MINISTRY of Natural Resources and Tourism has said that projects implemented under the umbrella of Resilient Natural Resource Management for Tourism and Growth (REGROW) in the Southern Circuit will stimulate the inflow of tourists to the Nyerere National Park as soon as they are completed.The ministry’s Deputy Permanent Secretary, Commissioner Benedict Wakulyamba made the statement […]
Serengeti National Park has been named the leading national park in Africa, beating six other national parks from continent in the 2023 World Travel Awards (WTA).Famed for the wildebeest migration and a vast plain that accommodates millions of wildlife, including the big 5, Serengeti was named Africa`s Leading National Park for the fifth time in […]
Airplanes Africa Limited (AAL), a Morogoro based aircraft manufacturer, has unveiled the first aircraft assembled in Tanzania.The aircraft skyleader 600, was unveiled at the Tanzania International Manufacturers Expo 2023 (TIMEXPO), held at the Diamond Jubilee Hall in Dar es salaam.AAL director David Grolig said the company decided to set up an ultralight aircraft manufacturing facility […]
Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park has won the Africa’s Leading National Park 2023 award.This becomes the fifth time in a row that Serengeti bags the prize since 2019 to date.Expressing gratitude on their X account (twitter) to all those who participated in voting and enabled Serengeti to rise to the top again this year, Tanzania National […]
Planes failed to land and take off for three hours at Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA) on Wednesday, October 4, due to a failure of the lighting system.The airport managing director, Christina Mwakatobe, said that the error occurred between 12am and 3am, but normal service was later on restored. She attributed the failure to the ongoing […]
Arusha. The Tanzania National Park (Tanapa)management is set to roll out new investment plans to attract more investment accommodation properties in the Serengeti.All the moment Serengeti has five permanent lodges, 25tented camps and 181 seasonal public camping areas but under the current General Management plan, the National Park has exhausted all the precincts initially allocated […]
Unguja. President Hussein Mwinyi has on Thursday met with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair to discuss the importance of the tourism industry to the Zanzibar economy.President Mwinyi emphasized that tourism remains a top priority for the government, despite the fact that the blue economy includes five other sectors.Tourism contributes 30percent of government revenue in […]
THE government has put in place a strategy to install airfield lighting system that will be in use for 24 hours at all airports countrywide.The statement was made on Wednesday by Minister for Transport, Professor Makame Mbarawa during the inauguration of lighting system for night plane landing and flying at the Dodoma Airport.Airfield lighting system […]
IT is already almost two years now since the Tanzania Royal Tours documentary film was first premiered in USA and later in major cities of Tanzania, but this 56-minute-long documentary is still a regular feature in some Television stations, very much widely referenced, a popular presentational material and has become one of the country’s main […]
Arusha has continued to cement its status as a tourist magnet in the region following the establishment of Makuyuni Wildlfe Park.Located within the within Tarangire-Manyara Ecosystem, park covers an area of 49 square kilometers and is located 70 kilometers drive from Arusha City at the Arusha-Babati, Makuyuni –Karatu, highways junction.Wildlife species available in this area […]
CHATO District, which hosts two National Parks of Rubongo and Burigi, intends to triple the current number of more than 3000 to 10,000 foreign tourists annually by 2025.District Commissioner Eng Deusdedith Katwale made commitment ahead of the Chato Utalii Festival next month.Speaking in Dar es Salaa on Wednesday this week, Eng Katwale informed the public […]
TANZANIA is rigorously pushing to attain its target for notching five (5) million tourists’ arrivals that will bring into the country’s coffers some 6 billion US dollars (about 14tri/-) come 2025 and the 7th Swahili International Tourism Expo (S!TE 2023) is perfectly suited to propel the campaign.Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Angellah Kairuki said in […]
Arusha. Annual tourism for Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) have soared to record sh176 billion during the fiscal year ending June 2023, as 752,215 visitors thronged to the world-acclaimed site in the period under review.“This is the highest number of visitors since NCA was established,” said NCAA Conservation Commissioner, Mr. Freddy Manongi. He told journalists here […]
Three tourist attractions- Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area and Zanzibar have been mentioned in the list of 15 best places to visit in Africa in 2023.Tanzania tourist attractions have been mentioned by world-famous American news website, whereas its selection was based on accessibility, affordability and the variety of things to do, as well as […]
TANZANIA is set to become a regional hub of Canyoneering if the proposed plan of introducing the tourism product at Arusha National Park materialises.The move is also in line with the country’s quest of attracting five million tourists in the next two years.The Park’s Assistant Commissioner for Conservation Yustina Kiwango hinted that a prospective investor […]
