Where in Tanzania will you go?
National parks, game reserves, conservation areas, mountains and islands, from the Northern Circuit to the Zanzibar coast.
National Parks
11 destinations
National ParkArusha National Park
Close to Arusha town: Mount Meru, crater forest, colourful lakes and walking safaris.
National ParkKatavi National Park
One of Africa's most remote parks: vast floodplains, hippo pools and very few visitors.
National ParkLake Manyara National Park
A compact park between the Rift Valley wall and a soda lake, known for its birdlife and tree-climbing lions.
National ParkMahale Mountains National Park
Forested mountains on the shore of Lake Tanganyika, home to wild chimpanzees.
National ParkMikumi National Park
The closest major park to Dar es Salaam, ideal for a short wildlife break.
National ParkNyerere National Park (Selous)
Tanzania's largest park, formed from the Selous Game Reserve: boat, walking and game-drive safaris.
National ParkRuaha National Park
One of Africa's largest parks: baobab hills, the Great Ruaha River and very few vehicles.
National ParkSaadani National Park
Tanzania's only coastal park: wildlife, the Wami River and an Indian Ocean beach.
National ParkSerengeti National Park
Tanzania's best-known park: open plains, big cats and the yearly wildebeest migration.
National ParkTarangire National Park
Big elephant herds and baobab country, best in the dry season.
National ParkUdzungwa Mountains National Park
Rainforest hiking park with waterfalls and primates found nowhere else on earth.
Game Reserves
2 destinations
Game ReserveGrumeti Game Reserve
A private reserve on the Serengeti's western corridor, known for Grumeti River migration crossings.
Game ReserveIkorongo Game Reserve
A reserve north of Grumeti on the Serengeti border, crossed by the migration and visited by very few people.
Conservation Areas
1 destination
Mountains
1 destination
Islands
2 destinations
IslandRubondo Island National Park
A forested island park on Lake Victoria with chimpanzees, sitatunga and excellent birdlife.
IslandZanzibar
History, spice farms and some of East Africa's finest beaches.