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Things to Do in Tanzania

Discover the most popular attractions, landmarks, and must-visit places in Tanzania.

Capital

Dodoma

Population

68.2M

Currency

Sh Tanzanian shilling

Languages

English, Swahili

Timezone

UTC+03:00

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Top Attractions in Tanzania

22 places to visit

Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Park
Park
Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Park

Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Park

Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Park is situated on the southern coast of Kenya near Shimoni and south of Wasini Island in Kwale District near the Tanzanian border.

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Battle of Rufiji Delta
Battlefields
Battle of Rufiji Delta

Battle of Rufiji Delta

The Battle of the Rufiji Delta was fought in German East Africa (modern Tanzania) from October 1914–July 1915 during the First World War, between the German Navy's light cruiser SMS Königsberg, and a powerful group of British warships.

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Amboseli National Park
Urban
Amboseli National Park

Amboseli National Park

Amboseli National Park, formerly Maasai Amboseli Game Reserve, is a national park in Kajiado South Constituency in Kajiado County, Kenya. The park is 39,206 ha (392.06 km2) in size at the core of an 8,000 km2 (3,100 sq mi) ecosystem that spreads across the Kenya-Tanzania border.

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Ol Doinyo Orok
Mountain peaks
Ol Doinyo Orok

Ol Doinyo Orok

The Ol Donyo Orok mountain (in maasai language), also called Namanga Hills, is situated in southern Kenya next to the Tanzanian border in the Namanga Division. The mountain has a stretched triangular shape, almost like an arrow pointing north.

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Battle of Jassin
Battlefields
Battle of Jassin

Battle of Jassin

The Battle of Jassin (also known as the Battle of Yasin, the Battle of Jasin, the Battle of Jasini or the Battle of Jassini) was a World War I battle that took place on 18– 19 January 1915 at Jassin on the German East African side of the border with British East Africa between a German Schutztrupp…

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Dar es Salaam Marine Reserve
Landmark
Dar es Salaam Marine Reserve

Dar es Salaam Marine Reserve

The Dar es Salaam Marine Reserve System (DMRS) is a group of marine wildlife reserves in Tanzania, situated off the coast of Dar es Salaam Region.

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Kizimkazi Mosque
Religious Site
Kizimkazi Mosque

Kizimkazi Mosque

The Kizimkazi Mosque is a mosque situated on the southern tip of the island of Zanzibar in Tanzania and is one of the oldest Islamic buildings on the East African coast.

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Rungwe
Mountain peaks
Rungwe

Rungwe

Mount Rungwe is a volcanic mountain in Mbeya Region, in Tanzania's Southern Highlands. At an altitude of 2,981 metres (9,780 ft), it is southern Tanzania's second-highest peak.

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Menai Bay Conservation Area
Landmark
Menai Bay Conservation Area

Menai Bay Conservation Area

The Menai Bay Conservation Area (MBCA) is located in Menai Bay, Zanzibar Tanzania. At 470 square kilometres (180 sq mi), it is Zanzibar's largest marine protected area.

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Mount Longido
Mountain peaks
Mount Longido

Mount Longido

Mount Longido is a mountain in Tanzania. The peak has an elevation of 2,637 m above sea level. Mount Longido is located in Longido District of Arusha Region.The principal path to the summit starts in the town of Longido.

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Duluti Lake
Crater lakes
Duluti Lake

Duluti Lake

Lake Duluti is a volcanic crater lake in the Arusha region of Tanzania, on the eastern edge of the eastern branch of the Great Rift Valley.

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Saadani National Park
Urban
Saadani National Park

Saadani National Park

Saadani National Park is Tanzania's 13th National Park. Tourists can view animals basking along the Indian Ocean shores. It is managed under the Tanzania National Parks Authority. It has an area of 1062 km2 and was officially gazetted in 2005, from a game reserve which had existed from 1969.

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Arusha Declaration Monument
Historic
Arusha Declaration Monument

Arusha Declaration Monument

The Arusha Declaration Monument (Swahili: Mnara wa Azimio la Arusha) is a landmark monument and tourist attraction in Arusha, Tanzania. It was unveiled in 1977 by the nation's ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party to commemorate ten years of the Arusha Declaration.

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Landmark

Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve

The Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve is located on the northeast coast of Unguja, 20 km from Zanzibar Town. The reserve is an important biodiversity spot in the coral rag zone. The forest reserve is rich in both infaunal and floral species.

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Lighthouses

Pungume Lighthouse

The Pungume Lighthouse is located on Pungume Island at the south western tip of the Zanzibar Archipelago, in Tanzania. The Lighthouse is a squared stone tower recently painted with black and white stripes.

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Religious Site

Tanzania Buddhist Temple and Meditation Center

Tanzania Buddhist Temple and Meditation Center is a Buddhist temple located in Dar Es Salaam.Tanzania Buddhist Temple and Meditation Center is the oldest and first Buddhist temple in Africa.

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Historic

Limbo (Tansania)

Mountain peaks

Loleza Mountain

Loleza Peak is a 2,656-metre-high (8,714 ft) mountain in Mbeya Region, Tanzania, East Africa. It is located in the Mbeya Range, just north of the city of Mbeya. It is the type locale for the moth Zamarada loleza."Route "2009-02-28 Loleza"". Run GPS Community Server.

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Water

Soni Waterfalls

The Soni Falls is a waterfall in the Usambara Mountains of northeastern Tanzania, near the village of Soni, to the northeast of Kitunda. The falls lie at the end of the Mkuzu River where it joins the Bangala River. The falls lie in the southern part of the West Usambaras Lushoto Mountain Reserve.

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Battlefields

Battle of Morogoro

The Battle of Morogoro was fought during the East African Campaign of World War I.Chisholm, Hugh (1922). The Encyclopædia Britannica, The Twelfth Edition, Volume 2. New York: The Encyclopædia Britannica Company, LTD.

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Battlefields

Battle of Kilosa

The Battle of Kilosa was fought during the East African Campaign of World War I. It was an example of a successful pincer movement which encircled the isolated British column.Chisholm, Hugh (1922). The Encyclopædia Britannica, The Twelfth Edition, Volume 2.

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Battlefields

Battle of Kondoa Irangi

The Battle of Kondoa Irangi was a battle of the East African Campaign of World War I.

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About Tanzania

Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to the south; Zambia to the southwest; and Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west.

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