Tanzania Travel Experience : Simply Unforgettable !

Article Written By: Andrew Muigai

With an amazingly large number of animal parks, white sand beaches, a beguiling island and very hospitable people, Tanzania is definitely a top destination for those that seek to have an unforgettable travel experience. The Solid standing mountains surrounded by dense tropical forests, bird havens and ancient sites are all the more a compelling reason to take up your vacation in this expansive East African country.

What Serengeti National Park is to Tanzania can only be compared to the importance of Kenya's Maasai Mara and Kruger National Park in South Africa. Home to over thirty-five species of plain thriving animals, the Serengeti spreads across an area of no less than fourteen thousand square Kilometres thus reaching all the way up to the Kenyan border. Animals found in this Park include lions, cheetahs, gazelles and the annually- migrating wildebeests that spectacularly do so between November and May.

The Ngogongoro Conservation Area , rising high above the plains of Serengeti, spans from Lake Natron to Lake Enaysi to Lake Manyara. Resting in this Conservation Area is the active volcanic Mountain-Ol Doinyo Lengai, that in the beautiful Maasai language means Mountain of God and that whose last eruption was in 1983. The Ngorongoro crater is six hundred and ten metres deep, twenty kilometers in diameter and covers an area of three hundred and eleven square kilometers. Save for the Impala, the Topi and the Giraffe, this crater shelters the majority of plain dwelling mammals and it goes without saying that there is nowhere else in Africa that you will find as many predators concentrated in one area as in the Ngorongoro Crater. Should you decide to take a hike in this area, the sighting of the endangered Black Rhino should be most rewarding not to mention birdlife that includes flamingoes that are attracted to the area by the soda-containing crater floor.

Tanzania has many other amazing parks and it would be a great injustice if I didn't say something about Selous Game Reserve- the park that is bigger than the entire of Switzerland and covers more than a sixth of the area covered by Tanzania, making it one of the biggest parks in the world. In terms of wildlife, the Selous Game Drive which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site has many elephants and lions too not to mention many many other wild animals.

Other parks include Lake Manyara, Arusha National Park,Mikumi National Park, Tarangire, Ruaha, Katavi, Mahale Mountains, Rubondo Island and Udzungura Mountains and Gombe National Parks. There are Marine Parks at Kilwa Reserve, Latham Island Reserve, Rufigi Delta and Tanga Coral Gardens. Proposed National Parks include Kizulo Plateau and Saadani. Now, this is definitely a very large selection option for you so knock yourself out and make the best out of your trip.

Tanzania is also home to Africa's highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro, whose climbing is no mundane task. With thousands of tourists having traveled from far off places to come and conquer this African giant, the enchanting snowy peak of Kilimanjaro will by all means allure you to reach the top where a captivating bird's eye view over an Africa lying in Magnificence will be awaiting you.

Also found in the Ngorongoro Area is the historical Olduvai Gorge which spreads across fifty Kilometers and is one hundred metres deep. The Gorge is the site where three species of hominid fossils were discovered with the age of the oldest fossil being estimated as being over three million years old. The hominid fossils were discovered by Dr. Louis and Mary Leakey after being exposed off the volcanic soil following rock in this area being eroded by a river. In this place too stands a museum that displays other ancient findings including those of a giant giraffe.

It is in Tanzania that you will find Lake Tanganyika which is the world's longest and second deepest fresh-water body. It is around this Lake that traditional dhow fishing boats are built and this lake is also the gateway to Gombe National Park and Mahale Mountains National Park. You should be on the look out for a pleasantly mesmerizing feeling that comes with being around the grandeur of this Lake.

Lastly, for the little space assigned this article, you have to visit Zanzibar. It is probably one of Africa's most famous and amazing Islands. It's one of the tropical islands in the Indian Ocean known for its striking beaches and laid-back island culture. Palm trees gently sway in the breeze pointing you to traditional dhow boats that tempt you to explore this mysteriously charming paradise. Zanzibar was built on its fishing and spice trade and this remains the case to date. The strong Arabic influence is not only reflected in its people but in the island architecture particularly in historically significant Stone Town. Zanzibar is the kind of place that doesn't need much talking about because it simply speaks for itself.

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