Tanzania - Serengeti National Park

"The vast plains of the Serengeti comprise 1.5 million ha of savannah. The annual migration to permanent water holes of vast herds of herbivores (wildebeest, gazelles and zebras), followed by their predators, is one of the most impressive natural events in the world." 

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

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Elephants in Serengeti. Thanks to Ahmed for mailing from Tanzania.

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Leopard in Serengeti. Thanks to Ahmed for mailing from Tanzania.

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Lions watching herds of elephants at Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. Thanks to Sionnan of Canada who visited Tanzania.

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Elephants at Serengeti National Park. Thanks to Abbas for mailing from Tanzania.

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Crocodile at Grumeti River, Serengeti National Park. Thanks to Abbas for mailing from Tanzania.

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Wildebeest migration at Serengeti National Park. Thanks to Abbas for mailing from Tanzania.

Tanzania - Stone Town of Zanzibar

"The Stone Town of Zanzibar is a fine example of the Swahili coastal trading towns of East Africa. It retains its urban fabric and townscape virtually intact and contains many fine buildings that reflect its particular culture, which has brought together and homogenized disparate elements of the cultures of Africa, the Arab region, India, and Europe over more than a millennium." 

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

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Multiview of Stone Town of Zanzibar. Thanks to Sionnan of Canada who visited Tanzania.




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Khoja Dispensary, Zanzibar island, Tanzania. The Stone Town of Zanzibar. Thanks to Yusof for this second Tanzanian card.

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Black and white postcard of Zanzibar Stone Town. Thanks to Abbas for mailing from Tanzania.

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Ornate door at Stone Town, Zanzibar. Thanks to Abbas for mailing from Tanzania.

Tanzania - Kilimanjaro National Park

"At 5,895 m, Kilimanjaro is the highest point in Africa. This volcanic massif stands in splendid isolation above the surrounding plains, with its snowy peak looming over the savannah. The mountain is encircled by mountain forest. Numerous mammals, many of them endangered species, live in the park." 

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

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Received this wonderful postcard of the Roof of Africa - the snow capped mountain of Mout Kalimanjaro near the Equator. Thanks to Bonaire for sending me this card from Tanzania.

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Mount Kilimanjaro with different elevations of vegetation. Thanks to Abbas for mailing from Tanzania.

Tanzania - Ngorongoro Conservation Area

"A large permanent concentration of wild animals can be found in the huge and perfect crater of Ngorongoro. Nearby, the crater of Empakaai, filled by a deep lake, and the active volcano of Oldonyo Lenga can be seen. Excavations carried out in the Olduvai Gorge, not far from there, have resulted in the discovery of one of our more distant ancestors, Homo habilis. Laitoli Site, which also lies within the area, is one of the main localities of early hominid footprints, dating back 3.6 million years." 

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

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Black Rhinos in Ngorongoro Crater. Thanks to Tonya of Russia who was visiting Tanzania.

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Birds in Ngorongoro National Parks, Tanzania. Thanks to Sergey of Russia who visited Tanzania.

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Buffaloes chasing lions at Ngorongoro Crater. Nice lion stamp. Postmarked February 15, 2010 and arrived in Penang on February 27, 2010. Thanks to Penelope who was visiting.

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Ngorongoro Crater. Thanks to Abbas for mailing from Tanzania.

Tanzania - Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara

"The remains of two great East African ports admired by early European explorers are situated on two small islands near the coast. From the 13th to the 16th century, the merchants of Kilwa dealt in gold, silver, pearls, perfumes, Arabian crockery, Persian earthenware and Chinese porcelain; much of the trade in the Indian Ocean thus passed through their hands." 

Source: UNESCO World Heritage


Gareza Fort, Kilwa Kisiwani is a UNESCO World Heritage in Tanzania. Thanks to Mihoho of China for mailing from Tanzania.

Tanzania - Selous Game Reserve

"Large numbers of elephants, black rhinoceroses, cheetahs, giraffes, hippopotamuses and crocodiles live in this immense sanctuary, which measures 50,000 km2 and is relatively undisturbed by human impact. The park has a variety of vegetation zones, ranging from dense thickets to open wooded grasslands." 

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

African Wild Dog in Selous, Tanzania. Thanks to Uli of Austria who was visiting Tanzania.