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Introducing Tanzania

When many people think of Africa, they are actually thinking of Tanzania. It is here that some of the continent’s most vivid images come to life: snow-capped Kilimanjaro, rhinos standing proud in Ngorongoro Crater and wildebeests’ hooves thundering over the Serengeti Plains. If for you Africa means hot, dusty afternoons ending in star-studded skies, or Indian Ocean breezes caressing white sands and Swahili ruins, then head straight for Tanzania.

The most popular areas have sealed main roads, and hotels and restaurants to suit every budget. But it’s also easy to leave the beaten track by heading south to a Tanzania that is far removed from Western development and amenities. Here you can have one of Africa’s greatest wildernesses more or less to yourself, travel by boat on some of the world’s largest lakes and track chimpanzees in the country’s most secluded areas.

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Impala herd, Grumeti.
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Impala herd, Grumeti.

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  • Adrian Bailey
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  • Kids on Coco beach.
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  • Tanzania, Dar es Salaam. Fishing boats at Kibongoni. 2005
  • Human safaris in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  • Woman wearing kanga on beach.
  • Plains zebra (Equus burchellii)
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