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Tanzania,
the land of
superlatives!! The
land of the famous Mount
Kilimanjaro,
the roof top of
Africa. The land of
the great Ngorongoro
Crater,
where you and I all
trace our ancestry
through the
discoveries of
Dr. Leaky at
the Olduvai
George'The
Cradle of Man-kind'.
The land of Lake
Tanganyika,
the second deepest
Lake in the world!
Mention the great
Lake Victoria
the biggest lake in
Africa. Mention the Great
Rift Valley,
and you will find it
there. Have you
heard of the Serengeti
Plains, also
proclaimed as the "World
Natural
Heritage" ?
it's the most
beautiful wild
animal sanctuary in
Northern Tanzania
Circuit,
Serengeti National
Park! Yes!!
Kilimanjaro and
Serengeti are BOTH
in Tanzania. Also,
the only place in
the world where you
can find tree
climbing lions thats
The famous Lake
Manyara .
The
Selous Consevation
Park which
is the worlds
largest protected
area, with abundance
of wild-life, it's
also a World Natural
Heritage, it consist
of
"Mikumi
National Park".
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you intend to
travel to
Tanzania as a
tourist, you
may wish to
look at the
following list
of travel
agents, tour
operators,
hotels and
lodges
operating in
Tanzania. You
may be better
off if you
read the
touristic
experience of
those who have
been there
before - for
example visit:
Notes
on a trip to
Tanzania- by
Tato Grasso
and Matteo
Rizzo.
But, obviously
you can have
more
information
about Tanzania
by visiting a
Tanzanian
Embassy
near you. And
for reliable
and
authoritative
information on
Tanzania
please visit
the website of
the Tanzania
High
Commission
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Here
is another
"fair"
source of information
about Tanzania.
And you may
wish to view the
beautiful Map
of Tanzania.
Dar-Es-Salaam
is the main and
the port city, Dar
es salaam in
Arabic means "The
Heaven Of
Peace".
The capital city
is Dodoma
other towns are
Arusha, Mwanza,
Tanga to mention a
few. Here is
Geographical
Features
of Tanzania and a
short and brief
History of
Tanzania.
Some general
useful and
interesting
links. Tanzania
is actually a
union of two
countries: Tanganyika
(the mainland part
of Tanzania) and Zanzibar
which consists of
the Islands of Unguja
, Pemba and
Mafia well
known as Spice
Islands for
the abundance of
exotic spices
often used in Zanzibar
cuisines.
You may wish to
visit Kamal's
page for
excellent
information about Zanzibar
[ The Stone-Town
]. If you're
planning to visit
Zanzibar and would
wish to access
Internet services
while there, then Internet
Zanzibar
services may be
worth considering. The
language widely
spoken in Tanzania
and the whole of
East Africa is Swahili.
This language is
becoming quite
popular in the
world today. The
well celebrated
movie, The Lion
King, featured
a couple of
Swahili words
like, "Hakuna
Matata"
meaning "No
Troubles/No
Problems" and
the word "Simba"
for a "Lion".Learn
more about
'Kiswahili
Language'
here and also
learn
pronounciation of
swahili
words here. One
of the most
popular dresses
among East African
women is kanga
and kitenge.
It is essentially
a pair of
colourful cotton
wrappings. The
writings that
appear on kanga
form part of the
beauty of that
dress. Usually the
writings are
Swahili proverbs
but sometimes are
derived from
Swahili slang, or
words meant to
send out some
messages across.   
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