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Tanzania

Tanzania is a country I have visited several times during my travels including the important National Parks like the Serengeti and the fantastic Ngorongoro crater. During my last trips, instead, I have chosen to visit some of the lesser famous areas which are, however, not less beautiful. There has been Lake Eyasi, a shallow lake in the Northern part of the country. During certain periods of the year it is home to many aquatic birds like pelicans and flamingos. But there is more to see in the surroundings: near to the lake there are living the Hadzabe, an ancient tribe of hunter-gatherers that still maintained the traditions of their ancesters until today. It is very fascinating to watch them in their daily life though it is sad to know that this way of life is endangered because it is in conflict with the comunities of the nearby farmers and National Parks.

The Tarangire National Park, a lesser famous but very beautiful park where you can find the two giants: the baobabs and the elephants.

In the neighbourhoud of the Tarangire Park I stayed in a very hospital Massai village. I was lucky to be taken to a Massai wedding ceremony and had a lot of fun hiking for several days with a group of young warriors. It were very happy days and I learned a lot about the nature. I was surprised by the wonderful relationship the Massai have with nature and wild animals.

After a long journey by car I reached the very top of the Usambara Mountains, where not only I could enjoy a great scenery but also wonderful trekkings through farmer’s villages and the nearby natural forest famous for its many authochton plants.

The ocean in the Northern part of Tanzania is always beautiful. The peace I find on the beach of Pangani, a colonial town in front of Zanzibar island, has not changed since my last visit 10 years ago!

My journeys took me also to a place called Kilwa – a Unesco World Heritage site but it seems nobody knows about it! Although investments have been made (by the European Union to create touristic itineraries and by many private people, locals and foreigners realizing beautiful lodges) and although there is a beautiful long sandy beach with coconut palms, not to speak about the cultural sites to visit – this place seems to be completely ignored by tourists. Anyway, it was good for me though – I enjoyed the historical sites in complete exclusivity, strolling among the ruins of Kilwa Kisawani, the ancient palace of the Sultans, the tombs, the ruins of the great mosque. There is also the beautiful island of Songo Mnara with its hundreds of palm trees, the peaceful village of fishermen, the mangroves and the abandoned ancient palace.

The Galapagos of Africa – so are the Udzungwa Mountains called because of their rich biodiversity. Strenous but rewarded hiking through thick forests populated by elephants, monkeys, butterflys, birds, snakes and spiders take me to wonderful waterfalls surrounded by multicoloured flowers.

In the Mikumi National Park – which is one of the lesser know Southern Parks (in the moment still a bit sacrificed because of a road that crosses the park right in the middle). Anyway it has wonderful open landscapes and is very rich in animals. It was here where I have seen the newborn baby elephant. I spent hours with that family – it was so tender to observe them…

The Selous is a huge area, only recently National Park (before it was a Game reserve) and it is now the hugest protected area of Tanzania. Though only a smaller part is reachable for now. It is famous for its waterways – the big Rufiji river and some of the lakes, offering home to many birds but also of course lions, buffalo and groups of elephants.

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a Hadzabe hunter, Bushmen in Tanzania

a Hadzabe hunter

Hadzabe hunters, bushmen in Tanzania

Hadzabe hunters

Hadzabe hunter, hunters and gatherers,Bushmen in Tanzania

Hadzabe hunter

At the Maasai Wedding

At the Maasai Wedding

a Hadzabe hunter aiming with bow and arrow, Tanzania, Lake Eyasi

Hadzabe hunter

Africa, Tanzania, Datoga Blacksmith exploring his artwork

Datoga blacksmith

a Maasai man in Tanzania, Walking in the Savanna

Walking in the Savanna

traditionally dressed maasai men walking in the Savanna, n Maasailand

Walking in Maasailand

Usambara Mountains in Tanzania, Africa, a water pump

a water pump in the usambara moutains

Loiborsoit, Tanzania, Africa. Little maasai boy with his bicycle

Little maasai boy with his bicycle

A day of market in the Usambara Mountains, Tanzania, Africa

market day

Usambara Mountains, Tanzania, a market day

market day

Tanzania, Pangani. A girl in a doorway of a colonial building

shy girl

a portrait of a man, a traditional healer in the Usambara Mountains in Tanzania

the traditional healer

happy kids in a village in the Usambara mountains.

