Foreign tourists use binoculars to view wild animals in a Tanzanian park. The Kenya Tourism Regulatory Authority has banned such vehicles carrying visitors from the Tanzanian side. PHOTO | FILE
What you need to know:
Protected areas in Tanzania are extremely varied, ranging from sea habitats over grasslands to the top of the Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa. About a third of the country’s total area is protected to a certain degree as National Park, Game Reserve, Marine Park, Forest Reserve and the like. All 16 national parks together comprise an area of more than 42,000 km². They are administered by the Tanzania National Parks Authority (Tanapa).
