Its capital Dar es Salaam and language Swahili, East Africa's biggest country is known for its Serengeti grasslands; Mount Kilimanjaro, of course; the swell safari-ing found in and around its Ngorongoro Crater; and exotic/historic offshore Zanzibar.

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Tanzania in ´6 Awesome African Vacation Destinations for Families´

  Unsplash One of this country's most notable eco stars are threefold, and all located up north. The Serengeti Plains are the site of a national park of nearly 15,000 square kilometers (5,790 sq. miles) harboring many thousands of varied species including antelopes, baboons, Cape buffalo, cheetahs, crocodiles, elephants, hyenas, hippos, jackals, leopards, lions (Africa's largest population), monkeys, ostriches, rhinos, and wildebeest, among many others. It's also the starting point of the…

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The top 10 beach areas of Zanzibar

Moongateclimber Actually an archipelago of two large islands and a a number of smaller ones, 16 to 20 miles off the coast of mainland Tanzania, Zanzibar has been legendary since at least the Middle Ages (though its human history stretches much further back) as the "Spice Islands," a prime source for vanilla, black pepper, cinnamon, and nutmeg, as well as a trading entrepôt for the likes of gold, ivory, and ambergris. Today visitors can enjoy the historic sites and evocative architecture…

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  • Ed Wetschler September 10, 2011 at 5:54pm
    Have you seen this blog about the disappearing rhinos?  http://www.tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/africa-talks-by-shaza-holid...
  • Honeybadger Tours June 12, 2011 at 9:37pm
    Tanzania for Serengeti
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  • Jared January 31, 2011 at 3:38am
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  • Stacey Wittig December 6, 2010 at 5:08am
    National Geographic published great article on Swahili Coast, and cool, yet familiar photo. OMG, it's my photo of white sands of Zanzibari beach against blue Indian Ocean... a little orange thrown in for contrast. http://vagabondinglulu.blogspot.com/2010/11/photo-by-wittig-publish... Like it? I have more for your next article.
    Photo by Wittig Published by National Geographic Traveler
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  • Adventures Within Reach November 30, 2010 at 1:09am
    Poll: Where is your next ideal adventure vacation?

    View the answers and submit your own here.

    *Tanzania is an option!
  • Tripatini November 8, 2010 at 3:54pm
    The Serengeti gets a shout-out on the Tripatini blog's recently posted Africa Safaris 101: The Game's Afoot.
  • Tripatini October 28, 2010 at 3:50am
    What unusual is going on with the annual wildebeest migration from Kenya's Masaai Mara to Tanzania's Serengeti? Read about it, now on the Tripatini blog.
  • David Paul Appell June 17, 2010 at 7:49pm
    Tanzania or Kenya? Put in your two cents.
  • Sam Scribe June 17, 2010 at 6:14pm
    Looks like the Tanzanian government will build a highway that cuts right through the Serengeti to Lake Victoria. The park would probably lose its designation as a UNESCO World Heritage site, but this route would be cheaper for the government and good for commerce. Should they do it?
  • David Paul Appell March 24, 2010 at 4:42pm
    What's it like to go on safari in the amazing Ngorongoro Crater? This week on the blog, check it out!
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