Africa Fifth Highest Mountain

Mount Meru is an active, but dormant volcano and forms the center of Arusha National Park in Tanzania. It is known for its huge cliffs and green surroundings at the foot. Mt. Meru is the fifth highest mountain on the African continent and the second highest in Tanzania. Even though the mountain isn’t nearly as high as the Kilimanjaro, its just as challenging. Climbing Mount Meru requires more technical climbing skills than the routes on Kilimanjaro. Where Mount Meru ‘lacks’ height, it makes up in skill. Therefore its keen to have some climbing experience before taking on this mountain.

Still, Mount Meru is sometimes used as warm-up for climbing Kilimanjaro, especially to acclimate the body to greater heights. If you have to time and budget to climb Meru, it’s definitely worth it. The mountain isn’t climbed as often and gives you a really unique experience. Read More...

Home Away From Home

The name Zanzibar is an Arabic word that is translated as 'the coast of black people'. The Zanzibar archipelago is a series of islands on the Indian Ocean about 16-31 miles from the mainland Republic of Tanzania.

It is a semi-autonomous region of the Tanzania. The island has the best beaches in the world - and this is not an exaggeration. If you love lazing around in the sun, then this is the place to go. Below are a few facts that will give you an overview of the Island country. Read More...

Highest Point in Africa

Rising high above the African plains stands the almost 20,000 ft. high Mount Kilimanjaro. The highest mountain in Africa and the largest free standing mountain in the world, this mountain is a dormant volcano with 3 volcanic cones: Kibo, Shira and Mawenzi. Although Shira and Mawenzi are extinct volcanoes, Kibo is dormant. The last major eruption of this volcano was over 350,000 years ago, with the most recent activity occurring about 200 years ago. This magnificent mountain was first climbed back in 1889. Today, almost 30,000 people climb Mount Kilimanjaro every year, with about 2/3 of those climbers successfully making it to the top. Read More...

A Gateway to Safari

There’s nowhere else on earth that the transition between a pristine mountainous landscape and a bustling city landscape is as abrupt as it in Arusha National Park. Tucked away in mainland Tanzania, this protected park is largely dominated by the imposing Mt. Meru and wears the crown of the ‘most topographically dynamic and beautiful wildlife parks’. Not only does it shelter the Ngorongoro Crater but it is also home to the planet’s largest population of African giraffes. Read More...

Home to Tree-Climbing Lions

Lake Manyara National Park Locates beneath the cliffs of the Manyara Escarpment. However, Lake Manyara National Park offers varied ecosystems, incredible birdlife. Stretching for 50km along the base of the rusty gold 600-meter high Rift Valley escarpment. Lake Manyara National Park contains groundwater forests, bush plains, baobab-strewn cliffs, as well as hot springs. Lake Manyara’s famous tree-climbing lions are another reason to pay a visit to this park. The only kind of their species in the world.  makes the ancient mahogany and elegant acacias their home during the rainy season. In addition to the lions, the national park is also home to the largest concentration of baboons. Read More...

Huge Herds of Elephant

Tarangire National Park is Tanzania's sixth largest national park. Its name originated from the Tarangire River that flows across the area, providing wildlife their primary source of fresh water (especially during the dry season when they would migrate from Manyara National Park). In the park, you can find lush swamps that are home to about 550 variations of birds, more species in one habitat than anywhere else in the world! A plethora of elephants are found roaming the grounds, as well as quenching their thirst on the bark of the iconic baobab trees that dot the region. Up above, pythons, lions and leopards lounge in the branches of the trees, observing life continuing below them. Read More...

Home of the Migration

The Serengeti National Park eco-system is the most ancient on the planet. It boasts a diversity of flora and fauna that is unavailable anywhere else on the earth. Serengeti is home to one of the world's seven natural wonders - the more than 1 million wildebeest Migration that crosses the Mara River in Maasai Mara National Park in Kenya, to the Park in search of the green pastures.

In more than 1 million years, little has changed in the park. The wild animals, the plants and waterways are still largely intact as they were one million years ago. Amazingly, the oldest remains of man (2 million years ago) were discovered here by the famous East Africa archaeologist, Dr. Leakey. Read More...

Home of the Big Five

Located in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, this giant crater is the result of a large volcanic explosion and collapse 2-3 million years ago. The Ngorongoro Crater was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1978, and today stands as the largest intact volcanic crater in the world! Named one of the Seven Natural Wonders in Africa, this fertile valley is home to an abundance of wildlife (over 25,000 animals!), such as buffalo, elephants, leopards, rhinos, zebras, cheetahs, and the densest known population of lions. One animal that you won't find in the crater are giraffes, since the crater's sides are too steep for them to journey down. Measuring about 10 miles wide and 2,000 ft. deep, the Ngorongoro Crater is one of the most important prehistoric sites in the world, where fossil evidence of the earliest known human species were discovered! Read More...