Tanzania - Useful information for your trip
Discover with ViviTravels Tanzania, a beautiful African country lapped by Indian Ocean. You will be fascinated by its landscapes, traditions and culture.
Tanzania is an African state lapped by the Indian Ocean, it is the 31st largest country in the World.
Tanzania is characterized by a mountainous landscape in the North-East. Here, in fact, it is possible to admire Mount Kilimanjaro and the range of the Pare Mountains. While in the north-western the area lie Africa's Great Lakes, such as Lake Victoria and Lake Tanganyika. Then, the central zone hosts a large upland. The whole region boasts a tropical climate, with high average temperatures during the entire year.
Its economy is mainly based on agriculture and mining processing, especially of gold. Moreover, tourism represents another higly developed sector.
Visitors are attracted by the natural beauties of the landscapes, Tanzania boasts a large number of natural parks, white sandy beaches, crystal-clear sea and a rich maritime and terrestrial ecosystem. Many of these sites have been declared World Heritage Sites by Unesco.
In addition, Tanzania is a country rich in culture. Here it is possible to discover two important sites dating back to the Stone Ages: Gola Isimila and Kolo, they contain some of the first examples of cave art, one of the first human art expressions. The musical traditions are also important, two are the main popular genres: taarab, a melody played in particular social occasions, such as weddings, and muziki wa dansi, a variation of the most common African rumba.
