Sunday, September 14, 2014

An Overview Of Tanzania Safari Tour

By Kerri Stout


Safari, is a Swahili word that means journey. East Africa offers a wide range of tourist attraction packages which range from beautiful coastal beaches to the untamed wildlife sanctuaries. If you are thinking of a Tanzania safari tour, it is important that you do your research very well to ensure you achieve the most out of it. Planning well involves selecting a suitable tourist operator and choosing the right time of the year to visit.

The success of your journey, or your overall experience will largely be determined with the tour operator you choose. You should hence ask to be given a number of itineraries based on your budget and the places you want to visit. To help you select a good company, consider asking for referrals from friends or relatives who had a successful visit to Tanzania.

When arranging your safari, among the best things to do is plan well. Planning involves choosing a suitable time of year to visit and also selecting a suitable travel agent and operator. There are many places you can visit, both in the mainland, wonderful beaches of Daresaalam and historical islands such Zanzibar and Pemba.

Northern Tanzania has many national parks, game reserves and a conservation area which provides a wide choice should you be thinking of a game drive. Serengeti national park, covering an area of 14800 square kilometers, equal in size to Northern Ireland, is the oldest park in Tanzania and one of the greatest wildlife refuges in the world. It is famed with the yearly wildlife migration and is contiguous with Maasai Mara game reserve of Kenya.

Ngorongoro conservation area is another site worth visiting. Bordering Lake Natron in the north east, lake Manyara to the east and Lake Eyasi to the south, it has a crater lake 610 meters deep from its rim and 20 kilometers in diameter. The crater is home to many species of birds and wild game, including the endangered black rhino.

Tarangire and Lake Manyara national parks also provide a wide variety of wildlife view. Tarangire is home to large herds of elephants, buffalo, rhino, wildebeest, impala, and greater kudu among others. This attractive park, with its statuesque baobab trees, is the main refuge for wildlife from the surrounding part of the Great Rift Valley during the dry season.

The big five and wildebeest migration are the biggest safaris attractions. The big five, which hunted hunters, are the rhino, lion, elephant, Cape buffalo and the leopard can easily be seen in Serengeti, Tarangire and Lake Manyara national parks. If you visit during early July and late September, you may be able to witness the migration of over 1.2 million wildebeest between the Maasai Mara game reserve in Kenya and Serengeti national park in Tanzania. The highlight of this migration is usually in February when wildebeests give birth to around 7,000 babies daily.

Tanzania offers a wide range of attractions you can see while on tour. However, to ensure that you get the best out of this journey, ensure you plan well. Part of planning should involve locating a suitable tourist company, who will be able to develop an itinerary that reflects your expectations. Ask friends who have visited the country and enjoyed their experience to recommend the service provider they used.




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