ABOUT TANZANIA

TANZANIA
Tanzania is the 31st and 23rd world's and African largest country respectively; situated to the coast of East Africa, the country which consumes 56% of the East African 17million hectares, is bordered on the South by Malawi , Mozambique and Zambia; on the North by Kenya and Uganda; on the West by Congo(Kinshasa), Burundi and Rwanda. With illiteracy rate of 78% the country comprises of more than 120 ethnic groups speaking Kiswahili as the official language. The country which is a British colony and estimated to have a population of over 40 million people is full of beautiful beaches an island of Zanzibar and historical towns at the coast. Tanzania's lowest point is at the floor of lake Tanganyika, 358 m below sea level; its highest point is Africa's highest peak, Mt. Kilimanjaro standing at 5,895m which takes 6 to 7 days to ascend and descend; this is the only free standing mountain in the world. Tanzania is bordered by three of the largest lakes on the continent: Lake Victoria (the world's second-largest freshwater lake) in the north, Lake Tanganyika (the world's second deepest lake) in the west, and Lake Nyasa (Malawi) in the southwest. Maasai which are perhaps the most well known of East African tribes; inhabit the northern regions of this country

QUICK FACTS
Language: English and Kiswahili (Swahili)
Population: 40 million
Time zone: GMT +3
Climate: Tropical Climate with hot summers and temperate winters.
Currency: Tanzanian Shillings (Tsh)

Capital: Dodoma

International Dialing Code: +255

Main Commercial town: Dar es salaam

 

 

TOWN DESTINATION AND COUNTRY

ARUSHA TANZANIA

Arusha is one of the Tanzania’s most developed and fastest growing towns. The town which sprawls near the foot of Mount Meru at about 1300m altitude enjoys a cool, temperate climate throughout the year. This is also the town which is the current East African Community headquarter, the site of the Rwanda 1994 Genocide Tribunal and the gateway for wildlife and climbing safaris to famous national parks of Serengeti, Tarangire, Lake Manyara as well as the great landmarks of Ngorongoro Crater, Olduvai Gorge and Mount Kilimanjaro.
The town which is the main trading centre for Tanzanite; a unique gemstone mined in northern Tanzania and found nowhere else in the world, has also become popular centre for international meetings, conventions and conferences..
Lying halfway between Cairo and Cape Town, the town has a history that starts in the last decade of the 19th century when Captain Johannes built a fort at the foot of Mount Meru to facilitate the German colonisation of what later became known as Tanganyika. From the little fort, which still stands and has been converted into a museum of natural history.   

Wildebeests fighting inside the crater rim of the Ngorongoro crater

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