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Yunasi perform at Sauti za Busara '08. Photo Peter Bennett. Courtesy of Busara Promotions

Sauti za Busara

11 - 16 Feb 2010 (annual)

Sauti za Busara (Sounds of Wisdom) music festival is an international celebration of East African music at Zanzibar's Old Fort in Stone Town. Around 40 acts perform traditional and modern…

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Arab-influenced architecture, typical of Zanzibar's Stone Town. Courtesy of Tanzania Tourist Board

Zanzibar International Film Festival

Jun - Jul 2010 (annual)

The Zanzibar International Film Festival - East Africa's largest event - draws together countries of the dhow for a celebration of film and music set in the magnificent waterfront of Stone…

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Zanzibar Cultural Festival

Jul 2010 (annual)

The Zanzibar Cultural Festival is a highlight of the island's calendar. Strongly local in its flavour, it offers a chance to experience Tanzania's rich cultural diversity, while also featuring…

Mwaka Kogwa Festival

Jul 2010 (annual)

The Mwaka Kogwa Festival in the town of Makunduchi in south Zanzibar is the local "New Year" - celebrating the end of the old growing season and the beginning of a new one.

The African Savannah, cradle of humankind at Oldupai Gorge photo Derek Lock

Oldupai Gorge

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Meet our ancestors, or at least see where they lived, in Oldupai Gorge. Here, in what is known as "the cradle of mankind", Louis and Mary Leakey oversaw the finding of some 60 hominid remains…

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Giraffe - one of Africa's big five Photo Derek Lock

Ngorongoro Conservation Area

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The Ngorongoro Conservation Area, dubbed the eighth wonder of the world, was awarded UNESCO World Heritage status in 1979. The area encompasses the world's largest unbroken caldera (volcanic…

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Elephants on the African savannah photo Derek Lock

Serengeti National Park

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Tanzania's best-known national park, the Serengeti is an amazing expanse of African savannah. A multitude of savannah wildlife can be seen on these seemingly never-ending plains, hence the…

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The snowy top of Mount Kilimanjaro rising high over Africa Photo Derek Lock

Mount Kilimanjaro National Park

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Stand on top of Africa by walking up one of the world's most accessible high peaks, Kilimanjaro. Nestling by the Kenyan border, this Tanzanian mountain rises 5892 metres (19,300 feet) above…

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Arab-influenced architecture, typical of Zanzibar's Stone Town. Courtesy of Tanzania Tourist Board

Stone Town

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Stone Town is a labyrinth of winding streets that's remained almost unchanged for more than 200 years. The ever-more ornately doored houses are the result of a typical trading post's…

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Hilltop fort at Kilwa Kiswani. Photo courtesy Kilwa Seaview Resort

Kilwa Kisiwani

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One of the most important sea-faring trading posts on Africa's east coast, Kilwa Kisiwani (in Portuguese Quiloa) operated from the 11th to the 16th centuries. Now its ruins make for a…

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Ballooning over the Serengeti, in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. Photo credit to Peter Everard-Smith

Ballooning the Serengeti

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Can you imagine anything more incredible than the silent experience of floating in a balloon at dawn over the panoramic expanse of the Serengeti?

Garden Bistro

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Eat excellent Indian food and dance to a mixture of Western, African and Indian music with the locals at the fun, spacious outdoor Garden Bistro.

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Fresh fish at Kivukoni Fish Market, Dar es Salaam. Courtesy of Justinsomnia, http://justinsomnia.org

Kivukoni Fish Market

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Kivukoni Fish Market is housed in a new structure on Dar es Salaam's seafront. Boats deliver their catch at dawn directly to the market and a frantic fish fracas ensues.

Palms on the Kigamboni peninsula, Dar es Salaam. Courtesy of Justinsomnia, http://justinsomnia.org

South Beach

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South Beach, on the Kigamboni peninsula, is one of the prettiest you'll find outside Zanzibar. If you tire of lazing around in the sun you can even hire camels to ride along the water's edge.

Tanzanian Maasai women. Courtesy of the Tanzania Tourist Board Tanzania Tousist Board

Tanzania National Museum

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The Tanzania National Museum houses archaeological finds including the cast of a 3.6 million year-old hominid footprint. The History Gallery looks back to the 9th century, and the Ethnography…

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Local flora, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Courtesy of Justinsomnia, http://justinsomnia.org

Botanical Gardens

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Located next to the fascinating Tanzania National Museum, Dar es Salaam's Botanical Gardens offer the perfect place to enjoy some peace and quiet and to examine the country's colourful native…

Trinity

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The dance floor, bar and seating at Trinity are outdoors under the stars, the crowd is a relaxed mix of locals and tourists and the music is eclectic.

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Tanzanian smile. Courtesy of the Tanzania Tourist Board Tanzania Tourist Board

Village Museum

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Affiliated to Tanzania National Museum, the Village Museum is a fascinating place to spend a couple of hours in Dar es Salaam. People from across the country have each built typical examples…

Wonder Welders

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Wonder Welders trains polio victims and long-term unemployed Tanzanians to create quirky metal sculptures of animals - great for gifts or souvenirs. For a reasonable price, you can also design…

A stall inside Kariakoo Market, Dar es Salaam. Courtesy of Justinsomnia, http://justinsomnia.org

Kariakoo Market

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According to some sources, Kariakoo Market is the largest of its kind in East Africa, and indeed it stretches for many blocks in the Kariakoo area. It seems, indeed, that it sells pretty much…


Highlights

Sauti za Busara

Stone Town, Zanzibar

11 - 16 Feb 2010 (annual)

Zanzibar International Film Festival

Zanzibar

Jun - Jul 2010 (annual)

Mwaka Kogwa Festival

Makunduchi, Zanzibar

Jul 2010 (annual)