Top ten tourist attractions in Tanzania

Tanzania is a haven for safari tours, with wildebeest galloping on the plains, hippos pushing each other in the river, huge herds of elephants that seasonal dust on the migration road, and chimpanzees hanging from trees and swinging around. However, it is not just wild animals that intoxicate tourists. Tanzania's Indian Ocean coastline is magical. It has quiet islands, long beaches and quiet seaside villages that have been immersed in Swahili culture for hundreds of years. Coconut trees sway in the breeze, dhows sail on the sea, and colorful fish glide across spectacular corals in the blue water. When you have been here, you want to come again, and most Tanzanians will say to you "karibu tena" welcome to come again).

Dar es Salaam

Dar es Salaam is the largest city and former capital of Tanzania. It is the capital of Dar es Salaam district and can be called the "Economic Capital of Tanzania." The city is adjacent to the Indian Ocean and is an excellent natural harbor. It has the Port of Resalam, which is the main seaport in Tanzania and East African countries.

Dar es Salaam has its unique history and culture. It is one of the typical representative towns of Swahili culture formed by the blending of Bantu culture and Arab, Indian and Pakistan cultures along the Indian Ocean coast of East Africa. In terms of architectural styles, there are local African Bantu customs, German colonialist culture, British colonialist culture, national independence spirit and Kiswahili culture, as well as a mixture of these cultural customs, such as the tall and bright European countries, the patio corridors of the Middle East, carved doors and windows of India and Pakistan, and mixed glass shutters.

There are many places to visit in Dar es Salaam. The Askari Monument is erected to commemorate the African soldiers killed in World War I. The miniature botanical garden displays a variety of East African tropical tree species. The National Museum displays fossils of the oldest human footprints that walked upright 3.6 million years ago, and the Old Parliament Building tells people about Dar es Salaam's history as the capital of Tanzania.

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Ebony Market Ebony Wood Carving is a traditional Tanzanian art work. It originated from the Makunde settlement and is also known as the Makunde wood carving art. Black wood carvings are not only famous in East Africa, but also loved by artists and collectors in many countries. Sweden, Britain, Germany, and Japan have Maconde Art Museums.

The black wood carving is derived from ebony, a rare and precious tree species in Tanzania. The bark of ebony is yellow-white, and the wood is purple-black, purple-red or mineral color. It has delicate texture, hard and wear-resistant, anti-corrosion and moth-proof, and is heavier than water. After carving and polishing, the oil shine is bright and the impact is clank.

Black wood carvings are divided into four categories: Shetani, Mamingu, Uamaa and mask.

1. The Sitaini type is a carving of gods and totems. Its conception is ingenious, its shape is exaggerated, its charm is unique, and it can give people wonderful reverie. It is the most praised sculpture by artists.

2. The shape of the cloud carving is similar to the clouds in the sky. According to the craftsmen, their creations were inspired by the white clouds, colorful clouds or dark clouds in the sky. Before carving, they often looked at the changing clouds in the sky and combined them with their own imagination to create, so the carved works have abstract shapes and smooth lines.

3. The group carving type is to carve several, a dozen, or even hundreds of characters on a wooden section in a stacked form, forming an upright shape. The carving technique uses embossed and carving forms to carve characters around a section of trees, or hollow out the center to fully reveal the shape and spirit of various characters. The group carvings fully demonstrate the local customs and customs of the Makonde people and record the vivid story of a family or tribe.

4. Most of the mask-type carvings are decorative supplies, including hanging boards, avatars, etc., with rich expressions, bold and unconstrained knives, and very national characteristics.

Mafia Island

Mafia Island is 10 miles off the coast of Tanzania in Africa and 80 miles south of Zanzibar. Mafia Island may not have as many white sandy beaches as Zanzibar Island, but it also does not have the scorching sun and turbulent political conditions of Zanzibar Island. The island of Mafia is surrounded by the Indian Ocean, about the same size as the Isle of Wight in the UK, and is part of the Swahili Coast that soon disappears into the horizon. There are three hotels on the island, and a main road is hidden under thin sand, like a rut.

