Usambara Mountains
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardThe Usambara's are a part of the ancient Eastern Arc chain which mountains stretch in a broken crescent from the Taita hills in southern Kenya down to Morogoro and the southern…
Continue ReadingKilwa Kisiwani
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardKilwa Kisiwani, an authentic historical town in Real South, Located about 300km south of Dar es Salaam, Kilwa Kisiwani is the leading historical site in southern Tanzania. A quick…
Continue ReadingDar es Salaam City
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardDar es Salaam is the largest city and economic capital of Tanzania. Located in a quiet bay off the Indian Ocean coast, the city has developed into an economic importance to become…
Continue ReadingUdzungwa National Park
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardUdzungwa is the largest and with most biodiversity and a chain of a dozen large forest-swathed mountains that rise majestically from the flat coastal scrub of eastern Tanzania.…
Continue ReadingSelous Game Reserve
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardSelous Game Reserve is Africa's largest game reserve and one of favourite game viewing areas in Africa. Covering 50,000 square kilometres, is amongst the largest protected areas…
Continue ReadingMount Ol doinyo Lengai
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist Board"Oldoinyo Lengai" means “The Mountain of God” in the Maasai language. The summit of this strato-volcano is 2962 metres above sea level, and affords direct views into the…
Continue ReadingTarangire National Park
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardTarangire National Park has some of the highest population density of elephants as compared to anywhere in Tanzania, and its sparse vegetation, strewn with baobab and acacia…
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Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardOne gets to relish the palm trees as they sway in a cooling oceanic breeze. White sand and blue water sparkle alluringly beneath the tropical sun, brand Saadani is a splendid…
Continue ReadingRubondo Island National Park
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardLocated on the south-west shores of Lake Victoria, Rubondo Island National Park includes Rubondo Island and several other small islands of Lake Victoria. The park boasts for its…
Continue ReadingMount Kilimanjaro National Park
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardAt 5896m Mt Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain and one of the continent's magnificent sights, It has three main volcanic peaks, Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira. The name itself…
Continue ReadingMkomazi National Park
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardSet below the verdant slopes of the spectacular Usambara and Pare Eastern Arc Mountain Ranges and overseen by iconic snow – capped peak of Kilimanjaro, Mkomazi is a virgin…
Continue ReadingMikumi National Park
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardMikumi is Tanzania’s fourth-largest national park. It’s also the most accessible from Dar es Salaam. With almost guaranteed wildlife sightings, it makes an ideal safari…
Continue ReadingLake Manyara National Park
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardLocated beneath the cliffs of the Manyara Escarpment, on the edge of the Rift Valley, Lake Manyara National Park offers varied ecosystems, incredible bird life, and breathtaking…
Continue ReadingKatavi National Park
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardIt offers un-spoilt wildlife viewing in the country’s third-largest national park, in a remote location far off the beaten track. The national park is Africa at its most wild…
Continue ReadingKatavi Region
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardKatavi National Park, the real Eden of the Southern Highlands. Driving across lush green marshland, populated by of hippos, flocks of waterfowl and elephants on abundant foliage…
Continue ReadingArusha National Park
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardArusha National Park (ANAPA) is a gem of varied ecosystems and spectacular views of Mt. Meru, the crater that gives the region its name It is a popular destination for day trip…
Continue ReadingSerengeti National Park
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardSerengeti National Park is undoubtedly the best-known wildlife sanctuary in the world, unequalled for its natural beauty and scientific value, it has the greatest concentration of…
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Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardA soda lake at the base of the active Ol Donyo Lengai volcano, the area around Lake Natron is often described as having a desolate and almost lunar beauty. Lake Natron is found in…
Continue ReadingLake Eyasi
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardLake Eyasi is a seasonal shallow endorheic salt lake on the floor of the Great Rift Valley at the base of the Serengeti Plateau, just south of the Serengeti National Park and…
Continue ReadingLake Chala
