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Tanzania landscape — Serengeti, Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar
Serengeti, Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar

Tanzania Tours & Safaris

The Serengeti-Ngorongoro corridor and Africa's highest peak, then a short flight to the spice islands.

Destinations in Tanzania

Arusha National Park
Mount Meru and Momella lakes
Arusha National Park

A compact park of crater highlands, colourful Momella lakes and Mount Meru, ideal for walking safaris, canoeing and acclimatisation before Kilimanjaro.

Dar es Salaam
Harbour city of Tanzania
Dar es Salaam

Tanzania's largest city and port, a lively gateway with the National Museum, Kariakoo market, Village Museum, fish market and nearby island beaches.

Gombe Stream National Park
Where Jane Goodall began
Gombe Stream National Park

A tiny forest park on Lake Tanganyika's shore, home to the chimpanzees studied by Jane Goodall since 1960 and reached by boat from Kigoma.

Katavi National Park
Untouched floodplain wilderness
Katavi National Park

Tanzania's most remote major park, where seasonal floodplains draw enormous buffalo herds, hippo-packed pools and big crocodiles with almost no other visitors.

Lake Manyara National Park
Tree-climbing lions and flamingos
Lake Manyara National Park

A narrow strip of groundwater forest, floodplain and soda lake below the Rift Valley escarpment, known for tree-climbing lions, big baboon troops and flamingos.

Lake Natron
Crimson soda lake below the volcano
Lake Natron

A searing red-tinged soda lake beneath the active Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano, the world's most important breeding site for lesser flamingos.

Mafia Island
Whale sharks and coral gardens
Mafia Island

A quiet marine park archipelago south of Zanzibar with pristine reefs, seasonal whale sharks, turtle nesting beaches and world-class diving.

Mahale Mountains National Park
Chimps, forest and clear water
Mahale Mountains National Park

Steep forested mountains dropping into the clear water of Lake Tanganyika, sheltering one of Africa's largest known chimpanzee populations.

Mikumi National Park
Easy safari from Dar
Mikumi National Park

Open Mkata floodplains framed by the Uluguru Mountains, with lions, giraffe, zebra and elephant an easy drive from Dar es Salaam.

Mount Kilimanjaro
Africa's rooftop
Mount Kilimanjaro

Africa's highest mountain at 5,895m, a free-standing volcano climbed by trekkers on the Marangu, Machame, Lemosho and Rongai routes through five climate zones from rainforest to arctic summit ice.

Ngorongoro Crater
The world's wildlife amphitheatre
Ngorongoro Crater

A vast intact volcanic caldera 600m deep sheltering around 25,000 large animals, including black rhino, dense lion prides and huge herds on the crater floor.

Nyerere National Park (Selous)
Boat safaris on the Rufiji
Nyerere National Park (Selous)

One of Africa's largest protected areas, where the Rufiji River spreads into lakes and channels perfect for boat safaris, walking safaris and remote game drives.

Olduvai Gorge
Cradle of mankind
Olduvai Gorge

A steep ravine in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area where the Leakeys uncovered some of the oldest known hominin fossils and stone tools.

Pemba Island
The green island of cloves
Pemba Island

Hilly and lush, Pemba is famed for clove plantations, dramatic wall diving, mangrove channels and a laid-back Swahili island pace.

Ruaha National Park
Tanzania's wild south
Ruaha National Park

The country's largest national park, a rugged baobab-studded wilderness along the Great Ruaha River with big lion prides, wild dog and both greater and lesser kudu.

Saadani National Park
Where the bush meets the beach
Saadani National Park

The only Tanzanian park on the Indian Ocean, where elephants and lions wander sand beaches, with Wami River boat trips and green turtle nesting.

Serengeti
Endless plains, endless herds
Serengeti

The stage for the year-round wildebeest migration and the largest concentration of lions on the continent.

Stone Town
Swahili coast heritage
Stone Town

A UNESCO World Heritage old town of coral-stone houses, carved doors, spice markets and the layered Swahili, Arab, Indian and European history of Zanzibar.

Tarangire National Park
Baobabs and elephant herds
Tarangire National Park

Famous for giant baobab trees and some of Tanzania's largest elephant concentrations along the Tarangire River, plus superb birding with over 500 species.

Udzungwa Mountains National Park
Waterfalls and rare primates
Udzungwa Mountains National Park

A rainforest park of the Eastern Arc known for the 170m Sanje Falls, endemic Udzungwa red colobus and Sanje mangabey, and superb hiking trails.

Usambara Mountains
Green mountains of the Eastern Arc
Usambara Mountains

Misty ancient rainforest mountains around Lushoto and Amani, rich in endemic plants, birds and chameleons, with village walks and viewpoints.

Zanzibar
Spice, sail, snorkel
Zanzibar

Turquoise Indian Ocean, dhow sailing, UNESCO-listed Stone Town, and reefs teeming with life.