TANZANIA
THE SAFARI PARADISE OF AFRICA
Tanzania is the country of the ultimate safari. The annual migration of hundreds of thousands of ungulates is one of the greatest natural wonders on earth. In addition to the famous Big Five, the vast national parks guarantee magnificent landscapes. After all the safari adventures, an ideal ending follows on the white beaches of Zanzibar or one of the other Swahili islands.
CAPITAL CITY
Dodoma
POPULATION SIZE
61.5 million
CURRENCY
Tanzanian shilling (TZS)
GEOGRAPHICAL SIZE
947,300 km²
BEST TIME TO GO
All year round
LANGUAGE
Kiswahili & English
Serengeti National Park
Serengeti National Park is a World Heritage Site teeming with wildlife: over 2 million ungulates, 4000 lions, 1000 leopard, 550 cheetahs and some 500 bird species inhabit an area close to 15,000 square kilometers in size. Join us on a safari and explore the endless Serengeti plains dotted with trees and kopjes from which majestic lions control their kingdom; gaze upon the Great Migration in….
SELOUS GAME RESERVE
Selous Game Reserve is the largest game reserve on the African continent. It is about the same size as Switzerland and three times larger than the Serengeti.
Selous Game Reserve is nowadays known as “Nyerere National Park” but is still popularly called Selous or Selous Game Reserve….
NGORONGORO
The Ngorongoro conservation area is named after its main feature, the Ngorongoro crater, the world’s largest intact caldera (collapsed volcanic cone). The area is known as one of the world’s natural wonders because of its geological features. The crater serves as a refuge for several large African mammals and the name ‘Ngorongoro’ is derived from the sound made by the bubbles around the necks of the Masai cattle….
TARANGIRE
NATIONAL PARK
Tarangire National Park is located in the north of Tanzania. The name of this park is derived from the Tarangire River which flows through this park. In dry times, this river is the lifeblood for the wildlife in this area. The park is mainly known for its many elephant herds. The many elephants like to take advantage of the refreshment that the Tarangire river offers….
LAKE MANYARA
NATIONAL PARK
Lake Manyara is a shallow salt lake located on the spectacular Great Rift Valley. The vegetation of the park is diverse, different from savannah plains to the more vegetated areas. The largest part of the park is formed by the lake which is often filled by many flamingos. The park is located on the route from…
RUAHA
NATIONAL PARK
Tucked away from the beaten track is Tanzania’s largest national park; Ruaha. This park is one of the best safari parks in all of Africa, with high concentrations of wildlife while there are almost no visitors. It’s no surprise, then, that Ruaha holds the title of Tanzania’s best kept secret….
KATAVI
NATIONAL PARK
In the southwest of Tanzania lies Katavi National Park, an isolated almost unvisited park. Katavi is the third largest national park in Tanzania and part of the Great Rift Valley. The park consists of savannas, grasslands, swamps, rivers and temporary lakes. In the rainy season, many savannahs run over what makes them so fertile in the dry season when the savannahs are dry again. The different ecosystems and absence of travelers makes this park so improbably spectacular…
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