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardLake Chala is a unique caldera lake, and is thought to be the deepest inland body of water in Africa. This lake is fed by underground springs from Mt. Kilimanjaro. The lake has a…
Continue ReadingLake Nyasa
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardLake Nyasa, also called Lake Malawi, lake, southernmost and third largest of the East African Rift Valley lakes of East Africa, lying in a deep trough mainly within Malawi. Lake…
Continue ReadingLake Victoria
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardWith a surface area of 68,800 sq km (26,600 sq mi), Lake Victoria is Africa’s largest lake. In addition, it's the largest tropical lake in the world, and the planet's second…
Continue ReadingPare Mountains
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardPart of the Eastern Arc range in north-eastern Tanzania, the remote Pare Mountains are extremely rewarding to the avid trekker searching for hiking trails off the beaten path.…
Continue ReadingUporoto, Kipengere and Livingstone Ranges
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardEastern Arc Mountains offer best panoramic tourist Attractions. Not only the famous wildlife parks in northern Tanzania offer best tourist attractions by their animal diversity. …
Continue ReadingMpanga Kipengere Game Reserve
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardMpanga – Kipengere Game Reserve is the newest wildlife reserve in Tanzania and covers a total area of 1,574 kilometres. This reserve is famous by its unique flora and fauna,…
Continue ReadingLake Jipe
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardLake Jipe is a small, shallow lake (area 28 sq. km and average depth less than 3 m), lying astride the Kenya-Tanzania border, just to the east of the northern Pare Mountains of…
Continue ReadingMatema Beach Town
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardMatema Beach, a beachside town in Mbeya Region, Located on the beautiful shores of Lake Nyasa, Matema Beach is among the most scenic tourist attractive site in Tanzania. The…
Continue ReadingLake Ngosi
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardLake Ngosi, a thrilling crater lake in Southern Highlands of Tanzania Standing as the second largest Crater Lake in Africa, Ngosi Lake is the leading tourist attraction in Rungwe…
Continue ReadingMbozi Meteorite
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardMbozi Meteorite: World's eighth largest, located about 65km southwest of Mbeya is the Mbozi meteorite, weighing an estimated 25 metric tonnes, it's around 3m long and 1m tall …
Continue ReadingNyumba Nitu Natural Forest
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardPaying a day visit inside Nyumba Nitu natural forest in Njombe would be an exciting and memorable adventure worth reckoning. The Nyumba Nitu natural forest is located in Mlevela…
Continue ReadingKijungu Falls, Natural Bridge and Kiwira River
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardKijungu falls and the natural bridge, key attractions on Kiwira River Kiwira River is a natural attraction in Mbeya region by its miracles which local communities associate with…
Continue ReadingMbeya Region
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardTourism jewel in the making. Mbeya Region is one of Tanzania's 30 administrative regions. It is located in the country's southwest. The regional capital is the city of Mbeya. A…
Continue ReadingNjombe Region
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardUpcoming tourist destination site in Southern Highlands, and Carved from Iringa region, the newly established Njombe region is an upcoming tourism attractive area, ideal for…
Continue ReadingLake Tanganyika
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardLake Tanganyika is the world’s longest (660km), deepest in Africa and second-deepest in the world (more than 1436m) and second-largest (by volume) freshwater lake. At somewhere…
Continue ReadingUkerewe Island
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardUkerewe is the largest island in Lake Victoria and the largest inland island in Africa, with an area of approximately 530 km². Ukerewe Island is situated in the Ukerewe District,…
Continue ReadingZanzibar Island
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardKnown as the Spice Island, the beautiful island of Zanzibar on Africa’s east coast is bursting with culture and history, seemingly at odds with its idyllic geography of…
Continue ReadingTabora Town
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardThe sleepy town of Tabora, in the hinterland of western Tanzania, remains a key transit point in the country. The Central Line railway branches at Tabora to both Kigoma and…
Continue ReadingMikindani Town
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardTravelling to Mikindani is an adventure in itself. With rugged road access and a small airstrip, the area is very much off the beaten path. But such secluded surroundings mean…
Continue ReadingIringa Town
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardLocated in the southern highlands of Tanzania, near the country’s legislative capital of Dodoma and the agricultural centre of Morogoro, Iringa is a pleasant small town and a…