Compared with the scenery above the water, the underwater world of Mafia Island is more fascinating. Chole Bay is rich in marine resources, especially tropical fish and high-quality corals.

Accommodation: "Pole Pole Resort" is the best hotel on the island of Mafia (double room is US$160 per day, including three meals a day). The "Bollebole Resort" consists of nine bungalows with corridors. The roofs are covered with thatched grass. The rooms are filled with red mahogany furniture and fine cotton curtains and sheets.

Food: There are many Italian-Swahili restaurants located on the waterfront, each overlooking the beach. Here, you can't expect to eat other styles of food.

Details: Cholei Bay is undoubtedly the biggest highlight of Mafia Island, so don't forget to bring diving equipment.

Transportation routes: Take a Kenyan flight from Heathrow Airport in London, transfer in Nairobi, and go to Dar es Salaam Airport, the capital of Tanzania (lowest fare: £ 378); then take a Zanzibar flight from Dar es Salaam to Mafia Island (lowest round-trip fare: £ 70).

Tortoise Island in Zanzibar

It takes an hour and a half to take a boat from Dar es Salaam, the capital of Tanzania, to reach Zanzibar, known as Xiangdao. Zanzibar is an evergreen island with lush trees all year round. It is composed of more than 20 small islands including Zanzibar Island, Pemba Island, and Turtle Island. On April 24, 1964, Zanzibar united with Tanganyika to become the current United Republic of Tanzania.

In Zanzibar, the most attractive place is Turtle Island. Turtle Island is 5 kilometers away from Zanzibar City and takes only 40 minutes by electric boat. Because there are more than 100 large turtles on the island, people call it Turtle Island. It is no exaggeration to say that it is a paradise. The island is shaded by trees, flowers are in full bloom, and birds are singing. It can be said to be a peaceful and fragrant world. Standing on the island and looking into the distance, you can see the vast sea, the sound of the waves, and the green and clear sea water, which makes you open your mind. Here you can also see seabirds flying, fish sails dotted, and the scenery is beautiful. But the most unforgettable thing is the big turtle on the island.

According to reports, the smallest turtle on the island is 300 years old, and the largest turtle is more than 500 years old. Although the turtles here are very old, they are lively and lovely. Some turtles are hidden under the bamboo forest, some are playing with tourists, and some are teasing each other. Riding on the back of turtles is allowed to take photos here, so tourists have a great time. The big turtles here are dry turtles and have special personnel to feed and manage them. There are several small roads on the island for tourists to walk around, and there is no source of pollution.

There is only one "restaurant" on the island, which is a place that makes food for big turtles and a dining place for employees. There is no garbage on the island because it is stipulated that there is a heavy fine for littering. Tourists coming to the island especially abide by the rules and have never seen anyone littering. There are several souvenir shops made from turtle shells here, and none of those who come here leave empty-handed.

Serengeti National Park

Located west of the Great Rift Valley and 130 kilometers west-northwest of Arusha, part of the strip stretches westward into Lake Victoria for 8 kilometers and extends to the Kenyan border in the north. It became a protected area after 1940; in 1929, 228,600 hectares of central Serengeti was designated as a hunting reserve; in 1951, a national park was established; in 1959, it was expanded.

The Serengeti-Ngorongoro Biological Reserve (together with the adjacent Masuva Hunting Reserve) is internationally recognized as part of the UNESCO Human and Ecology Program and was included in the World Heritage List that same year. Serengeti National Park (1,476,300 hectares) is part of the entire ecological reserve (2,305,000 hectares). It is adjacent to the Ngorongoro Reserve (809,440 hectares) to the southeast, the Loliondo Game Reserve (400,000 hectares) to the northeast, the Kenyan Mara National Reserve (151,000 hectares) to the north, and the Grumeti Game Reserve (500,000 hectares) to the west. The altitude ranges from 920 meters to 1850 meters.

The Serengeti Plain is mainly volcanic ash-covered crystalline rock, accompanied by a large number of granite (hills) exposed to the ground. The northern and western panhandle are mainly mountainous areas formed by volcanic eruptions. The two west-facing rivers have water all year round, as well as many lakes, swamps, and springs.

