Former Israel Premier impressed by Tanzania tourism attractions
Dar es Salaam. Former Israel Prime Minister, Mr Ehud Barak, has
praised the government for the way it preserves the country’s tourist
attractions. Mr Barak, who was leading a group of over
hundred Israeli tourists including his family arrived in the country
early this week for a tourism mission. During his tour,
Mr Barak and his team visited Ngorongoro and Serengeti National Parks
which are in the list of UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites. According
to Tanzania National Parks (Tanapa) Communication Manager, Mr Pascal
Shelutete, the former Israeli Premier made a stopover at Olduvai Gorge
on his way to Serengeti National Park where he was met by deputy
Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Engineer Ramo Makani. At
the Olduvai Gorge, the most famous archaeological location in East
Africa and the must visit for travellers to Ngorongoro and Serengeti
national Parks, Mr Barak said the area was very important because, as a
cradle of mankind, it connects the early human being with the modern
human generation. He toured the Olduvai Gorge Museum
and expressed his admiration of the way the government was doing in
conservation of historical and heritage sites such as Olduvai Gorge.