The East African
Wednesday February 10 2021
Summary
Unesco registered the Ngorongoro-Lengai as a geopark site in April 2018, making it the only one south of the Sahara.
The other one is the M’Goun Global Geopark in Morocco.
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In addition to wildlife as a tourist attraction, geological features are drawing visitors to northern Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
The geological features have been collectively established as Ngorongoro Lengai Geopark, whose geological history dates back 500 million years.
Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority (NCAA) management is now developing tourist lodges and other visitor service facilities in the geopark to attract foreign and local visitors, heritage manager Joshua Mwankunda said. It receives about 600,000 visitors every year.
The East African
Tuesday January 12 2021
Summary
Tanzania s diplomatic offices in various countries around the world will be used to canvass for more international conferences to be held in the country.
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Tanzania has set up a National Convention Bureau to promote conference tourism as a way of speeding up the industry s recovery from the impact of Covid-19.
The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism Dr Aloyce Nzuki, last week said that Tanzania s diplomatic offices in various countries around the world will be used to canvass for more international conferences to be held in Tanzania.
The NCB will function as a department under the coordination of the Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) and handle all arrangements and bookings for international conferences, symposiums, conventions and other meetings, Dr Nzuki explained.
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