Continue ReadingMusoma Town
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardIt is located on the shores of Lake Victoria in the north of Tanzania, near the Kenyan border. The town offers much amusement to the passing visitors and is a point of cultural…
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Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardThe small town of Mtwara is located on the coast of south-eastern Tanzania, along the rugged patch of coastline that leads to the country’s border with Mozambique. Elevated…
Continue ReadingMwanza City
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardThe city of Mwanza is the major Tanzanian port on Lake Victoria and a major centre of economic activities in the region. The lake borders the country’s East African neighbours…
Continue ReadingLushoto Town
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardThis leafy highland town is nestled in a fertile valley at about 1200m, surrounded by pines and eucalyptus mixed with banana plants and other tropical foliage. It’s the centre…
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Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardLocated in the northern highlands of Tanzania, beneath the twin peaks of Mt. Meru and Mount Kilimanjaro, Arusha is the safari capital of the country. Guests embarking on the…
Continue ReadingTanga City
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardTanga was once another stopping point, in competition with Pangani and Bagamoyo, for caravans on their way to the hinterland of Central Africa searching for ivory and slaves. The…
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Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardVisitors on their way to the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater pass through the town of Karatu, under the benevolent peak of Ol Deani, on their way through the northern highlands.…
Continue ReadingDodoma Town
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardLocated in the heartland of Tanzania, Dodoma is the nation’s official political capital and the seat of government in the country. Comparably, it is much smaller and less…
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Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardPangani is a small town in East Africa’s coast that was 50 kms South of Tanga with long history culture the town has Arabic, German, Asian and British Colonial rules influence.…
Continue ReadingKigoma Town
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardThe bustling town of Kigoma is the regional capital of western Tanzania and a central port in the area. Located on the eastern shores of Lake Tanganyika, Kigoma is surrounded by…
Continue ReadingBagamoyo Town
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardThe town of Bagamoyo is a home to world class Historical sites and one of UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites with rich cultural heritage waiting you to explore. This town was once a…
Continue ReadingSaanane Island National Park
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardSaanane Island is a fully fledged National Park since July, 2013, covering an area of 2.18 sq km comprises of three islets and aquatic environment. The islets lie on the southern…
Continue ReadingMount Meru
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardCon i suoi 4566m, il Monte Meru è la quinta montagna più alta del continente africano e la seconda più alta in Tanzania. Circa 250.000 anni fa, una massiccia esplosione…
Continue ReadingKalambo Falls
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardKalambo Falls is said to be Africa's second tallest free-leaping or single-drop waterfall (second to one of the tiers of Tugela Falls in South Africa) at 221m. As a matter of…
Continue ReadingMateruni and Kuringe Waterfalls
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardThis very impressive Waterfall is one of the tallest in the area, spewing crystal clear glacier water 70m into its basin. The beautiful path leading to Materuni Waterfall is…
Continue ReadingRundugai Hot Springs
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardRundugai hot water springs / (Kikuletwa Hot Springs) or Chemka hot springs are an unexpected paradise hidden in the desert scrub outside the town of Boma. Situated about 35…
Continue ReadingMoshi Town
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardNestled at the base of Mount Kilimanjaro, Moshi is the coffee producing centre of the country. All around the town and on the slopes of Kilimanjaro, there are vast plantations of…
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Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardThe Amboni Caves are the most extensive limestone caves in East Africa. They are located 8 km north of Tanga City in Tanzania off the Tanga-Mombasa road. The caves were formed…
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Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardRuaha national park is one of the few Tanzania’s famous wilderness area where one can have a rare experience of game viewing spiced up by the fascinating landscape. The park is…
Continue ReadingDar es Salaam Marine Reserve
