7 Surprising facts about Tanzania
NO doubt, Tanzania is one of the spectacular destinations for a safari adventure. It offers excellent means for game and sports. It is the land of some huge parks in Africa, including rare landscapes that will indeed amaze you.
Tanzania provides various sightseeing to its visitors, from amazing Greenlands to rocks formations and woodlands and featuring some of the highest peaks; all this sightseeing will allure your mind.
It has the perfect ecosystem for the animals to flourish naturally. Hence, your safari adventure will be complete with some rare yet famous animals over there. Every year thousands of adventure lovers visit Tanzania to experience its fantastic migration aspect, including herds of unique animals. You can discover animals like lions, cheetahs, leopards, and hunting dogs.
These are the reasons why Tanzania Safari is famous around the Globe.
Before you make your plan, let's find out some lesser-known and surprising facts about Tanzania.
1. Tanzania covers around 30% of national Parks
Yes, you heard it right; Tanzania has the most significant national parks in the world. Every year thousands of visitors visit here to explore its some famous parks. Serengeti National Park is a renowned site to explore more than one million mammals’ homelands. It is also recognized as the world’s 7th wonder. Moreover, Tanzania’s national parks also feature the most significant elephants found in the Selous Game Reserve. Apart from it, gazelle, impala, buffalo herds, and giraffe can also be found there.
2. The largest migration of mammals happened in Tanzania.
Being the famous destination for Tanzania safari, this place also witnesses the world’s most significant mammals migration. The oldest park, Serengeti National park, is the biggest of all the most giant mammals in Tanzania. To discover the most extensive migration, July and August is the perfect time to visit there. At this time, millions of Zebras, antelopes, and wildebeest move the plains of Serengeti to locate the fresh grass.
3. Home to the variety and mouth-watering cuisines
Apart from the Tanzania safari, Tanzania is also well-known for its distinctive and delicious cuisines. If you are doing Safari and want to satisfy your taste buds, Tanzania is the destination for you. You can taste wild foods, such as crocodile, antelope, warthog, and ostrich also. Apart from it, some local and famous cuisines also include tilapia fish, samosas, pilau rice. The reason behind the tasty food lies in Tanzania’s species. Its special coconut oil, cardamom, garlic, and turmeric features some traditional species and makes the food outstanding. Locally grown food, fruits, and vegetables are also readily available to eat.
4. Tanzania’s second-biggest lake in the Globe
Tanzania has a lot of natural wonders recognized in the world. Lake Tanganyika is the 2nd largest lake in the world in terms of depth and volume. Its length is so considerable that it shares the land with four different countries, Tanzania, Zambia, Burundi, and Congo. Moreover, 50 streams and rivers share the lake with the world’s richest biological habitats. This lake holds 8% of the freshwater of the Earth, including 500 unique species of fish.
5. Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest Mountain of Tanzania in Africa
You all have heard about Mount Everest, but Tanzania owns the beauty and tallest mount Kilimanjaro. It is a beautiful snow-capped mountain with breathtaking views. The mountain height is around 5,895 meters above sea level, and it is also considered the highest peak in Africa. The most exciting part about the mountain is that it contains numerous ecological systems that consist of cultivation land with rainforest, arctic summit, and alpine desert.
Thousands of visitors explore this tallest mountain with its dormant volcano that offers adventurous sightseeing.
6. Tanzania’s name is a combination of two different states
Another interesting fact is that Tanzania is the one country; however, its name is a combination of two states as “Tan,” which takes from Tanganyika, and “zan,” from Zanzibar. The variety of names have different meanings, as “Tan” refers to the thing that sails in Swahili’s wilderness and “Zan: termed as Arabic, meaning Black Coast. “
7. National parks are the Home of Tree climbing Lions
Apart from other unique animal species, tree-climbing lions are another famous and distinctive animal of Tanzania’s national park. It may sound weird about tree climbing Lions: however, it is still a mystery why they climb trees. The possible reason could be to catch the chilly wind, or it could be to get rid of tsetse flies. Although, a fun fact is there that lions may enjoy the view from the tree’s height. The reasons could be any, but Safari to these national parks and discovering the lions climbing tree is another breathtaking activity for visitors during Tanzania Safari.
Raya Tours and Safari
Raya tours offer a warm welcome to visitors in Tanzania. Your dream of Tanzania safari can come true with the help of Raya tours and safari. With their exciting selection of tours like wild camping, luxury safari, and climbing mt. Kilimanjaro offers a breathtaking experience. Apart from it, Raya tours also provide the full services of historical safaris, beach holidays, migration safari, and national parks. In short, if you want to explore Tanzania desperately, then Raya tours & Safari would be the best choice to go with.