Archive for 2010
Keep, humans, wildlife separate
Reports of frequent attacks on human beings by wild animals are unsettling. In the past week alone, two people were mauled to death by marauding hyenas in Mbulu District and a man was killed by a raging buffalo in Monduli District.
This surely sets the stage for increased conflict between humans and [...]
Dar es Salaam snake yet to be located
Officials of the ministry of Tourism and Natural Resources are yet to locate the python that is believed to have escaped into the sprawling Keko-Mwanga estate in Dar es Salaam on July 29.
Most residents were yesterday deeply worried as no one had officially informed them about the snake’s disappearance.
The information about the [...]
Mkomazi National Park
TANZANIA’S NEW PARK
The number of national parks managed by Tanzania National Parks has increased to fifteen with the recent additional of Mkomazi National Park.
Comprising 3,234sq km in northern Tanzania, Mkomazi is a spectacular wilderness of dry bush, ancient baobab tress, isolated rocky hills, open savannah, acacias and grassy valleys. To the northwest is Mount [...]
WHERE TO STAY IN ARUSHA
Recommended Accommodation Facilities in and around Arusha Town
RIVERTREES COUNTRY INN
A cosy country inn set in 10 acres of natural gardens along Usa River, with breathingtaking views of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Mt. Meru and Wildlife only 20 minutes from Kilimanjaro International Airport, Price, up to $150 per night.
P.O. Box 235, Arusha
Tel: +255 27 2553894
E-mail: rivertrees@habari.co.tz
THE ARUSHA [...]
A CULTURAL-TOURISM SAMPLER IN NORTHERN TANZANIA
Culture Tourism is one of the leading attractions of Tanzania. The country has all the major ethnic and linguistic groups of Africa that includes over 100 different tribes.
Arusha Town is surrounded by tribal societies that are in transition from traditional to modern way of life. A visit to the villages enables visitors to get an [...]
ARUSHA CITY GUIDE: PEACE, CULTURE, NATURE
Arusha, Geneva of Africa, noble city of Northern Tanzania. Can the name of any other city conjure up so many romantic ideas, such rich concepts of peace, culture and nature?
Centered at the mid point of Africa on the Cape-to-Cairo line, Arusha is a sophisticated, lively city, with much to offer to travelers. Shopping, coffee houses, [...]
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 [...]
