Thursday, August 20, 2015

Stone Town-Zanzibar

Introducing Zanzibar Town (Stone Town & Ng’ambo)  View gallery Zanzibar Town, on the western side of the island, is the heart of the archipelago, and the first stop for most travellers. It is divided into two halves by Creek Road, once a creek that separated Stone Town (Mji...

Monday, August 17, 2015

Serengeti

Serengeti is easily Tanzania’s most famous national park, and it’s also the largest, at 14,763 square kilometres of protected area that borders Kenya’s Masai Mara Game Park. Its far-reaching plains of endless grass, tinged with the twisted shadows of acacia trees, have made it the quintessential...

Friday, August 14, 2015

The Zaramo

Things You Didn't Know About Their History HISTORY Zaramo are an east central Bantu peoples whose ancestors most likely immigrated into modern day Tanzania sometime during the first millennium A.D. Oral histories suggest that the Zaramo moved eastward into their current location from the mountainous...

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Zanzibar

Portuguese invasion and control of the Swahili Coast in the late 16th century ended the golden age of the archipelago, although the Omani Arabs returned to power less than a century later. Today, many of the winding streets and high townhouses of old Stone Town remain unchanged and visitors can walk...

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Mount Kilimanjaro

Above the gently rolling hills and plateaux of northern Tanzania rises the snowy peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro, it’s slopes and glaciers shimmering above the rising clouds. Kilimanjaro is located near the town of Moshi and is a protected area, carefully regulated for climbers to enjoy without...

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Ol Donyo Lengai

Overlooking Lake Natron and the bushland of Kenya to the north, Ol Donyo Lengai, which means ‘the home of God’ in Maasai, is an active volcano and one of Tanzania’s most spectacular and undiscovered climbs. The volcano erupts sporadically, sending small streams of grey lava down the crater rim...

FASTJET EXTENDS SUPPORT TO TTB’S S!TE 2015

The Fastjet Airline has announced to support the Swahili International Tourism Expo(S!TE) scheduled to take place from October 1st to 3rd this year at Mlimani city Conference Center in Dar es salaam. The fastjet pledge was made today when the officials from the airline met with Tanzania Tourist...