Facts About Tanzania

Facts About Tanzania

Tanzania is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to the south; Zambia to the southwest; and Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. 

Vibrant Holiday Safaris brings you amazing facts about Tanzania;

The tallest mountain in Africa is found in Tanzania;

Tanzania is home to Mountain Kilimanjaro which is the tallest mountain in Africa and the highest free standing mountain in the world. Almost every kind of ecological system is found including cultivated land, rain forest, heath, moorland, alpine desert and an arctic summit.

Swahili Language is the official language in Tanzania;

There are over 120 languages spoken in Tanzania, most of them from the Bantu family. However, Swahili is the official language and is spoken in the whole of Tanzania.

Zanzibar is home to the best beaches in the world;

Zanzibar, Swahili Unguja, city and port of the island of Zanzibar, Tanzania. The island’s principal port and commercial centre, it is on the western side of the island behind a well-protected natural deepwater harbour. It has the best beaches and best views making it a must visit place in Tanzania.

Part of lake Victoria is in Tanzania;

Lake Victoria is the largest tropical lake and the second largest freshwater lake in the world and it covers three East African countries which include Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. Despite being one of the largest lakes in the world (About the same size as Ireland), it is massively shallow and its deepest point is only 100 meters.

Home to Baobab trees;

Tanzania is home to the extinct baobab tress and Tarangire National Park in Tanzania is a very good place to see these huge trees in their natural environment. These trees can grow to be 1000 years old.

Tanzania has many game parks;

Tanzania has so many game parks compared to other African countries. However the most known and most visited parks include;

• Serengeti National Park.
• Ngorongoro Crater.
• Tarangire National Park.
• Lake Manyara National Park.
• Arusha National Park. Southern Parks.
• Selous Game Reserve.
• Ruaha National Park.

All these parks offer a different safari experience and definitely some of the very best in Africa.

Home to Ngorongoro Crater;

Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s largest volcanic depression. The crater has an area of 264 kilometers. It is estimated to have formed about 2.5 million years ago. Crater is one of the best safari destinations in the world with its amazing wildlife.

The great wildebeest migration;

Over two million wildebeest, zebras and gazelles move through the Serengeti and Masai Mara ecosystems in search of green pasture. The Great Migration in Tanzania can be seen year round as the animals migrate in a circular pattern around the Serengeti National Park. The great migration is the largest overland migration in the world.

Vibrant Holiday Safaris is fully licenced to offering a safari experience in Tanzania and all East African countries.