Welcome to Africa's friendliest country. This website is
dedicated to the finest forms of TOURISM in TANZANIA.
These pages have been designed with all kind of
travellers in mind, and specially for those looking to
find out more about Tanzania, the land of Kilimanjaro
and Zanzibar, Tanzania is a land of many wonders with an
un-paralleled diversity. Kilimanjaro, the highest
permanently snow-capped free standing mountain in
Africa, the exotic Islands of Zanzibar, the finest game
sanctuaries of Serengeti, Tarangire, Lake Manyara,
Ngorongoro Crater, Ruaha, Selous and the Marine Park of
Mafia Island are only but a few of the living examples
in our itineraries.Tanzania has emerged as a destination
in its own right. Tanzania is to the wildlife enthusiast
the Africa of our imagination. Boasting over 95,000
square miles of game reserves, From Mt. Kilimanjaro, the
highest mountain in Africa, to Lake Victoria, the
largest lake in Africa, you find a country with vast,
unbroken vistas. East Africa has also been called the
cradle of mankind. There is a great physical drama to
Africa. A drama of gigantic scale and magnificent,
almost unbearably beautiful landscapes. The beauty of
Tanzania can simply take one's breath away. The reds and
greens of the landscape seem to pulsate in the bright
African sun.
There are few villages, few farms and no pavement in the
wilderness, just miles and miles of great open spaces
beneath an infinite and weightless African sky, hills
and escarpments with golden savannas that roll out to
meet them, and the towering mass of Kilimanjaro humped
under a great burden of snow, shimmering in the heat
like a mirage between illusion and reality.
In Tanzania the visitor has so much to see and
experience that it is taking several visits to get a
thorough view. We have several world famous game
reserves like Serengeti, N'gorongoro, Selous, and Ruaha
to explore, Marvelous Indian Ocean Islands and reefs
with deep history to wonder, Zanzibar and Mafia to name.
You can climb to Mount Kilimanjaro, go hunting or deep
sea fishing. If not enough you search the great lake
sides of Lake Victoria and Tanganyika or you simply
enter the full wilderness and get lost.
History
Tanzania is "the cradle of mankind" for it was here in
the Olduvai Gorge that Dr.Louis Leakey
discovered the fossilised remains of Homo habilis , or
"handy man" calculated to be 1.75 million year old and
the fore runner of the modern man.
The Rulers
The Portuguese established temporary settlements in the
16th century, supplanted by the Omanis in the late 17th
century whose developed the infamous slave trade.
The scramble for Africa by the Europeans powers at the
end of the 19th century led to the occupation of the
mainland by Germany although Zanzibar became a British
protectorate. After World War I, Germany was forced to
surrender its territorry to the British.
Tanganyika, as the Mainland was then known, achieved
independence in 1961. Zanzibar became independent two
years later and shortly afterwards joined with the
mainland to became the United Republic of Tanzania.
Slavery
There
had been influences on the local population as far back as 2,000
years ago when Arab/Persian merchants visited some parts of
the country along the coastline. During the 8th century settlements
by Arab merchants were established in Zanzibar, Kilwa Masoko,
Mikindani and Pangani.
The Portugese established temporary settlements along
some area in the 16th century and were supplanted by the
Omans.(in the late 17th century)who developed the slave
trade and made Zanzibar their capital.
The first Europeans to arrive were explorers and
missionarries in the mid-19th century and the news of
East Africa subsequently attracted colonial ambition.
Politics
Tanzania is a multi-party democratic country with its
administration based on President,Parliament and
Judiciary. Elections are held each 5 years and elected
President can hold office for ten years only. Tanzania
is a member of East African Community, SADC, African
Union, World Tourism Organisation, United
Nations and Commonwealth.
Facts And Figures
The United Republic of Tanzania lies in East Africa,
bordering the Indian Ocean on the East. It’s bordered by
Kenya and Uganda to the North; Burundi, Rwanda and
Democratic Republic of Congo to the West; and Zambia,
Malawi and Mozambique to the South.
Tanzania is divided into several clearly defined regions
with differing geographical features; the coastal
plains, the Maasai steppe and Miombo woodlands and high
plateau on the Southern area.
Savannah and bush cover half of the country, and
semi-arid desert in Dodoma region while volcanic
highlands can be seen in the north east and the south
west. These also include the Great Rift Valley – a
gigantic fracture in the earth’s crust and Mount
Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak.
Tanzania also includes the Island of Zanzibar, Pemba and
Mafia, as well as other coral and volcanic islands off
the coast of Tanzania. Like the 800km coastline, these
Islands are lush with palm –fringed white beaches washed
by turquoise water of the Indian Ocean.
Tanzania and its neighbors share the waters of the great
African Lake Victoria, Tanganyika and Nyasa.
Climate
The coastal areas are hot and humid with an average day
time temperature of 30 Century. Sea breezes make the
climate very pleasant from June to September. The
central plateau experiences hot days and cool night.
The hilly country between the coast and the northern
highlands has a pleasant climate from January to
September, with temperatures averaging around 20C.
Temperatures vary around Kilimanjaro according to the
seasons registering a low 15C during May- August risisng
to 22C during December- march.
For the whole country the hottest months are from
October to February. The main long rainy season is from
mid March to late May
Geography
Tanzania covers 937,062 sq km making it the largest
country in Eastern Africa. Just South of the
equator, it borders Kenya and Uganda in the
North; the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and
Burundi in the west and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique in
the south and is therefore a splendid center from which
to explore eastern central and southern Africa.Through
the interior runs the great rift Valley. That vast
fault-line down the spine of Africa that, in Tanzania
has created many fascinating topographical features such
as the Ngorongoro crater and Lake Tanganyika. The
Central plateau (1,200m above sea level) is a huge
expanse of savannah and Sparse woodland. To the
North, the 5890-metre (19,340) Mount Kilimanjaro rises
the highest mountain in Africa.While the interior is
largely arid, the 800 kilometre coastline is lush and
palm-fringed as are the island of Zanzibar, Pemba and
Mafia.
Other Facts And Figures
Status: United
Republic of Tanzania.
Administrative capital:
Dodoma
Population: (85,000)
A
seat for the Union Parliament , Prime Minister’s office
and the Ministry for Regional and Local Government.
Commercial capital:
Dar es Salaam, the main harbor and major trading center.
Population: (2.5 million)
Area:
945,087 sq km, comprising Tanzania mainland and the
Islands of Zanzibar and Pemba.
Population:
Tanzania now has a population approaching 35,000,000
with the mainland accounting for over 33,500,000 and
Zanzibar almost 1,000,000. The annual population growth
rate in Tanzania mainland is 2.9 percent and Zanzibar
3.1 percent. Dar es Salaam population is 2,500,000.
Local time:
GMT+3
Language:
Kiswahili and English are the official languages.
Electricity:
230V
Telecommunications:
Tanzania Telecommunications Company Limited (TTCL) landlines
telephone service and cellular phone operators (Celtel, Vodacom,
Tigo & Zantel) have coverage almost throughout the country.
Country code is 255 and outgoing international code is
00. Cellular phone companies also provide international
roaming-services.
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Trekking, Ngorongoro Crater and Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.
