Favourite Places To Visit On A Tanzania & Zanzibar Adventure

Tanzania is most famous for the vast SerengetiTarangire National Park
National Park, stretching out for almost 13,00sqThe only place in Tanzania where you can view
kms.But there is so much more to this mostfringe -eared Oryx easily, and during the dry season
fascinating country. Ngorongoro Crater, a Worldthe river attracts a large concentration of ungulates.
Heritage Site, is home to a host of wildlife that makeOther big game are plentiful and include elephant,
the crater floor their habitat. Tanzania's Rift Valleybuffalo, lion, and the rare Greater Kudu.
features the popular Lake Manyara and TarangireZanzibar-The Spice Island
National Parks. Ruaha and the Selous in the southernThis island on Tanzania's north coast has lured
part of Tanzania are spectacular, with abundanttravelers for centuries, and it was the influence of
game. To the coast, the ' spice island' of Zanzibar isthe Shirazi Persians and the Omani Arabs that has
well worth visiting. Possibly the most well known sightlingered mostly on the island. Known as the spice
is the snow capped tip of Mt KilimanjaroIsland and the largest producer of cloves, Zanzibar's
Lake Manyara National Parkeast coast beaches are superb you can explore the
Set around the lake, this park lies at the foot of aspice and fruit plantations and visit Jozani Forest.
dramatic escarpment and offers a rich diversity ofBest of all is the old stone town of Zanzibar. It's a
scenery and wildlife, including the famous tree lions acluster of winding streets lined with whitewashed
very high density of elephant population and other bigcoral houses, bazaars, mosques, fortresses, two
game. Its lake is a haven for birdlife and hippo.former sultan's palaces, two huge cathedrals and
Ngorongoro Craterfaded colonial mansions all vividly evoking the islands
A wonder of the world set in the African Wild.long history. Zanzibar best known as the 'spice island'
Ngorongoro was an active volcano some 8 millionwas the centre for the slave trade in East Africa and
years ago whose cone collapsed leaving a sunkenbase for David Living stone's expeditions into the
caldera of 311sq km, rendering it into one of theunexplored African interior. Smell full of the aroma of
largest craters in the world. The magic stems formscloves and other spices, which still provide a livelihood
its sheer physical beauty and stunning panoply offor many people of Zanzibar.
wildlife that roam its floor. The 2000ft descent intoZanzibar Prison island tour.
the crater reveals a sight of unequalled glamour.Also known as 'Prison Island', it's the most famous of
Serengeti National Parkthe offshore islands. This island was once owned by
This park contains the most spectacular wildlife sightan Arab who used it for rebellious slaves. Later it was
in the annual migration of the wildebeest from thesold to general Mathews who converted it into a
north to the south. Amongst its 35 species of, it isprison. However it has never been used as such. The
famous for the black maned lion, of which there areisland is also home to giant tortoises which are
over 2000, and other predators such as cheetah,supposed to have been brought over from Aldabra -
hyena, and wild dogs.an Atoll off the Seychelles. The small beach
Olduvai Gorgedisappears at high tide, but it is superb to swim in the
Between Ngororngoro Crater and Serengeti nationalcrystal clear water with splendid coral reefs. The
Park lies Olduvai Gorge, " the cradle of mankind".island itself is well-forested, nice for a walk, an ideal
Here, Dr Leakey and his wife discovered one of theplace for a day trip. Jozani forest is a small National
earliest fossils of man, some 1.7 million years old.Park centrally located on the island. It is the last
Many of their finds are now displayed in a museumremaining sanctuary for the Red Colobus Monkey.
overlooking the Gorge