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardThe Dar es Salaam Marine Reserve System (DMRS) is a group of marine wildlife reserves in Tanzania, situated off the coast of Dar es Salaam Region. The reserve system consists of…
Continue ReadingMafia Island Marine Park
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardMafia is renowned as an excellent world-class diving destination with some of the richest reefs in the world, The park covers the Southern part of Mafia Island and includes the…
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Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardMikindani is a fascinating old town with winding streets and an exciting blend of African, Arabic and European architecture. The arms of the bay mouth contain old houses with…
Continue ReadingMnazi Bay-Ruvuma Estuary Marine Park
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardLocated in southern Tanzania, on the Mozambique border, is home to important populations of whales, dolphins, four species of turtle and numerous birds. The park is a…
Continue ReadingOlduvai Gorge & Laetoli
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardOver the last thirty years or so, it has become increasingly apparent that Africa is probably the "Cradle of Mankind". From Africa they spread out to populate the rest of Earth.…
Continue ReadingMaziwe Marine Reserve
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardMaziwe island is a very small unvegetated island surrounded by coral reefs located about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south east of the town of Pangani off the northern coast of…
Continue ReadingTanga Coelacanth Marine Park
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardTanga Coelacanth Marine Park (TACMP) is located on the northern coastline of Tanzania. It extends for 100 km along the coastline from north of Pangani River estuary to Mafuriko…
Continue ReadingChumbe Island Marine Sanctuary
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardChumbe offers some of the most pristine and colourful coral reefs in the world, with over 200 species of coral providing a sanctuary for more than 400 species of colourful fish.…
Continue ReadingThe Nature Forest Reserve
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardThe Forest Nature Reserve (NFR) category of protected area (PA) offers the highest level of protection under the National Forest Act of Tanzania. FNRs are state-owned and are…
Continue ReadingNachingwea Town
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardNachingwea is a hidden tourist attractive area in Southern Tanzania, notably known by its rich African cultures, colonial history and the Mozambican liberation struggle for…
Continue ReadingLiwale Town
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardNamed after local Miwale palms, Liwale district is a rich tourist attractive site by its history and cool weather combined with active, thrilling nightlife. A visit to Liwale…
Continue ReadingIpole WMA
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardIPOLE WMA is located in Sikonge District, Tabora Region, some 96 km from Tabora Municipality (town). It covers an area of 2,540 kilometres of conserved forestland. IPOLE WMA,…
Continue ReadingMbomipa WMA
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardNeighbouring the Ruaha National Park, Mbomipa WMA is made up of land carved from 21 villages located in Idodi and Pawaga administrative wards in Iringa Rural District. MBOMIPA…
Continue ReadingEnduimet WMA
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardLOCATED in Longido District on the Basin land of the western foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro, Enduimet Wildlife Management Area (WMA) was established in 2003 with land allocated…
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Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardMorogoro lies in the agricultural heartland of Tanzania, and is a centre of farming in the southern highlands. Tobacco is grown in the region and consolidated here before going to…
Continue ReadingMnemba Island Conservation Area
Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardMnemba Island is a single small island located about 3 km off the northeast coast of Unguja, the largest island of the Zanzibar Archipelago, Tanzania, opposite Muyuni Beach. It is…
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Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardBURUNGE WMA is located in Babati District, Manyara Region along Arusha-Babati-Singida-Dodoma highway, about 120 kilometres from tourist city of Arusha. Home to elephants and…
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Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardRANDILEN WMA is located in Monduli District, Arusha Region, occupying an area of 31,200.68 hectares of forest land, carved from Mswakini, Mswakini Juu and Naitolia villages. Best…
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Category: Tanzania > Tourism > Destinations Source: Tanzania Tourist BoardSETTING a natural home to migrating animals from Serengeti National Park, IKONA WMA is a community based wildlife conservation area where photographic safaris had paid a…
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