Rainfall is mainly concentrated from November to May of the following year, with peak periods in December and March and April. The average annual temperature is 20.8℃. The average annual precipitation recorded at an altitude of 1150 meters is 1210 mm. Rainfall decreases eastward and increases from north to west. The annual rainfall reaches 950 mm in the narrow strip near Lake Victoria in the west, and 1150 mm near the Kenyan border at the northernmost tip of the park.

The vegetation is dominated by open steppe plants, but almost all become desert in severe drought. The main plants are grass such as crabgrass and rattail millet (representative plants of saline-alkali soil). In humid areas, the growth of Hydrocentipede is dominant. In the middle of the park is a large area of acacia woodland grassland. Hilly plants and dense woodland, as well as some promenade forests, cover most of the northern part of the park. Lowland and mountain plants are mainly acacia.

Ngorongoro Nature Reserve is a gathering place for wild animals and has a large number of large mammals in the huge Ngorongoro crater. In the nearby Oduvai Canyon, fossils of early humans and traces of human life were unearthed. The Tanzanian government has invested a lot of manpower and material resources to protect the wild animals here.

Ngorongoro Nature Reserve is located in the northern part of the Republic of Tanzania. It was included in the World Heritage List in 1979. The reserve is a vast plateau volcanic area, connecting Serengeti National Park to the west and Manyara Lake National Park to the east, covering an area of 80,944 square kilometers. The area was administratively demarcated from within Serengeti National Park in 1957 and became an independent nature reserve. The area includes the famous Ngorongoro Crater, the Oduvai Canyon and the Npakai Crater, which has become a deep lake.

Every year in May and June, a huge herd of zebras and spotted wildebeests gather on the Serengeti Plateau, with six or seven horses standing in a row, ready to start a 500-kilometer westward migration. This spectacular sight in the Ngorongoro Nature Reserve is rare in the world.

Ngorongoro Crater is the most complete crater in the world, with an altitude of 2286 meters. Ngorongoro was an active volcano 8 million years ago. The bottom of the crater is called a caldera in technical terms, which is a large depression formed by the volcanic cone sinking into the volcanic well, covering an area of 160 square kilometers. Along the outer edge of the crater, there are 6 peaks with an altitude of more than 3000 meters rising from the ground, towering into the clouds.

The animals in the Ngorongoro crater, from the smallest "Dikdick" antelope to rhinoceros, lions, and elephants, are of a wide variety and astonishing number, making the crater famous all over the world. Whenever spring comes, thousands of flamingos preparing to migrate annually gather in the salty lake in the crater, like a layer of pink gauze spread on the lake. It is extremely beautiful. The flowers in the crater are complex, with lilies, mortars, petunias, daisies, lentils, and clovers blooming in full bloom, making the scenery of the crater charming. Masai herders have lived in crater areas for generations.

In the mid-1950s, the Oduvai Shallow Canyon was discovered 40 kilometers west of the Ngorongoro Crater. The Canyon was formed by ancient river water erosion of rock layers. In 1959, anthropologists unearthed the 1.25 million-year-old Australopithecus skull here. In 1960, the fossil remains of Homo habilis, stone tools and distant ancestors of animals still hunted were unearthed 1.9 million years ago. These findings are of great value to the current complex and controversial study of ethnogenealogy.

Ruaha National Park Ruaha National Park is one of the most mysterious wildlife parks in Tanzania. It is located in central Tanzania, about 130 kilometers in Iringa. Covering an area of 10300 square kilometers, the park is the largest elephant habitat in Tanzania, combining spectacular wilderness scenes, tranquil wildlife landscapes and exciting and beautiful scenery.

Ruaha National Park is named after the Greater Ruaha River, which flows along the eastern boundary of the park, forming the spectacular Grand Canyon. The Greater Ruaha River eventually flows into the Rufiki River, where rhinos and crocodiles live. Gollopes, young reed gazelles and water buffaloes often venture close to the river to drink water, attracting the attention of lions, cheetahs, hyenas, jackals and jackals. The park also has a runway for small aircraft to take off and land on the west bank of the river.

