Safari reserves & places to visit in Tanzania

13 places to stay

Northern Tanzania's biggest town is usually an overnight stay during a northern circuit safari. If you have a little more time, it's also the base for the charming Arusha National Park.

7 places to stay

Tanzania's main port, largest city and biggest airline hub is usually seen as a place to pass through. If you're overnighting, however, you may well enjoy the city's buzz.

1 places to stay

Fanjove Island is a wildlfe paradise, teeming with land and sea creatures - from turtles and puffer fish to herons and bottle nosed dolphins. You might even spot a humpback whale.

4 places to stay

The most remote of Tanzania's best safari areas, Katavi can be costly to reach, but this vast open plain, surrounded by dense woodlands, is full of wildlife and virtually empty of other visitors.

5 places to stay

Named for its flamingo-studded lake, Lake Manyara National Park is home to a wide diversity of habitats and wildlife. It's easy to visit en route through northern Tanzania on a road safari.

2 places to stay

Lake Natron has stunning scenery, huge flocks of flamingos and a select few visitors lured by the walking opportunities. It make for an unusual gateway into the Serengeti.

1 places to stay

Lupita Island in Lake Tanganyika is a private escape in remote western Tanzania - great for families, adventurous travellers or those wanting to relax and unwind in peace.

6 places to stay

A little-known Indian Ocean archipelago, Mafia has laid-back, feet-in-the-sand island chilling, low-key lodges, splendid sandbanks and some of Tanzania’s finest diving.

2 places to stay

Very different from Tanzania's other parks, Mahale is a remote, costly, magical area, with lush forests, white beaches by the freshwater lake, and Africa's best chimp safaris.

3 places to stay

Expert Africa travellers usually visit Mikumi National Park and the Udzungwa Mountains National Park in a private, four-wheel drive safari vehicle with an expert driver-guide.

18 places to stay

The colossal bowl of the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera offers a spectacularly diverse ecosystem of savannah, lakes and forest, home to richly varied wildlife.

14 places to stay

Nyerere National Park's myriad landscapes attract strong lion prides, Africa’s biggest population of numbers of wild dogs, brilliant birdlife and staggering antelope migrations.

3 places to stay

Zanzibar's spice island neighbour, Pemba, combines a rural way of life with a rich Swahili culture and some superb diving. The options for staying are limited in number, but high-quality.

14 places to stay

In the central southern Tanzania, Ruaha National Park offers a fine extension to a stay in the Selous Game Reserve. It's drier and higher, and home to several species absent from Selous.

1 places to stay

Africa's largest island national park, Rubondo is a true off-the-beaten-track experience in Jurassic Park style. With just one camp, it's an intimate and adventure.

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Saadani National Park is a small park offering a bush and beach experience, with low-key wildlife-viewing (including outstanding birding), peaceful river trips and relaxing beach time.

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Criss-crossed by bush-flanked streams and scattered with rocky kopjes, the seemingly limitless plains of the Serengeti are one of the worlds's greatest wildlife territories.

4 places to stay

Tanzania's 700km-long mainland coast has countless bays, creeks and beaches. At Expert Africa we focus on a couple of accessible areas to the north and south of Dar es Salaam.

16 places to stay

Tarangire has somewhat seasonal wildlife and is at its best from June to October. It's famous for baobabs, large elephant herds and wonderful swamps in the centre of the park.