Tanzania is one of the most enchanting countries in eastern Africa. Its majestic national parks are a paradise for wild-life lovers and if that’s not your thing then you have a wealth of other choices to choose from – from scaling the slopes of the incredible Mt Kilimanjaro to exploring the seductive island of Zanzibar. Tanzania is truly a country not to be missed.
The Ngorongoro crater is one of the finest places in Tanzania for watching game. It’s a must see and it should be on the top of your priority list.
In fact, it’s not really a crater it’s a caldera, a collapsed volcano. The crater (we still call it a crater) has a diameter of 19km, it is about 600m deep. The bottom is flat, almost treeless and filled with some small creeks and lakes.
Ngorongoro is thought to have formed about 2.5 million years ago from a large volcano whose cone collapsed inward after a major eruption, leaving the present vast, unbroken caldera as its landmark.
The crater is loaded with game. Gazelles, zebra’s, elephants, hyena’s, buffalo’s, hippos, lions and many many birds including ostriches. Only the giraffe is not present. The steep pathway down into the crater forbids this tall legged animal to descend.
Formerly Mzizima, is the largest city in Tanzania. With a population estimated around 2,500,000, it is also the country’s richest city and a regionally important economic centre… read more here
Collective name for two islands in Tanzania: Unguja and Pemba. The capital of Zanzibar, located on the island of Unguja, is Zanzibar City… read more here
The town of Bagamoyo is the oldest town in Tanzania, founded by the end of the 18th century. It was the original capital of German East Africa and one of the most important trading ports along the East African coast… read more here
The Kigamboni area is part of the city of Dar es Salaam, which has been separated from the rest of the city by the Kurasini Creek… read more here
Mafia Island (“Chole Shamba”) is part of the Tanzanian Spice Islands, which consists also of Zanzibar andPemba. Mafia is part of the Pwani Region and is governed from the mainland (not Zanzibar). Mafia has never been part of Zanzibar… read more here
he island of Pemba known as ‘Al Jazeera Al Khadra’ (the green island, in Arabic) is an island forming part of the Zanzibar archipelago, lying off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean… read more here
The island is situated just over a mile from the coast to the North West of Stone Town. It can be reached comfortably within 15 minutes from Stone Town by one of our boats… read more here
Situated a few kilometres offshore from Zanzibar. The island has glorious coral reefs, waving palm trees, thick coral-rag forests and sublime cuisine… read more here