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 Mount Kilimanjaro, rhinos standing proud in Ngorongoro Crater and wildebeests’ hooves thundering over the Serengeti National Park. If for you Africa means hot, dusty afternoons ending in star-studded skies, or Indian Ocean breezes caressing the white sands and Swahili ruins of the Zanzibar Archipelago, 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 Lake Tanganyika, track chimpanzees in Gombe Stream National Park or meet the Maasai in Northern Tanzania.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Impala herd, Grumeti.
- Adrian Bailey
- Lonely Planet photographer
