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THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND TOURISM NOTICE TO ALL TOURISM OPERATORS APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AND LICENCES FOR ALL TOURISM OPERATORS-2013 Notice is hereby given to all Tourism Operators (including Accommodation Facilities) operating in Tanzania Mainland that, they are required by Tourism Act 2008, Section 10 (1) – (2); 21(1) and 31 (1) to REGISTER and APPLY for TOURISM OPERATING LICENSES. The current Tourism Registrations and Licenses Expire 31st December, 2012. Application forms for new Registration and Licenses are available at: Tourism Division head office Mpingo House and Arusha Zonal office at TANAPA building or can be downloaded here . The duly filled forms should be submitted to the Tourism Division, Mpingo House Dar es Salaam and Arusha Zonal office before 30th November, 2012. The tourist activities and facilities that are required to be registered and licensed include the following: Tour Oper...

Police in Dar es Salaam have arrested two Kenyans and a Tanzanian in unlawful possession of 214 elephant tusks and five bones of the mammal worth 2.1bn/- at Kimara Stop Over area in Kinondoni municipality over the weekend. Dar es Salaam Special Zone Police Commander, Mr Suleiman Kova, told a news conference in the city that the suspects were apprehended while preparing to transport the contraba nd to Kenya. He said the tusks and bones weighing 450.6-kgs were hidden in fertilizer bags. The zonal police commander pointed out that going by the quantity of tusks seized, means that at least 91 elephants were killed by poachers. “The mission was to transport the government trophies in a coffin covered by the national flag in order cheat police while on the way,” said the police chief at a news conference jointly convened with the anti-poaching unit. He named the suspects as Peter Kami, a Kenyan and his wife, Leonida Kabi who is a Tanzanian, plus Kami’s relativ...

Picture above shows nine people who were arrested by police yesterday following a report they were hunting illegal in Yaeda reserve Mbulu in Manyara district. Among of the items found includes different animal skins, meat and trophies worth 3.2 million Tanzanian shillings

Kilidove tours and Safaris Ltd with all staffs and its partners wish you a happy Halloween 2012

Tanzanian Government admitted that there has been increase in poaching elephants in the national reserves in recent days due to increase of price from 100$- 1100$ per ivory in the Asian countries, the statement was given by the deputy Minister for Tourism and Natural Resource when speaking with press at the graduation ceremony held at Mweka college of African wildlife management in Moshi The minister added that to combat the problem, the government will employ more rangers and modern facilities to fight against poaching

If you are planning your next safari to Tanzania a balloon ride over Serengeti is something you should include on your to-do list, Imagine flying over endless plains watching great migration, big cats in action and enjoy out of Africa breakfast in the middle of Serengeti

Join Tanzania Tourist Board for Tanzania Utalii Festival happening from October 27 - 28, at Kijiji Cha Makumbusho!! Entrance is Tsh 2000/= and the time is from 10am to 10pm on both daya! Come and enjoy!!

   Prof. Alexander Nyangero Songorwa Mkurugenzi wa Wanyamapori.   Prof.Jafari Ramadhani Kideghesho, Mkurugenzi Msaidizi, Matumizi Endelevu ya Wanyamapori Profesa Alexander Nyangero Songorwa ameteuliwa kuwa Mkurugenzi wa Idara ya Wanyamapori (Wildlife Division ) kuziba nafasi iliyokuwa wazi. Kabla ya kuteuliwa Profesa Nyangoro alikuwa Profesa Mshiriki katika Usimamizi wa Wanyamapori, Chuo Kikuu cha Sokoine cha Kilimo (SUA), Morogoro. Pia ndiye aliyekuwa Mkuu wa Idara hiyo ya Usimamizi wa Wanyamapori SUA. Wakati huohuo, Profesa Jafari Ramadhani Kideghesho ameteuliwa kuwa Mkurugenzi Msaidizi, kuiongoza Sehemu ya Matumizi Endelevu ya Wanyamapori (Sustainable Utilisation of Wildlife Section). Kabla ya uteuzi huo Profesa Ramadhani alikuwa Profesa Mshiriki katika Usimamizi wa Wanyamapori katika Chuo Kikuu cha Sokoine cha Kilimo (SUA), Morogoro. Uteuzi huo umetekelezwa na Katibu Mkuu wa Wizara ya Maliasili na Utalii Bibi Maimuna Tarishi k...

Police in Hong Kong have made what has been described as one of the world's largest ever seizures of illegal ivory, uncovering two shipments from East Africa worth over £2 million. Following a two-month investigation into the booming illegal trade, customs officials said they pounced last week, apprehending two shipping containers that had arrived at one of Hong Kong's main ports from Kenya and Tanzania in East Africa. Inside the two shipments, which smugglers had attempted to disguise as "plastic scrap" and beans, they found a total of 1,209 ivory tusks or tusk fragments. Customs officials said the 3.8 ton haul would have been worth at least HK$26.7 million or around £2.16 million on the black-market. Hong Kong's South China Morning Post newspaper said 600 elephants would have likely been killed to produce the massive shipment, which authorities described as the largest ever ivory seizure in Hong Kong. Lam Tak-fai, the head of Hong Kong...

Dafu(coconut) is something that should be tried when one visits Tanzania! The naturally flavored water is a great thirst buster!

Tanzania's vice president Dr. Mohammed Gharib Bilal in Arusha at the opening of 1st pan African meeting on sustainable tourism yesterday 15th Oct 2012 Vice President Dr Mohammed Gharib Bilal called for collective efforts in conserving and protecting the country’s natural resources and the wildlife whose very existence is been threatened by poachers. Dr Bilal made the call in Arusha when he flagged off the four-day first Pan-African Conference on Sustainable Tourism Management in National Parks and Protected Areas. The VP pointed out that it was prime time for all potential stakeholders to chip in and jointly work as one team to win the war against poaching perpetrators. He recounted that in the last three decades, Tanzania has been experiencing increased environmental destruction on both land and water resources due to poaching activities. “…the only way to tackle poaching and environmental destructions is to involve other players, including civ...

The 2012 WW-Sweden annual environmental prize, JIHDE award winner retired deputy commissioned of Police, Venance Bruno Tossi receiving his diploma from the Minister of Natural Resurces and Tourism Hamis Kagasheki in Dar es salaam, Tanzania Tanzanian conservationist and anti-poaching activist Venance Bruno Tossi has been rewarded with WWF Sweden’s annual environmental price Jihde award. The award from Elisabeth Jihde’s memorial fund was founded in 1999 for rewarding important conservation efforts in memory of Elisabeth Jihde, a Swedish woman deeply involved in nature conservation in Africa. ‘it is a real honor to receive this award and it comes at a time when we need all support we can get, says Tossi. Tossi had demonstrated tireless successful efforts to combat illegal hunting and ivory trade in Tanzania Through his fearless commitment and efforts to combat poaching and his innovation in the education of your park rangers, Tossi has shown unique leadership. His w...

Passengers arriving from Mwanza, from a Boeing 737-200 at Dar es Salaam international airport Passengers departing to Mwanza from Dar es Salaam international airport board a Boeing 737-200 another fleet added by the Air Tanzania

These pictures were taken in Serengeti National Park Nov 2011 when David(our driver/guide) was observing a family of 6 cheetahs and two jump on top of our 4x4 vehicle to see a distance before they could go for hunt Some moments are just too good