Lake Manyara National Park

Stretching for 50 km along the base of the 600 meter high escarpment of the African Rift Valley, Lake Manyara National Park offers visitors a microcosm of the Tanzania safari experience.  Though it is not as big as the other renowned national parks of Tanzania, the park contains wide variety of animals per square kilometer.  [...]

Olduvai Gorge

Olduvai Gorge (sometimes spelt Oldupai Gorge) is the most famous archeological location in East Africa, and has become an essential visit for travelers to Ngorongoro or Serengeti.  It is located about 40 km north-west of Ngorongoro Crater, just a few kilometers off the main Serengeti road.
The first European known to have seen Olduvai Gorge was [...]

Mafia Island Marine Park Information: Safari Activities

Lying in the Indian Ocean, Mafia Island faces the multiple deltas of the Rufiji River, while further inland lies Africa’s largest game reserve, the Selous.  Mafia Island is only 30 minute flight south of the commercial capital  of Dar es salaam and 20km off the Tanzanian coastline, opposite the Rufiji River mouth.
Mafia Island Marine Park [...]

Zanzibar: History, Culture and Safari Attractions Information

Think of Zanzibar and images of  romantic dhows with curved white sails, veiled women of mystery, ancient ruins and exotic spices float before your eyes.  Zanzibar is known throughout the world as the jewel of the Indian Ocean and has a romantic, colorful history of seafarers and explorers, of riches and tragedy, and of [...]

Mount Meru – Safari Attractions Information and Tour Activities

Mount Meru is a conical volcanic mountain reaching a height of 4,566m above sea level and is the fifth highest in Africa.  The mountain is within Arusha National Park, which came into existence in 1960 when the wildlife area around the Momella Lakes and Ngurudoto Crater were officially declared a protected area. The park has [...]

Selous Game Reserve

Covering an area of around 50,000sqkm, the Selous Game Reserve is the largest protected wildlife are in the world.  Despite this great size, the reserve is as yet uninhabited by man and could therefore qualify as the world’s largest unspoiled wilderness.  Because of the unique ecological importance of the reserve, it is a Worl Heritage [...]