FOR THE “PINK DREAM” IN TANZANIA
Tanganyika... where the flamingos come in, thousands and thousands of them, turning the whole sky pink. You’ll be amazed when you see it.
That’s what a German baron said to an American singer in “Cabaret”. Just that and reading more about the breathtaking East African scenery, that made me quickly decide to persuade my friends to visit Tanzania.
Our journey to Tanzania began with a convertible Jeep on the dusty roads. On either side of the roads, there were the vast plains and the aboriginal people in red clothes waving at us, promising an exciting trip.
OTHE PINK DREAM IN THE DARK CONTINENT
ur group decided to go to Ngorongoro Crater, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This crater is 2,000 m high and
600 m deep and its floor covers more than 260 km2, making it the world’s largest inactive volcanic caldera, and known as one of the areas with the densest population of wildlife. Many channels such as Discovery and National Geographic or archaeologists, journalists and photographers have spent many years studying wildlife here. sun, wild animals enjoy a peaceful, private world. From small animals such as birds to large animals such as giraffes, elephants, hippos, rhinos, leopards, etc. there are estimated 25,000 species living here. In the convertible Jeep, we were closer to them than ever before.
And I had the chance to see what the German baron raved about. Tens of thousands of flamingos reddened the surface of Lake Manyara. When they fluttered, it seemed like tens of thousands of rubies flying in the sunset. My dream came true but I felt like it was still only a dream, because the time I spent here was too short!
The scenery is even more beautiful than on the silver screens. In the crater, under the dazzling African
TMEET THE “CHILDREN OF HEAVEN”
he Maasai are the only people allowed by the Government to stay in the nature reserves, because they do not hunt or kill any wild animals for food. Although they live in the civilized world, the life of the Maasai is as mundane as hundreds of years ago, when they migrated from the Nile Delta to
Tanzania and Kenya. Maasai people are famous in Africa because of their very different customs and practices. They believe that they are children of heaven and born to raise and worship cattle. They drink animal blood, they are tall but only live in small wooden houses covered by mud and dung. All of their daily activities happen by rivers and streams, and they live in rather primitive huts, though there are modern, comfortable tents and camps for tourists not far from there.
Meeting the bald-headed Maasai women dressing in blue clothes and jewelry and tall Maasai men dancing to welcome tourists, I found the world is so strange and somehow balanced. There are things that will never change, in a world that changes every day.
Time: The best time to visit Tanzania is from May to September when Tanzania has a cool and pleasant climate.
Itinerary: There is currently only one international airport in Tanzania - Kilimanjaro - which located in the north. Vietnamese tourists can fly there from Noi Bai or
Tan Son Nhat airport with many airlines such as Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines or Emirates.
Transport: In Tanzania, you can travel by bus, taxi or rental car.
Currency: Tanzania uses Tanzanian shilling, 1 USD is equivalent to about 2,230 shilling.
Visa: Currently, Tanzania does not have any official consulate in Vietnam, as the Embassy of Tanzania in China handles all immigration-related matters for both China and Vietnam. You can directly contact the Embassy to inquire about procedures for obtaining a tourist visa to Tanzania.
Alternatively, you can apply for a Visa On Arrival at Tanzania’s international border gates with a fee of 50 USD.