Honest guides to Tanzania’s parks, islands and safari experiences. What each place is actually like, the months that matter, how many nights it deserves, and the questions worth asking an operator before you book.
14 parks, mountains and islands
The plains that gave safari its meaning
Read the guideA collapsed volcano holding a complete ecosystem
Read the guideThe highest point in Africa, and a walk rather than a climb
Read the guideWhere a safari usually ends, and should
Read the guideBaobabs, and more elephants than anywhere else on the circuit
Read the guideA narrow strip of forest, cliff and soda lake
Read the guideTanzania’s largest park, and almost nobody in it
Read the guideBoat safaris on the Rufiji, in a park larger than some countries
Read the guideChimpanzees on a forested shore of Lake Tanganyika
Read the guideThe forest where Jane Goodall began
Read the guideThe emptiest major park in the country
Read the guideMount Meru, crater lakes and a park you can walk in
Read the guideThe most accessible park from Dar es Salaam
Read the guideRainforest hiking and waterfalls, no vehicle required
Read the guide8 ways to travel through them
A year long circuit, not an event with a date
Read the guideAn hour over the plains at sunrise
Read the guideThe bush at ground level, with an armed ranger
Read the guideAn hour with our closest living relatives
Read the guideMeeting the people whose land the parks were drawn around
Read the guideReef, whale sharks and warm water year round
Read the guideA trip built around light rather than around distance
Read the guideOver 1,100 species, and several found nowhere else
Read the guideAnswer a few questions and get a complete day by day itinerary with a printable route map, matched to a verified Tanzanian operator.
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