Arusha is the city in Northern Tanzania.Nestled at the base of Mount Meru,is the third largest city in Tanzania known as ‘Geneva of Africa’ and the safaris gateway to some Africa's most famous landscapes and natural famous attractions such as Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater Lake Manyara, Olduvai Gorge, Tarangire National Park, Mount Kilimanjaro and its own Arusha national park,With population of more than 1.2 million, the Arusha city is more than just a stopover on the way to and from safari adventures.One of the fastest growing cities in Tanzania and the best tourist destination in East Africa and a haven for mountain climbers,hikers with Mount Kilimanjaro,Mount meru and ngorongoro crater highlands just waiting to be explored. With comfortable hotels, a wide array of international restaurants and a few sites of its own, the city is a welcome oasis of tranquility and affordable accommodations with charming friendly people. Arusha is the popular stating point for tourist...
Islands of Zanzibar and Pemba have a wealth of tradition and culture much of which is recognised by numerous annual festivals and celebrations. EID EL FITR This is the three days festival that follows the end of Ramadan when eating drinking and smoking is prohibited during daylight hours. Because the date is dependent on the Islamic calendar , the dates of both Ramadan and therefore Eid vary by as much as 11 days each year. FESTIVAL OF THE DHOW COUNTRIES Established in 1997 the Festival of the Dhow Countries is the highlight of Zanzibar’s artisti and cultural calendar . A two week event held every July , the festival features craftwork , dance , music , painting , photography , sculpture , theatre , and film from the dhow countries of East , North East and Southern Africa , the Gulf States , India , Iran , Pakistan , and the islands of the Indian Ocean . The main venue for the festival is the open air theatre at the Old Fort but events also take place at the Palace Museum , Hous...
Named by explorer John Walter Gregory. Great Rift Valley is an enormous geological and geographical features that runs for 5,000km from northern Syria in southwestern Asia to Mozambique in East Africa. Formed by rifting and separation of the African and Arabian tectonic plates around 35 million years ago. The Valley varies in width from 30 to 100 km and in depth from a few hundred to several thousand meters. In East Africa the valley divides into two, the Western Rift Valley and the Eastern Rift Valley. Western Rift Valley (Albertine) pass Lake Albert in Uganda, edged with some of mountains including Virunga , Mitumba , Ruwenzori Range and also Rift valley lakes, Lake Tanganyika, the deepest lake in the world (1,470 meters deep), Lake Nyasa, Lake Victoria, the second largest fresh water lake in the world considered part of the Rift Valley but it lies between the two branches. Eastern Rift valley (Gregory) edged with Oldonyo lengai mountain, Olduvai gorge, Serengeti, Lake Na...
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