THERE ARE MILLIONS OF REASONS TO VISIT TANZANIA NATIONAL PARKS AND GAME RESERVES...CHECK OUT TANZANIA'S BEST WILDLIFE PHOTOS

Tanzania edges Kenya in mid-income tourism

TANZANIA is the most sought after destination for leisure travel especially among middle income class

while Kenya is tenth, a new survey by online travel agency CheapOair shows.
The survey showed that a decrease cost of a return ticket to the top ten destinations has led to the rise in popularity among tourists, especially now when most are looking for budget leisure packages
Source; Tanzania Tourist Board Official Website October 30, 2013

KATAVI NATIONAL PARK with Tanzania’s greatest population of both crocodile and hippopotamus.

Katavi National Park’s most singular wildlife spectacle is provided by its hippos.
Towards the end of the dry season, up to 200 individuals might flop together in any riverine pool of sufficient depth. And as more hippos gather in one place, so does male rivalry heat up – bloody territorial fights are an everyday occurrence, with the vanquished male forced to lurk hapless on the open plains until it gathers sufficient confidence to mount another challenge.

Size: 4,471 sq km (1,727 sq miles).
Location: Southwest Tanzania, east of Lake Tanganyika.
The headquarters at Sitalike lie 40km (25 miles) south of Mpanda town.

THE EMPAKAAI CRATER, NGORONGORO

The Empakaai Crater is a collapsed volcanic caldera which is 300 meters high and has a width of 6 km.
The Crater is filled with a deep alkaline lake which occupies about 75% of the Crater's floor and is about 85 meters deep. You can see Oldonio Lengai, Mount Kilimanjaro and the Great Rift Valley from the Crater's rim. Walking down the crater you can also have magnificent view of the Mount Lengai. The Crater's rim offers two special campsites.The Empakaai Crater and the Olmoti Crater have similar vegetation and bird-life but the Empakaai Crater is marvelous for wildlife. Among the animals living in this area are: the Bearded Vulture, the Augur Buzzard, blue Monkeys, Bushbuck, water bucks and buffaloes.