Most of the park is located on a 900-meter plateau, where undulating hills, valleys and plains make the terrain for viewing wildlife unique. Due to the remote location of the park, most of its areas are still in an undeveloped state. Because of this, safari trips to this national park often have a feeling of private adventure and unique experiences. For fierce wilderness lovers and keen safari seekers, a trip to Ruaha National Park will be unique and a perfect experience for their trip to Africa.

Qitulo National Park

Zitulo National Park is an alpine grassland and mountain forest reserve located in the highlands of southern Tanzania. It covers an area of 412.9 square kilometers. One part is in the Mbeya area and the other part is in the Iringa area. The reserve mainly includes the Zitulo Plateau and the nearby Livingstone Forest.

Locals regard the Chitulo Plateau as Bustani ya Mungu, which means God's garden. Botanists call it the Serengeti's flower and "one of the world's great plant landscapes." As one of the important watersheds of the Roha River, Qitulo is famous for its rich vegetation, not only orchids, but also the surprising yellow and orange torch lilies and a variety of Garo trees, geraniums, mountain stems, lilies and emerald patterns, of which more than 30 are native plants in southern Tanzania. Large animals are rare, but there are also young reed gazelles and large antelopes wandering in the open grassland.

Qitulo National Park is not only a haven for botanists and hikers, but also attracts many bird watchers. Tanzania's only rare Great Bustard population lives here, as well as the breeding ground of the endangered green swallow, as well as the highly regional mountainous swamp fish wrens, Njongbei warblers and Zibengori seed-eating finches. There are also local butterflies, chameleons, lizards and frogs, making God's Garden more biodiverse.

Lubondo Island National Park Lubondo Island National Park covers an area of 240 square kilometers. It is located in southwestern Tanzania, at the southwest corner of Lake Victoria, the second largest lake in the world, and 150 kilometers west of Mwanza.

Lubondo is like a water-based fairyland. The barren sand sea is connected to the virgin forest. Tamarind, palms, small fig trees and fig trees build a maze, in which the spotted antelope runs quickly but silently.The fluffy aquatic forest antelope is the most difficult antelope to see in other places, but it can be seen everywhere here. Birds can also be seen everywhere. The malachite kingfisher shines with blue light and inhabits low in the reeds. It is very charming. When it flies over the lake shore, you can see its swallow-like tail. Herons, storks, spoonbills that thrive on lakesides, and thousands of Eurasian migratory birds during the northern winter flock here.

90% of the park is moist forest, and the rest range from open grasslands to papyrus river beds. Wild jasmine and 40 species of orchids compete for beauty, exuding a mixed fragrance that pervades the forest. In addition to the local nursing hippos, African grassland monkeys, fragrant cats and meerkats, the animals inhabit here are also introduced species such as chimpanzees, black and white colobus monkeys, elephants and giraffes. Lubondo has inconvenient transportation, so all animals can live safely here.

Gombe River National Park

Gombe River National Park is the smallest national park in Tanzania, covering an area of only 52 square kilometers. This is a long, narrow area where chimpanzees can often be seen standing on steep slopes and in low-lying river valleys. The north bank of Lake Tanganyika surrounds the river valley.

Chimpanzees have long been accustomed to human tourists, and Dr. Jane Goodell's pioneering team has made the chimpanzees living here famous around the world. The pioneering team has established a behavioral survey program since 1960 and is now at the forefront of this research. Chimpanzees have 98% of their genes the same as humans. In the chimpanzees 'screams of calling friends, one can naturally distinguish who is a celebrity, who is good at playing power, and who is an insignificant little character. Perhaps when you look into the eyes of a chimpanzee, you will see a flashing gaze, indicating understanding. In turn, it is also looking at you. Such an expression can even transcend the obstacles of the Ordos and convey identification with humans.

The other most common mammals in Gombe River National Park are primates. People have been studying them since the 1960s and have found that olive tree baboons are the most common and often linger on the coast in groups. Red-tailed monkeys and colobus monkeys have always used the forest as a natural tent, and colobus monkeys are often hunted by chimpanzees.