Location

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.

In this park lie the shimmering waters of Lake Nakuru, which is packed with pink flamingoes.

Lake Nakuru National Park is also the first rhino sanctuary in Kenya, and it was established right after the rhinos became an endangered species. The park hosts a large population of them.

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.

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

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.

Home to Africa's highest mountain and the tallest free-standing mountain in the world, Mount Kilimanjaro is dominated by the stunning vista that 'Kili' provides.

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.

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.

The Bomas of Kenya offer visitors the opportunity to experience Kenya's diverse cultural tapestry in miniature.

Lake Bogoria National Reserve is a beautiful place with the pink cloud of flamingoes and the geysers bubbling with the most spectacular hot water volcanic springs. Much more is the fascinating phenomenon of the hot springs, an indication that molten rock does not lie far below the earth's surface.

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.

A broad but shallow freshwater lake, Lake Naivasha is a family-friendly playground perfect for boating or walking safaris on Crescent Island, a private game reserve populated by herbivores.

Also a world-class birding destination, Lake Naivasha's swamps and forests are a perfect place to spot hundreds of species of birds, while those looking for large mammals can see the cape buffalo, hippopotamus, and playful Colobus monkeys along the lake's shores.

A paradise for bird watchers, flower lovers, and the primate seeking visitors. Udzungwa Mountains National Park is perhaps Tanzania's most important sanctuary of terrestrial biodiversity. Udzungwe has many other mammals, and maybe the safari is not the typical safari game you'd expect from Tanzanian National Parks. Is an esoteric safari destination for true nature lovers.

The home of the legendary Great Wildebeest Migration, the name Serengeti has become synonymous with the African safari experience. The seemingly unending savannah plains of the park are home to Africa's most famous animals as well as a cast of lesser-known but no less interesting animals.

The Samburu National Reserve lies on the hot and arid vast desert once known as the Northern frontier district. It is a less crowded reserve but offering great encounters. The heat scorched scrublands extending all way to the waters of Lake Turkana and beyond are the home to Samburu people who are cousins to the Maasai.

A short drive from Arusha, the Tarangire National Park offers a fantastic game driving experience all year round. Home to Tanzania's largest population of elephants, Tarangire is the best place to see these gentle giants in their natural habitat - from the adorable calves all the way up to the intimidating bulls. It is also an ideal place to snap photos of the boabab tree (the Tree of Life), as it grows in great numbers throughout the park.

You can't come all of the way to Africa without tasting a bit of African game, and Carnivore Restaurant in Nairobi specialises in serving up some of Africa's most delicious wildlife in a variety of styles.

Hell's Gate National Park is the ideal venue for a day trip excursion, a camping stopover, or a picnic spot out of Nairobi. It provides an endless biodiversity and is the only one of the few places where you are allowed to walk or cycle without an escort. It is a World Heritage site which enjoys global protection as one of the most unique natural sites on earth.

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.

Frequently compared to the Serengeti in the north, Mikumi is a sprawling national park that borders the massive Selous Game Reserve.
The broad Mkata floodplain is an ideal place to spot lions as they lazily survey the vast herds of buffalo, zebra, wildebeest, and impala that roam the grasslands. Elephants seek the shade of acacia stands while hippopotamuses wallow in pools close to the entrance gate.

When you think of Africa, the picture in your mind’s eye is quite likely a single acacia tree silhouetted on the savanna against a flame-red horizon, inching towards infinity. That classic image is almost certainly from the Maasai Mara.

The largest intact volcanic crater in the world, Menengai Crater, offers stunning views of nearby Lake Nakuru and Lake Bogoria, as well as the depths of the crater proper. Hiking, camping, picnicking, and photography are all possible on this towering edifice to geological upheaval.

Mount Kenya is Kenya’s biggest mountain, ranging between 1600m and 5199m above sea level, and is the second-highest mountain after Mt Kilimanjaro, and is an extinct volcano at the equator located in Central province.

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.