The Top 5 Tanzania Safari Tour Attractions

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Written by Karl-Heinz Straus

Friday, 28 November 2008 13:28

by Karl-HeinzStraus

Tanzania has great attractions that are worth inclusion in itinerary of any tourist visiting the East Africa. Apart form the traditional game drives, Tanzania offers mountain Climbing at Mount Kilimanjaro, archeological site like Olduvai Gorge, bird watching, deep sea diving, Scuba or snorkel and other water sports.

For the sake of brevity, this article will highlight the attraction sites that are in the Northern Tanzania. The parks in this part are the Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara National Park, Mount Kilimanjaro National Park and Serengeti National Park.

1. The Awesome Tarangire National Park

Tarangire National Park has the highest population density of elephants in Tanzania. Located just a few hours drive from the town of Arusha, Tarangire is a popular stop for safaris travelling through the northern circuit on their way to Ngorongoro and the Serengeti. Apart from elephants, gazelle, wildebeest, zebra, and giraffes ca also be sighted at this park

2. Lake Manyara National Park

The park of Lake Manyara is comprised of grasslands, woodlands and swamps. The lake itself is alkaline in nature and is home to thousands of flamingoes as well as different kinds of birds. These bird species include the egrets, storks, ostriches and pelicans. Other bird species include the rare pygmy goose and species of ibis. Baboons are also found in large numbers in this park. Animals found in this park include the lions, warthogs, elephants, wildebeests and hippos

3. The Mighty Kilimanjaro - The park boasts of the highest mountain park in Africa and it has been one of the most popular destinations since 1977 when it was first opened. The highest peak is the Uhuru Peak on Kibo. Mount Kilimanjaro was formed over 1,000,000 years ago and it has one of the Seven Summits of the world. Summits are a list of mountains that are the highest in each continent on the face of the earth. Mountain climbers' flock to this park and those that manage to reach the summit is a great feat for them

4. Ngorongoro Area

The Ngorongoro Conservation Area, which is part of the Serengeti ecosystem, adjoins the Serengeti National Park and contiguous tothe southern Serengeti plains which also extend to the north into the Loliondo division. These areas are unprotected and are open to the wildlife by using the method of trans-human pastoralism which is practiced by Maasai community.

Ngorongoro Conservation Area lies between Serengeti and Lake Manyara national parks and is about 80 km west of Arusha in the Crater Highlands area of Tanzania. This is also home to the Ngorongoro Crater. Ngorongoro Conservation Area has the biggest or largest caldera in the world and is classified by UNESCO as a World Heritage site. The floor of the earth can support many animals an its popular for those people that are interested in bird watching, walking safaris and game viewing. Another archeological site that is found in this area is the Olduvai Gorge.

5. The Serengeti

Serengeti National park is perhaps the most well known park in Tanzania and probably even worldwide. This park borders Masai Mara and it offers spectacular sceneries where one sees endless plains of grass tinged with the twisted shadows of acacia trees that create a beautiful image of the untaimed wild Africa. The park is home to many wild animals and the number of wild animals are staggering to the mind. One is able to easily see lions lying in the sun and elephants quietly feeding as they tear down the acacia barks while they move along the plains. Other wild animals that can be seen in this park include monkeys, gazelles, elands, giraffes and a whole number of other inspiring wild animals.

The Great Wildebeest Migration takes place in the Serengeti and this is where over 1,000,000 wild animals that include wilderbeests and zebras make their yearly journey to look for food in the north then to the south. Also, doing a hot air balloon is a popular option for those that want to track the wild animals from the air.

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