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Boating
and canoeing through the rivers, ocean bays and waterways of Tanzania can be an
exhilarating experience. River boating can take you past sleeping crocodiles
and hippos sunning themselves with their mouths wide open, gathered in
half-submerged herds.
Taking
to the water is also a welcome break from the all-day enclosure of a
traditional vehicle safari, allowing visitors to experience the sights and
sounds of Africa’s waterways up-close and unhindered.
On Tanzania’s large
freshwater lakes, boats are a popular means of transport and offer visitors the
chance to see life in and around the waters — the fishermen bringing in their
catch, the bustling colours of the lake shore towns and the sharp movements of
small fish in shallow waters. On the Indian Ocean coast, boating takes visitors
deep into the fish-filled waters of the Pemba Channel, and through the hundreds
of islets strewn across the Zanzibar Archipelago and Mafia Island. Along the
coast, boating offers visitors a chance to travel the way the Swahili people do
— by wooden dhow sailboats, the wind slowly filling the boat’s sails, the smell
of the surf and the swell of ocean waves drifting over the horizon.
Boating
safaris are fast becoming a popular alternative for safari-goers adventurous
enough to venture off the beaten track. Water-safaris are on offer as a break
from longer game-viewing and give visitors the opportunity to get out in the
open and see tremendous amounts of bird-life and water species up close. At
present, boating safaris for game-viewing are only permitted in the Selous Game
Reserve, where the Rufiji River, the Great Ruaha River, and numerous lakes give
visitors a choice of many expeditions to choose from. Despite the proximity of
crocodiles and hippos during water safaris, the expeditions are extremely safe
and the animals react with puzzled curiosity to the sight of boats on water!
Canoeing
excursions in Tanzania are an active option for visitors with a few days to
spend exploring the northern lakes. Adventure excursions on the soda-coloured
shores of Lake Manyara involve canoeing past thousands of pink flamingos in the
shallow waters. In Arusha National Park, the freshwater crater lakes of the Momela
Lakes make a spectacular canoeing trip, with the forests, highland games, and
the imposing crater of Mt. Meru looming nearby. Canoeing excursions allow
visitors to get out and explore their surroundings, getting exercised in some
of the most beautiful locations in the country.
Boating
on the Tanzanian coast, whether on the mainland’s quiet bays or the
palm-spotted islands of Zanzibar, Pemba and Mafia, is a fun-filled adventure
for visitors who want to experience the vibrant underwater life of the Swahili
Coast. Day trips to small deserted islands, swimming off sandbars at low-tide,
sailing to nearby reefs, or even just tacking back and forth across the bay are
all pleasurable options for visitors who want to experience life on the Indian
Ocean, and get another view of life on the Swahili Coast.
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