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T
he Serengeti National Park has also been
called one of the planet’s indisputable
gems that presents you nature’s most
operatic display as you watch the circle of
life complete itself on a guided safari. It has
further been said, when it dawns on you
that what you’re watching is essentially the
universe’s fi ercest buff et, head back to the
resort for some dining of your own. And
there are ravishing resorts aplenty in the
Serengeti to dine, stay and play at. Singita
has its following no less fi ercely faithful to
the brand than the ‘Aman Junkie’ and they’d
scarce venture elsewhere. But Serengeti
Migration Camp has encroached Singita
territory and dares to price itself as steeply
as Singita’s premium camps. They would
when they off er twenty elevated, ample
tents handsome with massive beds, leather
arm chairs, sunset-viewing deck capturing
Ndasiata Hills and the Grumeti River and
a retinue of staff arching to please. Best of
all, the location is insuperable to watch the
Serengeti wildebeest migration, the largest
mammal migration on earth. Ensure you’re
not having your champagne picnic in the
path of a billion wildebeest stomping past!
There’s more than one migration in the
Serengeti lately now that Namiri Plains
has relocated here, having been banished
by rebels from agitated Gorongosa NationalGuide
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EAST AFRICATanzania
INTERNATIONAL
EVENTS HOSTED
IN TANZANIA
SWAHILI FASHION WEEK (swahilifashionweek.com)
The year 2016 marked the 10th
anniversary of the famous Swahili
Fashion Week that showcases
international, domestic, and
emerging fashion designers.TANZANIA TRADE SHOW (growexh.com)
The trade show is held annually in
November. It's an ideal platform to
interact with professionals from the
Automotive, Hospitality, Printing, IT,
and Pharmaceutical industries etc.SAUTI ZA BUSARA (busaramusic.org)
Sauti Za Busara is an annual music
festival held in Tanzania to propote
musical talents from across the
continent. It is a 100 percent live
show with over 400 participants.20 TH FOOD AGRO AFRICA 2017 (expogr.com)
International Trade Exhibition on
Food, Hotel & Kitchen is the largest
event held annually in Tanzania,
concurrently held with East Africa
Trade Exhibition (EAITE).ZANZIBAR INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (ziff.or)
ZIFF is East Africa’s largest multi-
disciplinary art and cultural festival
bringing together arts from film,
music, and arts industries for a
Zanzibar Tamasha.Park in Mozambique. It’s a place for big
cats and bigger fossilised bones of
prehistoric giraff e.
The Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater just
got more glamorous with the coming of
Highlands of Ngorongoro Crater, edgy
at the fringes of a crater marvellously
overlooking the landscape. Chem Chem
Lodge introduced the ‘slow safari’ and it’s
new sister Little Chem Chem with only
fi ve tents is the lavishest thing skirting
Tarangire National Park. There’s more to
Tanzania than safaris and more islands
in Tanzania than Zanzibar, neighbouring
which the tranquil jungle island Pemba
has gained fame since The Aiyana opened.
All’s local and natural at their Maji Spa. If
mehemsahib feels she’s begun looking like
maaji, rejuvenate at Aiyana’s spa and then
look without trepidation at the aiyna.There are direct and one-stop flights to Dar
es Salaam, Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar Island.
Arusha town is the starting point for the
Northern Safari Circuit. KILIMANJARO
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (JRO) is situated
46 kilometres off Arusha.
tanzaniatouristboard.comHOW TO GET THERE
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