Safari reserves & places to visit in Tanzania
Click below to read more detailed information, where you can stay, and holiday ideas visiting each area.

Arusha
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.

Dar es Salaam
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.

Fanjove Island
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.

Katavi
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.

Lake Manyara
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.

Lake Natron
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.

Lupita Island
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.

Mafia Island
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.

Mahale Mountains
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.

Mikumi & Udzungwa
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.

Ngorongoro Crater
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.

Nyerere National Park
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.

Pemba Island
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.

Ruaha
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.

Rubondo Island
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.

Saadani
2 places to stay
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.

Serengeti
48 places to stay
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.

Tanzania Coast
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.

Tarangire
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.
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