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