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Happy 60th Birthday TANAPA!

Some six decades ago famous German conservationist Professor Bernhard Grzimek and his son Michael produced, ‘Serengeti Shall Not Die’. This documentary film and book opened up a tourist landscape in Tanzania and East Africa. As a result, it drew tourists from across the globe to undertake wildlife safaris. In addition, Professor Grzimek demarcated the present…

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Call of the Wild

As a tourist destination, Tanzania is many things to many people. Some choose to relax on the island of Zanzibar. Others are drawn to climb the dizzy heights of Mt Kilimanjaro. Others seek a little cultural exchange in the presence of local tribespeople. But what attracts more people than anything else is the call of…

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Rhinos making a welcome return…

Tanzania once had many black rhinos until rampant poaching during the 1960s and 1970s in the Serengeti, devastated the population. This was primarily driven by a desire for rhino horn, medicinally prized in parts of Asia. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) estimated only 133 black rhinos left by 2015. Then in…

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Cool and colourful – Udzungwa Mountains National Park

Tanzania’s wildlife reserves are usually synonymous with sun-baked, acacia-studded plains. However, there is also the option of a refreshing visit to the jungle-cloaked Udzungwa Mountains National Park. Guidebook author, Lizzie Williams shares her experience and makes the case for visiting this ‘enchanted forest’… Lizzie ventured to the Udzungwa Mountains as part of her self-drive safari…

Make plastic a thing of the past!

Finally, it seems the world is waking up to the fact that we are drowning in our own waste. In particular the scourge of plastic. Many governments are bannning the use of plastic bags (including Tanzania), which is a good start. Wouldn’t it be great if there was a global incentive to see who was…

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Inspired by You!

Yes, we are back! You may have noticed we took a little break from our news and updates for a few weeks. But we have not been idly watching the wildlife go by, tempting as it is. To the contrary, we have been updating the whole website. It now boasts the most amazing and incredible…