With almost a third of its land protected for wildlife viewing and some of the best game parks on the continent, safari is a way of life in Tanzania. Visitors flock here to witness the epic annual Great Migration pass through the legendary Serengeti – a massive spectacle with wildebeest herds so large they can be seen from space.
The neighbouring Ngorongoro Conservation Area is home to an extraordinary selection of predators. Further south, Ruaha National Park and Selous Game Reserve offer wild, off-the-beaten track game viewing in a spectacular setting. Add to this the exotic island of Zanzibar and its palm-fringed beaches, Kilimanjaro – Africa’s highest mountain – and the jungle-clad shores of Lake Victoria and you have one of the most beautiful, vibrant and diverse countries in Africa.
With a landmass of 945 203km², Tanzania is the largest country in East Africa and was founded in 1964 with the merger of mainland Tanganyika and the island of Zanzibar. Safari has been a way of life in Tanzania for many years and the country has some of the best game parks in the world.
Among Tanzania’s neighbors are Kenya and Uganda to the north; Rwanda, Burundi, DRC and Zambia to the west; and Malawi and Mozambique to the south. The terrain can be broadly divided into three major geographical zones; the narrow lowland coastal strip that adjoins the Indian Ocean; a vast interior plateau that extends over most of the interior, cut in two places by branches of the Great Rift Valley, and lastly, the scattered mountainous regions. Key landmarks include Mount Kilimanjaro, the Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti National Park and Lake Victoria. The varied ecosystems include wetlands and marine habitats, vast savannahs, and tropical, subtropical and montane forest.
The 8 292km² Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) in the Southern Serengeti has been recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for four reasons: it contains crucial palaeontological evidence of human evolution; the presence of Ngorongoro Crater, the largest unbroken caldera in the world; the large concentration of wildlife, including 25 000 large animals; the variations in climate, landforms and altitude, resulting in several overlapping ecosystems and distinct habitats.
The country is now home to approximately 120 tribal groups and the citizens are proud of their multicultural heritage. The dominant religions are Christianity and Islam, the latter especially along the coast.
The official languages of the country are Swahili and English, however many indigenous languages are still spoken. Arabic is widely spoken in the coastal areas and Zanzibar.
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