Adventure

  1.      The region has welcomed numerous famous people including Prince William, Bill Clinton and the Queen of Denmark. Visitors to Ngorongoro account for approximately 60% of the 770,000 who travel to Tanzania each year.   2.        When it was a volcano it’s thought to have been a similar size to Mount Kilimanjaro, one of the world’s highest mountains. Estimates of the volcano’s original height vary between 4,500 to 5,800 metres. The crater itself is about 610 metres deep and 260 kilometres squared.   3.      Approximately 40,000 people live in the conservation area. They share the land with an incredible amount of wildlife. There are around 30,000 animals ranging from leopard, cheetah, elephant and hyena to warthog, buffalo and impala. It’s also one of the best places to see the endangered black rhino and black-maned male lions.   4.        You won’t find any gi...

  Ask anyone who has been there, and they will tell you, Tanzania is a very big place. It has Mt. Kilimanjaro which is Africa’s tallest mountain and one of the largest and most diverse populations in the world. Consisting more than 50 million people, 120 tribes and over 126 different languages. This vast landscape has come to epitomise what it means to be in Africa.   So, who better to show you this impressive and endless country but a Tanzanian borne native whose life’s work has been to show the best of this colourful land? Enter, Ombeni (Ben) Pallangyo, President and CEO of  Ombeni African Safaris  and Founder and Chairman of The Ombeni Foundation.   Ben has spent many years working in the tourism industry and has helped shaped what it looks like today in Tanzania. Working his way up through leading tour companies in East Africa, he is a man of principle who leads with impeccable expertise and professionalism. These attributes have propelled him to the front o...

  Imagine sitting here having your morning coffee listening to the sound of birds singing their morning tune, the grunting wildebeest as they graze on the plains below you, a small dust cloud forms behind them as they walk, elephants will come too, it’s time for water and the watering hole is so close. This is Africa. It’s been feeling closer and closer as guests go over their flight plans with me. There’s always something so thrilling about having a flight booked, it’s the anticipation of the day you print the tickets and board your plane. I’ll be waiting for you on the other side, a huge smile to match yours.  You’ve just taken your first step on African soil.  

    The Hadzabe are hunter-gatherers in Tanzania. Their diet can be conveniently categorized into five main categories: tubers, berries, meat, baobab, and honey. We showed the Hadzabe photos of these foods and asked them to rank them in order of preference. Honey was ranked the highest.

Saanane Island is a fully fledged National Park since July, 2013, covering an area of 2.18 sq km comprises of three islets and aquatic environment. The islets lie on the southern part of the main Island.   The park made a record of being the first ever National Park to be located within the City and the smallest National Park in both Tanzania and East Africa. The Park is the home of mammals like Impala, Rock Hyrax, Velvet Monkeys and Wild Cats. The presence of “De-brazas Monkey” underscores its potential as the only Park in the country inhabiting the species.  Reptiles are also dominant; they include crocodiles, Monitor Lizards, Agama Lizards, Pancake and Leopard Tortoises, Snakes particularly Python. The aquatic part of the Park inhabits a variety of fisheries life, mainly Tilapia and Nile Perch. LOCATION      The Park is located 2km Southwest of Mwanza city centre, which lies in the Gulf of Lake Victoria (Latitude 2.5 S and Longitude 32 E). GETTING THERE ...

Situated just a short drive from Arusha and Moshi, Arusha National Park is one of Tanzania's most convenient parks and is a fantastic destination for a day trip and makes for  a great beginning or end to any  Tanzanian itinerary. Arusha National Park hosts a wide variety of landscapes, ranging from vast savannah and rainforest through to acacia woodlands and up to alpine vegetation on the higher reaches of Mount Meru. At just over 200 square miles, Arusha National Park has  great wildlife densities,  and it is home to the world's largest population of giraffe. Cape buffalo, elephants, hippos, zebra are found here in abundance, and the occasional lion and leopard can also be sighted on a game drive. Some great activities at Arusha National park include game driving, canoeing, hiking Mount Meru, and walking safaris. It is one of the few national parks in Tanzania where you can go on  walking safaris.   Walking safaris are a great alternative to the traditiona...