Did you have stumble across our website by mistake or have you already heard about our work and want to find out more about our organisation and about Tanzania? Regardless of how you arrived here, we would be delighted if you read on and learn more about this beautiful country. The following information about Tanzania is as comprehensive as possible. However, we make no claim that it is complete and from time to time we will refer you to other useful websites where you will find additional information. Our objective here is to offer you an insight into our personal experiences of Tanzania based on numerous visits over recent months and years.
Professor Grizmek: "Save the Serengeti"
In terms of wildlife, Tanzania is perhaps the richest country in the world. It is located in Eastern Africa and covers an area three times the size of Germany, yet apart from along the coastline and the banks of Lake Victoria, the country remains thinly populated. This population density explains the wealth of wildlife to be found within. Tanzania’s appeal as a vast biological melting pot for elephants, lions and giraffes in numerous reserves and national parks remains unchallenged. The Serengeti is the most famous of the Tanzanian parks, closely followed by the extraordinary Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Here, within the confines of the collapsed Ngorongoro volcanic crater, wild animals collect together in unusual density. It is possible to observe herds of up to 20,000 animals migrating across the crater floor. Another of Tanzania’s tourist magnets is Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain at 5895m above the savanna. Its name means “the mountain of bad spirits”, yet many ambitious climbers and hikers do not let this dissuade them from attempting to reach its summit. Last, but not least, Tanzania can also offer the traveller the chance of rest and recuperation on its islands Pemba, Zanzibar and Tanganyika.
The most important national symbols are incorporated in the Tanzanian national emblem “Nembo”, which represents a free Tanzania. This emblem incorporates the national flag, made up of five diagonal stripes symbolising land (green), water, (blue), man (black), and the wealth of reserves (gold). The country has been built up and defended by the spear, sickle and axe. The tusks represent the wealth of natural life, whilst branches of coffee and cotton stand for agriculture, the backbone of the economy. The peak of Kilimanjaro is the highest in Africa and also the emblem of Tanzania (the “land of Kilimanjaro”). A man and a woman represent freedom (“uhuru”), unity (“umoja”) and equality. The flaming torch (“Uhuru Tourch”) lends hope to the despairing, dignity to the injured and peace to those who are full of hatred.
