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The most famous game reserve in the world, Serengeti National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, home to 3 million animals, including elephants, giraffes, zebras, antelope, warthogs, serval cats, hyenas, buffalo, hippos, monkeys, guinea fowl, mongoose, impalas, baboons, and too many unusual birds to name.
The most famous game reserve in the world, Serengeti National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, home to 3 million animals, including 3,000 lions. It is called one of the 10 natural travel wonders of the world, where the animals roam freely.
Virunga National Park, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Timbuktu, in Mali, are among those in the UN’s bad books.
Source: Six Unesco World Heritage Sites in danger of being delisted
THE government of Zanzibar has secured funding for the restoration of the historical Beit-al-Ajaib (House of Wonders) building which is amongst top tourist attractions in the Isles.
Two Sri Lankans, Ranga Madupathma and Sudam Gamage, who climbed the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa, returned…
Source: Two Sri Lankans conquer Mt.Kilimanjaro – Sri Lanka Latest News
The Tanzanian government is considering installing a cable car on Mount Kilimanjaro in an effort to boost tourist numbers by providing access for young children and elderly or disabled tourists. Kilimanjaro is the tallest …
Tanzanian President John Magufuli had directed his government’s wildlife conservation authorities to split Selous Game Reserve to form a new national…
Tanzanian President John Magufuli downplayed fears Tuesday that a hydro-electric dam planned for a fabled nature reserve would affect the environment, despite UNESCO expressing “grave concern” over the scheme. The 2,100-megawatt scheme will straddle the Rufiji River in the Selous Game Reserve…
Source: Tanzania’s Magufuli dismisses concerns over dam in nature park
Commenting on the UNESCO World Heritage Committee’s decision on Selous Game Reserve, Aslihan Tumer, Head of Campaigns at WWF-International, said:…
Source: WWF statement on UNESCO World Heritage Committee decision on Selous Ga
Environmental science and conservation news…
Source: Rivers are the world’s heritage. Time to treat them as such (commentary)
The Tanzanian Government is teetering on the edge of committing irreversible environmental damage with aggressive plans for a dam in one of the world’s most famous wildlife reserves – a UNESCO World Heritage site…
Why has Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls National Park, home to the world’s largest waterfall, gained 215,513 geotags – more than any other wildlife attraction on the continent?
Source: 5 of the most tagged safari destinations in Africa that Instagrammers will love
On a recent safari in Tanzania, I visited the volcanic crater of Ngorongoro, a basin called the “Eden of Africa.” Here’s what it was like.
Whether you’re visiting for the beautiful architecture or natural scenery, you’ll find plenty of excellent places to stay, eat, drink, sightsee, and shop…
FANTASY inspired, middle-earth style of settlements, as featured in ‘Lord of the Ring’ trilogy films, may soon take shape in Tanzania’s one and only conservation area, should the newly proposed plans by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, take effect.
It’s rare to get a solitary safari experience nowadays. Those who love the bumpy but dreamy 5am safari game drive through the desert.
Source: Beyond Jane Goodall’s Tanzania To A Lesser Known UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Source: Stone Town – An Inside Guide to Africa’s Most Beautiful Town
Source: A Serengeti experience
