Tanzania

DVD. Bennett-Watt Productions. Arusha National Park is considered to be a gem in Tanzania's 'Northern Safari Circuit', just 40 minutes drive from the safari gateway town of Arusha, Tanzania's second largest city and the local street markets there. The major peaks of Mt Kilimanjaro and Mt Meru surround the park and Giraffes greet you as soon as you pass the park gates. From the green swamps and thick forest to Ngurdoto Crater to the shallow alkaline lakes, ArushaNational Park has a diverse and changing landscape. The only location on the "northern safari circuit", where live the unique and beautiful black-and-white Colobus Monkey. Here too Elephants, Baboons, Cape Buffalo and a variety of other wild animals. Lake ManyaraNational Park is at the base of the Great Rift Valley escarpment in an environment of forest, grassland and swamps. It is considered one of the country's smallest national parks but with a unique ecosystem and a large variety of animals. Wildlife include the famous tree climbing Lions, one of the largest concentrations of Baboons in the world, Buffalo, Zebra, Hippopotamus, Giraffe, Wildebeest, Warthogs, Banded Mongoose, Monkeys, Elephants and over 350 species of birds. Though Lions are found in trees throughout Tanzania, Lake Manyara National Park has developed a reputation for tree climbing Lions. Hippo pools offer a terrific view of animals whose hide alone can weigh half a ton and is the third-largest living land mammal, after elephants and white rhinos.Lake Manyara National Park is just off the main tourist highway from Arusha to Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti National Park near the village of Mto Wa Mbu, where the future of Tanzania is exemplified at the community primary school with children from a number of tribes and dialects.

DVD. 40 Minutes Africa: The Serengeti vividly details life and death in an unforgettable film experience. Filmed entirely on location in Kenya and Tanzania, Africa: The Serengeti brings you spectacular vistas and dynamic aerials. It also features Africa's greatest predators -- lions, crocodiles and cheetahs -- in deadly pursuit of the migrating prey. "There is a place on Earth where it is still the morning of life and great herds still run free." -James Earl Jones Narrated by James Earl Jones, with musical score by Hans Zimmer and George Cadebe. Directed by George Casey. English, Castillian, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Spanish English 40 minutes Color. c2002

40 Minutes Africa: The Serengeti vividly details life and death in an unforgettable film experience. Filmed entirely on location in Tanzania It also features Africa's greatest predators -- lions, crocodiles and cheetahs -- in deadly pursuit of the migrating prey. "There is a place on Earth where it is still the morning of life and great herds still run free." -James Earl Jones Narrated by James Earl Jones, with musical score by Hans Zimmer and George Cadebe. Directed by George Casey. English, Castillian, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Spanish English 40 minutes Color. c2002

DVD. Vista Point. 26 Minutes. Zanzibar is a paradise-like island just off the Tanzanian coast. An island of spice and exotic aromas, sultans' palaces, harems, shining white beaches and fiery red sunsets. The ancient oriental city of Zanzibar derived its name from its many old stone buildings. Charming and mysterious they have witnessed much of the island's dramatic past and the tangled architecture of coral stone and shell lime serves as a fascinating backdrop to this colourful city that is strongly influenced by an Arabian way of life. In the north of the old town is one of the island's most beautiful buildings, the Ismali Dispensarium. It was built by a wealthy Indian businessman and was originally a hospital with an adjoining pharmacy. Today it contains a cultural centre. The house of the infamous Tippu Tip who was once Zanzibar's biggest slave trader, has not yet been restored. He was an extremely unpleasant man who sent his servants into the African bush to catch slaves who were later sold in Zanzibar Livingstone House was built in 1861. The famous missionary and explorer once resided there prior to going on his final expedition. He was frequently the guest of Tippu Tip who offered Dr. Livingstone various maps that were based upon his slave routes. A tropical paradise just off the African coast with the flair of the Orient, historic architecture and the colours of Africa. Zanzibar is most assuredly a legendary and fairy-tale island of global culture.