Location

When it comes to the safari experience, Tanzania’s stunning range of wildlifeand its many beautiful national parks and conservation areas make it the best place in Africa to go on safari.  Whether you choose to do your safari from the back of a truck or want to try something more adventurous, such as guided hiking or even canoeing, there is a wealth of options to satisfy.

Weighing in at over four times the size of the Serengeti, the wild frontiers of the Selous Game Reserve are home to a dizzying number of animals, including over 200,000 cape buffalo, 80,000 wildebeest, 30,000 elephants, and the country's most stable African wild dog population. The park is also home to Tanzania's largest hippopotamus and crocodile populations.

Tsavo West National Park lies in Kenya’s Coast Province in the southwest of the country. It is divided from neighbouring Tsavo East National Park by the A109 Nairobi-Mombasa road and a railway line. The distance from Nairobi is approximately 168 miles by the A109.

The Aberdare National Park lies in the Aberdare mountain range and extends over a wide variety of terrain. Moorlands, full of mist, bamboo, and rainforests where elephants roam through the thick, dense vegetation, spectacular waterfalls, plunging into pools and streams filled with trout, and mountain peaks up to 4000 metres high. The Aberdares are an important water catchment area providing water to the Tana and Athi rivers, both among the largest rivers in Kenya.

Gombe Stream National Park is a great place to see chimps up close and personal, as many of the family groups are habituated to humans. With the possible exception of Mahale Mountains National Park, no other park in Africa can offer such a magnificent experience with chimpanzees.

Your first glimpse of stunning Ngorongoro will likely come from the heavily forested viewpoint that looks down upon its sun-drenched, cloud-dappled magnificence. Ringed on all sides by the tropical forest-draped walls of the caldera, Ngorongoro looks like something out of myth. One of the best places in the country to see the endangered black rhinoceros, the park is home to the entirety of the big five and is a particularly good place to see lions and cape buffalo year-round

The Ruaha National Park is a fantastic place for those with a thirst for blood to see predators and prey interacting as they have for millennia.

As wild as Katavi but considerably more accessible, the Ruaha National Park is a fantastic place for those with a thirst for for blood to see predators and prey interacting as they have for millennia.

One of the most important watersheds for the Great Ruaha River, Kitulo is well known for its floral significance – not only a multitude of orchids, but also the stunning yellow-orange red-hot poker and a variety of aloes, proteas, geraniums, giant lobelias, lilies and aster daisies, of which more than 30 species are endemic to southern Tanzania.

One of Tanzania's newest parks and its best-kept secrets, Saadani National Park is where the Indian Ocean meets the East African bushlands.
East Africa's only beachfront national park, a visit to Saadani is something truly unique.

Lake Magadi lies within Kenya, slightly north of Lake Natron and at the bottom of a steep-sided valley, the lowest point in the eastern or Gregory Rift Valley. The lake extends roughly 20 km N-S and is up to 6 km wide. Both lakes lie at some 600 m above sea level and are surrounded by plateaus and active natrocarbonatite volcanoes, reaching to more than 3,000 m asl. With an area of only 90 km2, Lake Magadi is one of the most saline and one of the smallest, alkaline lake sumps in the Rift Valley.

Despite its name, which means “abode of peace” in Arabic, Dar es Salaam is Tanzania’s largest and busiest city. It is the country’s most important business and commercial hub and is situated right on the Indian Ocean.

Dar es Salaam is the main port of call for most visitors, as it is an ideal location from which to access both the wilderness areas and the beaches of Tanzania and Zanzibar.

More affectionately known as the Elephant Orphanage, the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust aims to protect elephants and rhinos orphaned as a result of poaching.

Tsavo East National Park is home to most of the larger mammals, vast herds of dust –red elephant, Rhino, buffalo, lion, leopard, pods of hippo, crocodile, waterbucks, Lesser Kudu, Gerenuk, and Hirola.

Nakuru, Kenya's fourth-largest city and capital of Nakuru County, is a rapidly growing, cosmopolitan, and scenic agricultural hub located 160 km from Nairobi. Situated in the Great Rift Valley at 1,850 meters, it is renowned for its mild climate, the nearby Lake Nakuru National Park (famous for flamingos).

Arusha National Park is a perfect trip for day safaris, as it is close to both Arusha and Moshi. With terrain that ranges from open savannah to tropical rainforest, the park is dominated by the shadow of Mt. Meru, whose summit offers an unparalleled view of Mt. Kilimanjaro.

Often referred to as the Pearl of Africa, green and gorgeous Uganda is one of East Africa’s fastest rising destinations. The only place in East Africa where you can see the Big Five, mountain gorillas, and chimpanzees without crossing a border, Uganda is a wild and untamed wonderland just begging to be explored.

A window into Kenya's past, sleepy Lamu is one of the last true vestiges of traditional Swahili life.

A slice of paradise, the small coastal town of Malindi and the sleepy village of Watamu are perfect for those wanting to get away from it all.

With many travellers having been in Kenya to witness the legendary Great Migration or chase the Big Five, Kenya is the perfect mix of first-world tourism infrastructure and Africa's exotic charms.

With Nairobi National Park located mere miles from Kenya's biggest airport, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Kenya is a great country for a day safari or a lengthier, multi-park tour.

Mount Kilimanjaro is one of the most famous mountains in the world, but do you know what is the exact Kilimanjaro Location? This towering giant stands in Africa attracting thousands of climbers and nature lovers every year. With its snow-covered peak, large wildlife, and incredible history Kilimanjaro is more than just a mountain in fact it is a natural wonder.

The former home of Karen Blixen, the Danish author of Out of Africa, this tiny little homestead gained international recognition when Blixen's life story was turned into an Oscar-winning film.

On the shores of Lake Victoria, Kisumu is a quaint colonial-style town that is home to one of Kenya's largest open markets and the popular Kisumu Impala Sanctuary. Providing excellent access to the lake upon which it sits, Kisumu is an ideal quiet stopping off pointon a longer journey.

Home to the largest herds of buffalo on the planet, Katavi National Park is a relatively untouched wilderness paradise, situated in the western area of Tanzania.

The attractive little town of Arusha is situated beneath the towering peaks of Mount Meru and Mount Kilimanjaro. Renowned as the safari capital of Tanzania, it offers a plethora of attractions and adventures.