AMBONI CAVES


About 8 km north of Tanga these ten limestone cabes, formed during the Jurassic Age some 150 million years ago, are the most extensive cave system in East Africa.

ISIMILA STONE AGE SITE


About 20 km south of Iringa, on the main road to Mbeya, some of the richest finds of Stone Age tools were discovered in 1951. Many fossilized bones were also found in the area, among them those of a mammal related to the modern giraffe, but having a much shorter neck, an extinct hippopotamus with unusual periscope-like projections.

KALAMBO FALLS


Close to the border with Zambia and near the tip of Lake Tanganyika, a 215 metre drop makes this one of the highest waterfalls in he world and, after Tugela Falls in South Africa, the second highest in Africa. A breeding ground of the giant marabou stork, primitive tools have been excavated from Kalambo Gorge.

KONDOA IRANGI ROCK PAINTINGS


Half way between Dodoma and Arusha, near the village of Kolo, are some o the finest examples of rock paintings in the world! These extraordinary paintings depict the animals and customs of the people at the time.


MBOZI METEORITE


A 15 ton iron monolith, discovered in 1942, which can be viewed near Mbeya on the road to Tunduma. It is the third largest meteorite ever found.

MKOMAZI GAME RESERVE


Containing 90% of all botanic species found in Tanzania with one third classified as unique in the world. The reserve is also home to the Mkomazi Rhino Project. This involves the re-introduction of four black rhino from South Africa which, it is hoped, will breed before being relocated to traditional natural habitats within Tanzania.

MWANZA


Tanzania's third largest town and the main base for exploring Lake Victoria. The Bujora Sukuma Museum, the country's first tribal museum, and Saa Nane Island bird sanctuary are nearby.

OL DOINYO LENGAI


Located at the southern end of Lake Natron, this is the only active volcano in Tanzania. It last erupted in 1966. Known as 'Mountain of God' to the Masai, it rises to an elevation of 9,442 feet.

TENDUGURU


A site near Lindi, where the remains of a complete dinosaur were found in 1912.

UJIJI


A village, tem miles from Kigoma, where Henry Morton Stanley pronounced the famous words 'Dr Livingstone 1 presume'.

KILWA


Kilwa, originally established as a center for the gold trade, is now home to some of the most spectacular ruins on the East Africa coast. Kilwa Kisiwani, an island just off the mainland, and the nearly Songomonanara Islands contains numerous ruins many dating back to the 13th century.

MAFIA ISLAND


A 40 minute flight south of Dar es Salaam is one of the most exciting big game fishing and diving areas in the world, Mafia Island. Sports fishermen flock here for the superb catches, many of the fish are great fighters. They include marlin, sailfish, snapper, horse mackerel, wahoo and huge rock cod.
The main season is from September to March although fishing is possible all year around within the reef and channel.

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PANGANI


North of Dar es Salaam, this is a delightful village, with its mosque, ancient Arab buildings and six kilometer palm-fringed, sandy bay.

SAADANI GAME RESERVE


This recently enlarged 1,000 sq km reserve is situated north of Bagamoyo directly west of Zanzibar. Tanzani's only coastal reserve, it is an area of savannah, grassland and unspoilt beaches. It is the most southerly home of Coke's hartebeest, Elephant, leopard, lion, buffalo, giraffe, wildebeest, zebra, colobus monkey and, if visitors are fortunate, the rare Roosevelt sable can also be seen, as well as hippo and crocodile and an excellent bird population.