Reasons To Visit Tanzania
It is extremely easy to add some beach relaxation in Zanzibar after a tiring safari on the mainland; the beaches are stunning and diving is excellent. You don't have to travel far either as the island is only a 30 minute flight from Dar Es Salaam. Tanzania is therefore the ideal location to combine a safari and beach break.
Tanzania has some of Africa's most famous and best national parks and reserves where you are guaranteed fantastic big cat sightings. The Serengeti, Selous and the Crater are just some of the best game viewing areas to visit.
Tanzania has more than 1,000 species of birds and some spectacular places to view them. Lake Natron is also the only known breeding ground for East Africa's millions of lesser flamingos which cover the lake between August and October.
The Mahale Mountains - towering almost 2km above the shore of Lake Tanganyika are home to some of the last remaining wild chimpanzees. There are currently around 900 which are habituated to humans, and tracking them is a magical experience.
One of the highlights of the Serengeti National park is the great annual migration which passes through this amazing wilderness. Up to 1.8 million wildebeest and zebra have been counted doing their annual trip in search of the sweet grasses and the rains.
Tanzania has an evocative mix of people and cultures with 120 ethnic groups making up the diverse population. The largest group are the Sukuma but perhaps the most memorable are the Maasai who you will often see in Northern Tanzania herding their cattle, goats and sheep.
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Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera and certainly one of the wonders of the world. Wildlife in the crater is prolific and photographic opportunities are superb.
Kensington Ngorongoro Crater Camp is a small camp located around half an hour from the edge of the Ngorongoro Crater rim. Amongst this area of quiet hills and umbrella acacia...
Lemala Ngorongoro is a new camp on the rim of the crater in the private concession. Accommodation is in eight luxury tents on wooden platforms with en suite facilities including a...
The Ngorongoro Serena Lodge stands on the lip of the crater with far reaching views. It is not an attractive hotel but it is comfortable and has excellent staff, good food and...
Crater Lodge is in a class of its own. Perched on the rim of the crater it is Tanzania's most opulent lodge. It is a place of panelled walls, roaring fires, chandeliers and liveried staff....
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