village children in the Usambara Mountains

Tanzania, The head decoration of a Maasai warrior

The head decoration of a Massai warrior

portrait of a woman in the usambara mountains

the smile

fishing village kilwa kivinje in the afternoon when fishermen come back

at Kilwa Kivinje

a young fishermen on the island songo Mnara weighing his fish for sale

fisherman at Songo Mnara

taking fish on shore in Kilwa Tanzania

a fisherman

Kilwa Kivinje, Unesco site in southern tanzania

street scene in Kilva Kivinje

at the school in the Maasailand in Tanzania

at the school

Tanzania, Dancing men at the Maasai Wedding

At the Maasai Wedding

women in Tanzania, At the Maasai Wedding

At the Maasai Wedding

traditionally dressed men during a hike in Maasailand

Maasai

landscape & wildlife

Tanzania, Maasailand, Landscape with "mushroom trees"

Landscape with “mushroom trees”

Lake Eyasi, Tanzania, flamingos

Flamingos

Tanzania, Africa, wildlife. Wolf spider

a Wolf spider

Africa, Tanzania, Tarangire National park, two cheetahs

Cheetahs

Africa, Tanzania, Tarangire national park, an elephant mother with her child

Elephants

Tarangire National park in Tanzania, an eagle

the curious eagle

Africa, a scenic view over the swamp area of the tarangire national park

Landscape in the Tarangire NP

a flower in the usambara mountains in tanzania.

flower

a scenic view over the swamp area in the tarangire national park in tanzania

Landscape in the Tarangire NP

the mambo view point lodge in the usambara mountains in tanzania

Sunset at Mambo View Point

a huge baobab tree in the maasailand area in tanzania

The big Baobab

two close ups of elephants in the mikumi national park tanzania

elephants in Mikumi

a traditional fishing boat, a dhow, in the waters near to kilwa in southern tanzania

Dhow

fern artwork in the usambara mountains

in the natural forest

on the beach in pangani, tanzania

after the storm

colonial building in the old town of pangani in tanzania

Pangani

an orchid in the usambara mountains in tanzania

an orchid

the famous chameleon of the usambara mountains

the chameleon

close up of a lion in the selous national park in tanzania

lion eye

the beach of the tides lodge in pangani in tanzania after the storm

the ocean after the storm

the mosque of Kilwa kisawani in southern tanzania

the arches of the great mosque

Tanzania, a group of elephants in Mikumi

elephants in Mikumi

peaceful scene with a boat and the cloudy sky in kilwa in southern tanzania

Kilwa Kisiwani

unesco world heritage site kilwa kisawani with a flame tree in foreground

the fort of Kilwa

the ruins of the mosque of kilwa kisawani in tanzania

the mosque

a local tradition in southern tanzania to dry fish

drying fish

a particular view, unesco world heritage site songo mnara

Songo Mnara

Mikumi National park in Tanzania, motherlove of an elephant

motherlove of an elephant

palms in Songo Mnara tanzania

the palm tree

the fishing harbour in songo mnara

fishing boat in Songo Mnara

tanzania, the fishing harbour of songo mnara

Songo Mnara harbour at sunset

hotel picture of maasailand, loiborsoit, tanzania

hotel

the Sanje waterfalls in the Udzungwa Mountains

Waterfall in the Udzungwa Mountains

two elephants in Mikumi in beautiful afternoon light

elephants in Mikumi

ilac breasted roller Mikumi NP

lilac breasted roller

Giraffes in Mikumi NP, Tanzania

Giraffes in Mikumi

elephant close up b/w mikumi np

the eye of an elephant

Sunset in Mikumi NP, Tanzania

Sunset in Mikumi

weaver bird in Selous National Park

weaver bird in Selous National Park

Sunset over the Rufiji river

Sunset over the Rufiji river

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