by BSC | Apr 5, 2018 | Destinations, Parks
Ruaha National Park is Tanzania’s largest and biggest national park located Central Tanzania, 128km (80 miles) west of Iringa. This relatively new and undisturbed park is one of Tanzania’s largest elephant sanctuaries. Its name derives from the great Ruaha...
by BSC | Apr 5, 2018 | Destinations, Parks
Tarangire National Park is the sixth largest national park in Tanzania after Ruaha, Serengeti, Mikumi, Katavi and Mkomazi National Parks. The name is derived from the Tarangire river, a river that crosses through the park, having this river as the source of water for...
by BSC | Apr 5, 2018 | Destinations, Parks
Set deep in the heart of the African interior, inaccessible by road and only 100km (60 miles) south of where Stanley uttered that immortal greeting “Doctor Livingstone, I presume”, is a scene reminiscent of an Indian Ocean island beach idyll. Silky white coves hem in...
by ruge | Apr 5, 2018 | Destinations, Historic Sites
The island of Kilwa Kisiwani is located in the south of Tanzania, a short boat ride from the mainland. It was once a thriving seaport; from the eleventh century the sultans of Kilwa grew rich from control of the gold trade. Gold was mined at Great Zimbabwe far off in...
by ruge | Apr 5, 2018 | Destinations, Historic Sites
In the far south of Tanzania, Mikindani is an old port town that was once a centre of trade on East Africa’s Swahili coast. Its original inhabitants were members of the Makonde tribe, who were joined by Arab traders in the 9th and 17th centuries, trading in...
by ruge | Apr 5, 2018 | Destinations, Historic Sites
Olduvai Gorge is a site in Tanzania that holds the earliest evidence of the existence of human ancestors. Paleoanthropologists have found hundreds of fossilized bones and stone tools in the area dating back millions of years, leading them to conclude that humans...
