MZANZI TRAVEL - ISSUE 1

EXPLORE
AFRICA
TANTALIZING TANZANIA
With its multitude
of uncrowded
locations and its
vast wilderness
areas that are
home to the
famous “Big Five”
and a staggering
variety of other
animals, the East
African country of Tanzania offers what most people hope to
see on a visit to the African continent. Imagine the drama of
the wildebeest migration unfolding along an infinite savannah,
the gleaming snow of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain
in Africa, the proud Masai warriors stalking the plains or the
exotic palm-fringed beaches on the spice island of Zanzibar and
Mafia Marine Park where whale sharks swim through the reefs.
Tanzania is serious about protecting its natural heritage and
almost a quarter of its landscape has been allocated to game
reserves and national parks. It is the ultimate safari destination.
The town of Arusha is the safari capital of East Africa and the
starting point for trips to the Northern Circuit parks: the vast
plains of the Serengeti where the annual wildebeest migration
is staged, the natural beauty of Lake Manyara and the animalstuffed
Ngorongoro Crater, to name but a few. In the south,
less visited but equally impressive are the Selous Game Reserve
and Ruaha National Park, which are wild, remote and virtually
untouched.
Tanzania’s other main attraction is a mountain that needs no
introduction – snow-capped Kilimanjaro. Every year thousands
of people fulfil their lifetime ambition of climbing to the ‘roof of
Africa’ to watch the sun rise over Uhuru Peak.
In the west of Tanzania are the great lakes: Lake Victoria is
Africa’s largest freshwater lake and Lake Tanganyika is its
deepest; here the highlight is visiting chimpanzees at Gombe
or Mahale.
The country has a long coastline steeped in Swahili culture that
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