So, Tanzania gets a good share of tourists, who mainly go there for the safaris, mountain climbing, the miles and miles of white sandy beaches, and the bustling former capital of Dar es Salaam, with its old colonial buildings. The Serengeti Plains, Lake Victoria, and the Ngorongoro Crater are other natural attractions.
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Half of Tanzania is forested, and most people live in the other half that's agricultural. Although there are 120 ethnic groups, and there is an almost equal split among Christians, Muslims, and animists, everyone speaks Swahili, and there have been no ethnic conflicts--except for occasional problems on the small island of Zanzibar, where there is an independence movement. In fact, Zanzibar is an historically fascinating, often-visited place with a restored old city.
Tanzania possesses five National Parks, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area which includes the famous Ngorongoro Crater, and a number of Game Reserves of which some may in future be designated National Parks.
Best known among Tanzania's faunal reserves is the Serengeti National Park of 5,600 square miles, perhaps the most famous game area in the world. Lake Manyara National Park is noted for its bird life and for tree-climbing lions.
The Ngurdoto Crater National Park, sited between Mounts Kilimanjaro and Meru, has the small but beautiful Ngurdoto Crater where the wildlife exists without disturbance from man. Two recently created sanctuaries are the Mikumi National Park, within easy reach of Dar-es-Salaam; and the Ruaha National Park, a vast region of over 5,000 square miles where greater Kudu are common. These two parks are as yet relatively undeveloped, but their potential is very great and Ruaha may well become the premier National Park in East Africa.