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Arusha

Arusha

Arusha is located at the foot of Mount Meru and is at an altitude of 1300 meters above sea level. Built by the Germans in the late 19th C, Arusha became the center of colonial administration...

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Dar es Salaam

Dar es Salaam

Dar es Salaam is Tanzania's major city, the name means 'haven of peace' in Arabic. It began as a small fishing village in 1857 and now Dar es Salaam has 3 million people with a mix of African...

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Gombe Stream

Gombe Stream

Gombe Stream National Park was created to protect the thousands of chimpanzees. Gombe Stream is the smallest national park in Tanzania and is famous for the work of Jane Goodall. Guided walks...

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Mafia

Mafia

Mafia Island draws divers and snorkelers from around the world to the undersea world protected by the Mafia Island Marine Park. This island paradise first saw settlers in the 8th or 9th C, but...

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Recommended Tours

Mount Kilimanjaro

Mount Kilimanjaro

Mount Kilimanjaro includes the highest peak in Africa and this has made it a popular tourist destination since its opening in 1977. Kilimanjaro was formed over 1 million years ago.

Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Ngorongoro Conservation Area, home to the famous volcanic Ngorongoro Crater, is located between the Serengeti and Mountain Manyara. Other attractions that draw tourists to the area include Embagai Crater.

Pemba

Pemba

Pemba Island is the northernmost island in the Zanzibar archipelago and is the world's major clove producer. The Sultan of Muscat seized Pembain the 17th C and was so enchanted by the Spice Islands .

Serengeti

Serengeti

Serengeti National Park is a vast treeless plain with thousands, even millions of animals searching for fresh grasslands. 'Serengeti' means an 'extended place' in the Maasai language.

Stone Town

Stone Town

Stone Town is the cultural heart of Zanzibar and little has changed in the last 200 years. The narrow streets and winding alleyways are lined with grand houses as the original Arab owners vied with each other for the most extravagant.

Babati

Babati

Babati is a lively market town located in a fertile region along the edge of the Rift Valley. Babati is home to the Barbaig people who have maintained their traditional culture - women wear goatskin dresses.