About Tanzania

Welcome to Africa, the continent of diversity that will deeply inspire you. It is impossible to not be touched in some way by the magic of Africa.

Animals that you have seen many times on television can now be seen so close you could almost reach out and touch them.

Africa is going though its own evolution of eco-conservation. Photographic safaris are the best way of supporting conservation of wildlife through controlled tourism to witness the glory of nature without damaging its resources.

Tanzania being on top of the continent’s wildlife list, has set aside almost thirty percent of its total land mass of about 945,087sq2km for conservation of wildlife wetland forests.

Tanzania leads the continent of Africa by having more that 20% of Africa’s big animals population. Your visit to Tanzania’s national parks and other destinations is a great way donate to conservation efforts.

As a country, Tanzania is the union of two sovereign states, Tanganyika, which got its independence from Britain in 1961, and Zanzibar. After the revolution that overthrew the sultanate of Oman in Zanzibar in January 1964, the two countries united to form the United Republic of Tanzania.

The people of Tanzania are naturally full of hospitality, friendliness, and kindness; therefore, visiting Tanzania is like visiting the entire continent of Africa because of its cultural diversity with more than one hundred and twenty tribes and four major ethnic groups of Africa.

Apart from the African ethnic groups, Tanzania is a home to other ethnic groups like Europeans, Americans, and Asians, especially Indians and Arabs.

Tanzania welcomes the world and is the country full of opportunities and resources including enough land for agriculture pastoralism, minerals and fishing, as the country has the biggest share of Africa’s greatest lakes: Victoria ,Tanganyika, and Nyasa.

The country has several rivers as well and apart from being the source of world’s longest river the Nile River. Also, the country has one thousand four hundred Kilometres of ocean – favorable for an incredible beach holiday.

Tanzania is one of the most peaceful countries in Africa. The main source of the economy is farming and mining, including diamonds, gold, and Tanzanite, which is found only in Tanzania, hence its name.

The source of energy is mostly Hydroelectric and gas, though plans are underway to use solar energy and wind mills in the future.

Swahili is the official language of Tanzania, though English is widely spoken as well.