TOPOGRAPHY

The Whole county is about 945 200 square km /364 943 square miles big and much of if is set aside for game reserves and vast open unspoiled nature.
Some of the minerals found there is Tanzanite, Gold , tin and diamonds
Tanzania can boast with the lowest point in Africa and the highest, the lowest being the bottom of Lake Tanganyika the lake being 1435 meters deep and mount Kilimanjaro being 5895 meters high.
Tanzania can also boast with mount Meru 4565 meters high and the Ngorongoro Crater which is 20 km/12 miles wide.

SEASONS

The following is just a rough guide to help you pack the right clothing

November through to late May Rain could be expected
Being High up in Africa cold could be expected only on the high grounds and frost could occur.
Min of up to - 8 degrees Celsius/ 17 Fahrenheit could occur and colder on Mt.Kilimanjaro
Max of up to 40 degrees Celsius/ 104 Fahrenheit could occur ( hottest time of the year)

But the normal every day is Min 2 degrees Celsius / 35 Fahrenheit
Max 35 degrees Celsius / 95 Fahrenheit

Small Hints:

Covering the skin is sometimes better then exposing skin,
It is nicer to enjoy the trip then to have red burning skin or even Blisters from the sun .

Mt KILIMANJARO

The mountain was formed due to volcanic activity and and created the world highest freestanding mountain.
The summet is only 3 degrees south of the equator and still the covered in snow.

SAVUTI NATIONAL PARK

Just north of Moremi National park it shares in the vastness of the place and the animals
Lions in this park and in Chobe have mastered the skill of predating on the biggest of mammals in Africa and are also known to have brought down Elephant.
Landscapes are a lot different from that of Moremi and more pans and sand flats, with beautiful granite outcrops or koppies seen.
Rich mopani woodlands support the huge number of Elephant roaming these areas.
The Central camp is where we could make camp and being the same as Moremi, having elephants and other animals in camp is just wonderful
This is REAL AFRICA!

ZANZIBAR

The islands consist of two seperate islands 40 km off shore, the well known Zanzibar is a beach idyll.
The town is a old historical town dating back to Arabic, Swahilli, Asian and European origins which is called Stone town with narrow streets, paths and alleys.


NGORONGORO CRATER

The crater is the largest intact volcanic caldera in the World and forms the Ngorongoro National Park,
The expansive tableland that covers the 265 km square/ 102 square miles is protected by it's walls 600 meters high and hosts many animals within it walls, as much as 250 000 large mammals live there.

SERENGETI

The open plains of Afica, where Millions of wildebeest and sebra could be seen on the anuall migration north and the south again later in the year.
With all these game the the predators are not far behind and they too could be seen there in good numbers.
Come and witness one of the largest treks of animals migration that is as long as 800 km / 500 miles going only after the rains that provide the grass they live on.

LAKES

With so many lakes why not come and do fishing on these great lakes and see the fastness of the shere size of these lakes.