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Tanzania
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Pembwe and the Southeast is the hot humid region of Tanzania including the principal city Dar es Salaam and most of the country's Indian Ocean coastline.
Dar-es-Salaam is the main port of entry for most visitors to not just the region, but to the country as a whole, be it by boat or by plane.
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Dar es Salaam (Haven of Peace in Arabic) was founded in 1862 by Sultan Seyyid Majid of Zanzibar on the site of the village of Mzizima. Mzizima's history dates back to when the Barawa people started to settle and cultivate the area around Mbwa Maji, Magogoni, Mjimwema, Gezaulole, and Kibonde Maji Mbagara.
Bagamoyo is a town in Tanzania with a colonial history and an active art scene.
the main town on Pemba Island
historic Arab fort on an island just off the coast at Kilwa
port with colonial boma
largish town in the interior of Mtwara region
smaller town with a renovated colonial fort and other colonial buildings
new town created by the British as a deep sea port, now the main town in the area
Mafia Island off the coast of Tanzania must be one of the Indian Ocean's best hidden gems.
Pemba Island is an island forming part of the Zanzibar Archipelago in Tanzania, located approximately 50 km north of Zanzibar, the largest island in the archipelago and main visitor destination. Visitors to Pemba however with find a dramatically different experience from the increasingly touristy and resort-developed Zanzibar, as Pemba has managed to maintain a strong sense of traditional identity within relative isolation.
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Nature & adventureSafaris are perhaps the greatest tourism draw in Africa and the highlight for many visitors. The term safari in popular use refers to overland travel to view the stunning African wildlife, particularly on savanna.
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ItinerariesThe Nile (Arabic: النيل, an-Nīl), is Africa's longest river, and by most definitions the longest in the world at 6,695 kilometers (4,132 miles) from its source White Nile in Burundi/Rwanda to its mouth at the Egyptian…
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Food & drinkColourful and diverse, street food is an experience you can find in cities and towns all around the world. It's generally convenient and cheap, but its appeal goes far beyond that.
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ItinerariesThe MV Liemba is a freight and passenger ferry that runs along the eastern side of Lake Tanganyika. The route goes from Kigoma in Tanzania to Mpulungu in Zambia, with many stops between.
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