News Bits

September - 2021

NEW CYCLING TOUR OF MOUNT MERU

Tanzania National Parks Agency TANAPA, in partnership with Dorobo Safari Company launched a new cycling tour of Mount Meru where more than 20 tourists climb the mountain which is the second-highest in Tanzania. Launching the crop at the Arusha National Park, Assistant Conservation Commissioner Albert Mziray who is also the head of the Arusha National Park said the tourists would use the bicycle to climb to the top of Mount Meru 4566 metres above sea level. Thad Peterson who is the director of Dorobo Safari Tourism Company partnering with Tanzania National Parks Agency (TANAPA) in making this exercise a success has commended TANAPA for its efforts to design new tourism products to attract more local and foreign tourists. visiting the attractions of our country. Cycling tourism has been taking place in the Arusha National Park in the lowlands, and now cycling tourism has now been added.

RHINO TOURISM SANCTUARY IN MKOMAZI

Mkomazi National Park in Northern Tanzania became the first wildlife park in Africa specialised for black rhino tourism. When planning their African safari, tourists from Europe, America, and Asia would add to their visiting itineraries a few days’ tour of Mkomazi National Park to see the rare African black rhino, now on the verge of disappearing from Earth. Looking to diversify tourism and wildlife safaris in Tanzania, Mkomazi National Park introduced rhino tourism as a new attraction to attract tourists who are interested to see and learn more about the African black rhino. Under the management of Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA), Mkomazi is the only wildlife park in East Africa and the rest of Africa where visitors may see the black rhino. July 2022

TTB TO RECKON WITH ROYAL TOUR INITIATIVE

To foster an understanding within Tanzania on the importance and economic benefits of the tourist industry, the Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) is not alone, but a force to reckon with especially after putting new strategies, which have made the sector recover from the Covid-19 pangs. In its range of promoting the tourism industry, TTB -Acting Director General, Felix John congratulated President Samia Suluhu Hassan for her Royal Tour initiative (that was made possible by Tanzania Tourism Board (TTB), Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA), Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority (NCAA), Tanzania Wildlife Management Authority (TAWA), Tanzania Forest Services (TFS) and Tanzania Investment Center (TIC) among others), addressing it as an excellent strategic tool for promoting tourism business internationally. The idea of the film is to persuade the country’s leaders to be at the forefront of promoting the country’s attractions, as Tanzania is ninth worldwide to participate in the project, likely to make Tanzania’s tourism more easily identifiable around the world.

AURIC AIR TRAVEL UPDATE

Whilst closely monitoring and following the guidelines set by the Tanzanian authorities and WHO, Auric Air Services have increased their own vigilance, including ramping up hygiene and cleanliness standards, of their facilities and aircraft by having developed internal procedures for the safety of their employees and partners. For the confidence of passengers, they have implemented sanitising procedures at all our check- in desks as well as at aircraft boarding points and office and aircraft disinfecting procedures whereby all our offices are being disinfected twice daily while aircraft are being disinfected after every arrival. Travel with us, Feel Safe.

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