Tanzania has been named by the US digital TV channel as among the five top tourist destinations in Africa.
The spectacular Serengeti national park, beaches in Zanzibar and cultural tourism are cited as the main attractions.
"Tanzania boasts of the most beautiful, world class beaches you may ever see", said TheGrio, the digital channel on its website.
It added that Tanzania was safe for international tourists despite the often announced negative travel advisories in the West.
"The country is safe. So it's a top destination indeed", the digital TV said in its recent upload on its website early this week.
The message was largely addressed to the American citizens intending to travel abroad this season to escape the chilly winter at home.
Other countries named are Morocco, specifically its Marrakech city in the Atlas mountains, Nigeria, South Africa (Cape Town) and Egypt.
Tanzania was also picked for its wildlife splendor, notably the expansive and award winning Serengeti National Park.
"At Serengeti you can witness all the Big Five - the black rhino, buffalo, lion, leopard and elephant - within the park", TheGrio dispatch said.
The 14,763 square kilometre protected area has one of the largest concentrations of wild animals in the world.
These include the 1.5million wildebeests, 250,000 zebras and has the largest lion population in Africa.
The park has won many world awards over the years, the latest being the World Travel Awards (WTA) it won in October last year.
The global initiative named the famous protected area as Africa's leading national park for a third time in a row.
The TV channel also cited cultural tourism as among factors which had made Tanzania to excel in travel and tourism.
"You can visit the Maasai villages and get a chance to learn some skills from the locals and give back to the communities", the dispatch said.
Prior to the outbreak of Covid-19 and detection of the first case in the country early 2020, the US was the leading source of tourists to Tanzania.
The arrivals hit a record high of 1.5 million in 2019 generating about $ 2.6billion in revenues. The figure fell to 620,867 in 2020 generating $1.7billion.
The TV channel also spoke on the rich historical and archeological insights which have placed Tanzania top as a cradle of mankind.
"Tanzania is the soul of Africa, where many anthropologists relocate", it said. The leading human origin sites in Tanzania include the Olduvai Gorge and Laetoli footprints.
GrioTV, which was launched in June 2009 as a division of NBC News,says Africa's and cultural attractions have equally played a part in keeping the continent's tourism on the radar.
"From the land of lush resources to the actual birthplace of humanity, Africa is the heralded queen of continents", it pointed out.
TheGrio is an American TV channel and website with news, opinion, entertainment and video content geared toward African-Americans.
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