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Serengeti Safari The Serengeti National Park is the most photographed and filmed game reserves in Africa. With an incredibly dense population of wildlife and never-ending rolling plains, the Serengeti offers an authentic and idyllic wilderness safari. This is the Africa many of us dream of: an abundance of wildlife, beauty, tranquillity and endless clear, summer days. The Serengeti National Park is located in Tanzania and is over 14 763 square kilometres in size. The park can be divided into three parts, according to their vegetation; the Serengeti Plains, the Western Corridor, and the Northern Serengeti. The Serengeti is a conservation area; people are prohibited from living in the park unless they are part of park or tourist lodge staff. The parks huge wildlife population is its greatest claim to fame. Every year, over 1.5 million white-bearded wildebeest and 250 000 zebras migrate from one side of the park to another in search of fresh grazing. The trek takes them three weeks and is a true site to behold as many predators snatch up prey along the way; a spectacle of predator verses prey. Undoubtedly, this is the best and most exciting game viewing in all of Africa. Nomad Tours will take you on an optional 4X4 Serengeti safari through this magnificent park. Safari tours in Africa are amongst the most popular and famous means of exploring the continent; wildness safaris in the Serengeti National Park will not disappoint. Explore beautiful grasslands, endless savannas, reverine forests and woodlands, as well the wildlife that grazes there. In order to explore the park and see everything that it has to offer, we’ll take you on an optional 4X4 safari along it’s back roads, allowing you to see the more hidden gems of the park. Our East African Adventure Tour and Treasures of Tanzania tour will take you on the authentic African getaway you’ve been dreaming of, allowing you to kick back and soak in the African climate and scenery.
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This picture was taken by Isabela Alonso in the SS in Tanzania
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This picture was taken by Isabela Alonso in a Safari in Tanzania
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Tanzania, oficialmente la República Unida de Tanzania (en suajili Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania; en idioma inglés: United Republic of Tanzania),6es un país situado en la costa este de África Central. Limita al norte con Kenia y Uganda, al oeste con Ruanda, Burundi, la República Democrática del Congo, al sur con Zambia, Malaui (con quién mantiene una reclamación territorial sobre el lago Malaui), Mozambique y al este con el océano Índico. Su capital es Dodoma. El nombre del país proviene de la unión de las palabras «Tanganica» y «Zanzíbar. La actual República Unida de Tanzania nació el 26 de abril de 1964 cuando Tanganica, quién había formado la colonia alemana del África Oriental Alemana pasó a manos británicas al finalizar la Primera Guerra Mundial. Se independizó el 9 de diciembre de 1961 y la República de Zanzíbar, la cual logró su independencia el 10 de diciembre de 1963 del yugo colonial británico, decidieron unirse en un sólo Estado. Tanzania se caracteriza de sus vecinos por su resistencia a la dominación colonial británica y por no reconocer al inglés como lengua oficial. En cambio el país ha impulsado una serie de reformas que si bien faltan por completar; plantea un Estado independiente propio, autónomo y soberano basado en los valores africanos, de allí la importancia del suajili como única lengua oficial como forma de unir al pueblo tanzano INFO FROM: https://es.wikipedia.org
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Victoria Falls One of the greatest attractions in Africa and one of the most spectacular waterfalls in the world, Victoria Falls is located on the Zambezi River, the fourth largest river in Africa, which is also defining the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. Victoria Falls is the only waterfall in the whole world with a length of more than a kilometer
and a height of more than hundred meters. It is also considered to be the largest fall in the world. The noise of Victoria Falls can be heard from a distance of 40 kilometers, while the spray and mist from the falling water is rising to a height of over 400 meters and can be seen from a distance of 50 kilometers. No wonder that the local tribes used to call the waterfall
Mosi-o-Tunya “The smoke that thunders”. Scottish missionary and most famous explorer of Africa David Livingstone 813-1873 named it after Queen Victoria.That is tianity in Africa.That is why the Livingstone wasn’t very pleased with his discovery. INFO FROM: https://victoriafallstourism.org
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Elephant INFO FROM: www.elephantprotectioninintiative.org
Africa’s elephants are disappearing. Some 20,000 are killed each year- that’s 55 every single day- mostly for the illegal ivory trade. The overall number has declined by about one third over the last decade. Many elephants now live in small and isolated populations; if current trends continue, they will be wiped out in the next decade. the EPI, comprise 20 African countries determined to end the killing of our elephants. The majority of surviving elephants live in our countries. We span the continent, from east to west, from savannah to dense forests.
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Rhino populations in Tanzania have begun to rebound after a government crackdown dismantled organised criminal networks involved in industrial-scale poaching, the country’s presidency said. A prominent Chinese businesswoman, dubbed the “Ivory Queen”, was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a Tanzanian court in February for smuggling tusks of more than 350 elephants to Asia, marking a major victory for the government. “As a result of the work of a special task force launched in 2016 to fight wildlife poaching, elephant populations have increased from 43,330 in 2014 to over 60,000 presently,” the presidency said in a statement late on Tuesday. The number of rhinos, an endangered species, had increased from just 15 to 167 over the past four years, it said. Tourism is the main source of hard currency in Tanzania, which is renowned for its wildlife safaris, In Indian Ocean beaches and also in the Mount Kilimanjaro. The presidency said revenues from tourism were $2.5bn last year, up from $1.9bn in 2015. It said Tanzania had set aside 32 percent of its total land area for conservation activities and dismissed criticism
Important Facts:
Endangered rhino populations in Tanzania rose by 1,000% after officials said the country’s government quashed organized gangs. British wildlife experts are skeptical, however, saying the spike in rhino numbers was likely due to imports rather than breeding. from environmentalists about a three-billion-dollar hydropower dam project in the Selous Game Reserve. INFO BY: Fumbuka Ng’wanakilala
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