ARUSHA, Tanzania (Press Release) — One hundred and
seventy tourists from Israel spent the Passover holidays on a wildlife
Safari, their roundtrip air fare on an El Al charter. The nine-day
program included visits to the world famous UNESCO World Heritage sites,
Serengeti National Park, home of the great animal migration, and the
Ngorongoro Crater, largest intact unflooded caldera in the world, as
well as Arusha and Lake Manyara National Parks.
The entire group observed a traditional Passover Seder with with
dramatic difference, they celebrated the holiday in the African bush.
Lazaro Nyalandu, Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism, stated
that “This ground breaking initiative to attract more Israeli tourists
to Tanzania, was a joint effort organized by the Menelik Safari Company
of Israel, with the cooperation and support of Tanzania Tourist Board
(TTB), Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA) and Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Authority (NCAA). Hon. Nyalandu added, “We are confident that this
cooperative effort combined with the direct flights from Tel Aviv to
Kilimanjaro International Airport will result in a tremendous increase
in Israeli arrivals.”
Ronit Hershkovitz, Managing Director of the Israel-based Menelik
Safari Company, said “Israelis are nature loving tourists and through a
major promotional campaign undertaken by Menelik Safari Company on TV
and in print, Tanzania’s world class national parks and tourist
attractions are now becoming famous in Israel. The Israelis also know
that they will receive a warm welcome here because of the wonderful
hospitality of the Tanzanian people.”
Mr. Allan Kijazi, Director General, TANAPA, said “We are proud to
support Menelik’s initiative as we know that the Israeli market
represents a great source market for park visitors because of their
great appreciation and interest in wildlife and wildlife conservation.”
While in the country, the Israeli tourists also visited the
Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Dr. Freddy Manongi, Chief Conservator of
NCAA noted “that Ngorongoro is an integral part of the Serengeti
eco-system and we are pleased to be able to join TANAPA to attract more
visitors with Menelik’s Israeli Charter initiative.”
The Israeli Group also visited the island of Zanzibar. Ms.
Hershkovitz said that this is the second trip organized by her company,
the first one being held in November, 2013 to the northern circuit
tourist attractions which included a Kilimanjaro climb.
The plan is that these seasonal monthly charters operated by El Al
Israel Airlines could ll eventually evolve into more regularly scheduled
flights between Tanzania and Israel.
The Northern Tanzania tourist circuit is made up of Mount
Kilimanjaro, the world’s highest free standing mountain, Ngorongoro
Crater, the Serengeti National Park, Tarangire National Park, Arusha
National Park, and Lake Manyara National Park, famous for its rare
tree-climbing lions.
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