Safari in Swahili simply means "journey". While the typical Safari in Tanzania will usually includes Elephants, Giraffes, Lions and a hike up Kilmanjaro, these are just a few examples of a thousand fantastic experiences possible in Tanzania. You may wish to forgo the game parks and plan your safari around the Usambara mountains, Zanzibar or Tanzania's lively coastal towns, where you can meet the people, jam along to the music, and discover the delicious foods on offer.
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Wildlife Safaris
Can any one mental snapshot encapsulate the Tanzanian experience? Thousands upon thousands of wildebeest that march in mindless unison on the annual migration through the Serengeti, perhaps? Or a family of elephants wading across the wide, muddy Rufiji/Tarangire River? What about a pride of well-fed lions sunbathing on the grassy floor of the majestic Ngorongoro Crater? Certainly, it is such images that tend to spring to mind when one thinks of Tanzania. And properly so!
Culture and Language
Over 100 languages are spoken in Tanzania, most of them from the Bantu family. After independence, the government recognized that this represented a problem for national unity, and as a result introduced the Swahili language (Kiswahili) as the only official language. The government introduced it in all primary schools to spread its use.
Music
The most internationally famous form of music from Zanzibar is taarab, which was invented by the Swahili Muslim minority. Taarab is played by a string instrument using Egyptian, Indian, salsa and soukous musical influences.
Other forms of music include ngoma and muziki wa dansi. Hip hop music (also known as Bongo Flava) is also popular, especially rappers like Dola Soul and Mr. II.