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Dar es Salaam is Tanzania’s largest city

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Jun.29,2011

Dar-es-Salaam If you want to taste every flavor of the beautiful city, take cheap flights to Dar es Salaam. Parks, museums and cultural centers are the main ingredients of attractions in Dar es Salaam.

Listed below are the attractions that you cannot afford to miss while vacationing in Dar es Salaam:

Botanical Gardens

If you are fond of flowers and plants, you must visit the Botanical Gardens in Dar es Salaam. These gardens allow you to know more about the Horticulture Society of the city. Large number of plant lovers take flights to Dar es Salaam to admire the amazing collection of indigenous plants in the botanical gardens. Some of the most famous plant species that are available in the gardens are scarlet flame trees, red hibiscus, blue jacaranda and purple bougainvillea. It is one of those places that allow you to get rid of the chaos of the daily life and relax under the porch of nature.

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Tanzania Holidays – Beyond The Safari

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Apr.26,2011

Tanzania Safari In Tanzania you can find the greatest National Parks in the world, here are just a handful of them, and what you can expect to see in each.

Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area

Known famously for sightings of rhino – which are usually very rare to see in most other parks, the Ngorongoro Crater is spread over an area of around 8,288 km², and features 2,000 foot high walls which act as a protection for the wildlife inside. The Ngorongoro Crater is also a fantastic place to spot large prides of lions, which roam the park in search of a meal daily.

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Safari ! Tanzania is the right country to go

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Dec.27,2010

Tanzania is a beautiful country and is popular for its amazing locations and tourist destinations. If you are looking to spend some great time with your family and loved ones then you will definitely love to visit a place like Tanzania. The place has something for everyone, whether you are looking for some adventure, mobile camping, national parks or experience wildlife, you will get it all here. Every year thousands of tourists visit Tanzania to enjoy the serenity and diversity of the place. With the increasing number of travelers every year, the country has developed a lot in the tourist sector; you will see a good number of hotels and other accommodation options available here. Read More…

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Major travelling attractions in Tanzania

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Oct.8,2010

Tanzania safari offers you a glimpse of one of the most vibrant life-style and beautiful lands of the continent Africa. Your trip to Tanzania can make you understand the richness of the native African culture and tradition. Also, a visit to the national parks and reserves will show the way of life in this vast country. Let us get a brief idea about some of the prominent attractions in Tanzania: Read More…

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Haven of Peace- Travel Guide Dar es Salam

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Oct.5,2010

Dar es Salam (Haven of Peace in Arabic) was founded in 1862 by Sultan Seyyid Majid of Zanzibar on the site of the village of Mzizima. Mzizima’s history dates back to the time when the Barawa people started to settle and cultivate the area around Mbwa Maji, Magogoni, Mjimwema, Gezaulole and Kibonde Maji Mbagara. Present day Dar es Salaam’s origins have been influenced by myriad of Sultans, the Germans and the British. Read More…

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Shanta plans to start building Tanzania gold mine Construction

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Aug.6,2010

Dar es Salam-Shanta Gold Limited (“Shanta” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that the Directors have decided to commence with mine construction at the Company’s Chunya Project in southern Tanzania, subject to the Company receiving the relevant mining licence for the project.
The results of the feasibility study, as announced on 5 July 2010, justify the construction of an open pit mining operation with an expected average annual production of 28,400 ounces of gold and envisages a 11-year mine life that will produce a total of approximately 313,000 ounces of gold from a total resource of 642,716 ounces at an average grade of 2.39g/t (1g/t cut-off). The capital cost is estimated at $23.19 million. Read More…

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Serengeti National Park ‘hunter and hunted’

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Aug.5,2010

Tanzania is Africa’s finest safari destination. The statistics speak for themselves: An unparalleled one-quarter of its surface area has been set aside for conservation purposes, with the world-renowned Serengeti National Park and incomprehensibly vast Selous Game Reserve heading a rich mosaic of protected areas that collectively harbour an estimated 20 percent of Africa’s large mammal population.On the Serengeti National Park ‘hunter and hunted’ conjures up a picture of a powerful tawny or spotted cat charging into a fleeing herd of soft-eyed gazelle. Read More…

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Jan Poulsen Ready For The Challenge

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Aug.4,2010

After arriving in Tanzania on Saturday evening, the new Tanzanian national soccer team coach, Jan Poulsen, was upbeat despite facing a possible baptism of fire when Taifa play a friendly against Egypt on August 11.
“I am prepared for the new challenge to train Taifa Stars and improve Tanzania’s soccer,” he was quoted as saying in the Daily News.
The former Denmark assistant coach, who signed a two-year contract effective this month, told reporters that he will chart out strategies aimed at improving the soccer standards from where former coach, Brazilian Marcio Maximo, left off. Read More…

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Tanzanian Man Sentenced to Hang for Killing Albino Child

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Jul.29,2010

DAR ES SALAAM – A man has been sentenced to death by hanging for killing a five-year-old albino girl in Tanzania by hacking off her legs with a machete and then drinking her blood, media reported on Wednesday.
The High Court in the northern town of Mwanza on Tuesday convicted 50-year-old Kazimiri Mashauri after hearing he disappeared with the severed limbs and left her to die.
The girl’s killing was one of a spate of attacks on the country’s estimated 200,000 albinos in the past years, mostly in the remote northwest of the country near Lake Victoria, where superstition runs deep.
Albino hunters kill their victims and harvest their blood and body parts such as hair, genitals and limbs for potions. Read More…

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