Arusha National Park

Set between the towering peaks of Mount Meru and the snow-capped Kilimanjaro, Arusha National Park comprises lush montane forest, the beautiful Momella Lakes and the tranquil craters of Ngurdoto and Mount Meru. There are few parks with such variety. The Momella Lakes host a variety of water birds including Hammerkop, Hadada Ibis, African Spoonbills, Maccoa Read More

Kilimanjaro

The immense and awe-inspiring massif of Kilimanjaro, mythical snow-clad summit of Africa, is situated entirely in Tanzania and dominates the surrounding plains.

Kilimanjaro consists of Kibo, whose crater is covered in ice. Uhuru Peak (5895 m) Mawenzi, the jagged eastern peak (5149 m) rarely climbed because of the ‘crumbly’ rock and finally Shira to the west, a high rolling plateau of 3962m

Lake Manyara National Park

Hemingway described Lake Manyara National Park’s magnificent hunting country in “The Green Hills of Africa”. Mahogany and Sausage Trees are alive with Blue and Vervet Monkeys, Elephants feed off fallen fruit, while Bushbuck, Common Waterbuck, baboons and Leopard all make their home in the forest. Manyara is also a sanctuary to hippo, giraffe, impala, zebra, Read More

Ngorongoro Crater & Highlands

The Ngorongoro Crater is sometimes known as the ‘eighth wonder of the world’; it is the largest volcanic crater in the world.  Almost everybody has heard of the crater; view wise it is on a par with the Grand Canyon.  That aside it is still an awe inspiring view which will live with you for the rest Read More

Serengeti National Park

Imagine a vast area of land supporting the greatest remaining concentration of plains game in Africa, on a scale unparalleled anywhere else in the world. Equal in size to Northern Ireland, the Park contains an estimated three million large animals, most of which take part in a seasonal migration that is one of nature’s greatest Read More

Tarangire National Park

Tarangire National Park is dominated by the Tarangire River.  The river attracts enormous herds of elephants and the landscape is a rich and varied mix of Baobab trees, Acacia bush, plains swamps and rocky outcrops or kopjes. The wildlife here is superb and the area actually experiences its own migration – although smaller in scale than Read More

Mikumi National Park

Mikumi National Park is a protected area of outstanding natural beauty and high biodiversity. It is the closest National Park to Dar es Salaam, nestled between the Uluguru and the Rubeho mountains. As part of the Selous ecosystem, it benefits from a high game density and supports a wide range of large mammals including elephant, Read More

Ruaha National Park

Ruaha National Park is Tanzania’s second largest park and one of its wildest. Only the area around the Great Ruaha River has been developed for tourism. Because of its remote location even this sees relatively few visitors, thus preserving a massive chunk of raw African wilderness in a totally unspoilt state. Activities centre on the river, which Read More

Saadani National Park

Saadani is where river meets bush and sea. It is an ecosystem that has fused together in a colourful clash found nowhere else on the east coast of Africa.  Saadani is located north of Dar es Salaam and is a very unique natural environment.  Whilst it does not hold the vast numbers of animals found in Read More

Selous Game Reserve

Selous Game Reserve is named after Frederick Courtney Selous, the famous 19th century hunter and explorer whose books were bestsellers in Victorian England. The Selous is the largest wildlife sanctuary on the African continent covering a staggering 54,600 square kilometres of southern Tanzania. It consists of vast tracts of archetypal east African wilderness containing perhaps Read More

Udzungwa Mountain National Park

Udzungwa is a remnant of the eastern arc rainforest that once stretched along the eastern rift 165 million years ago.  At this time Madagascar separated from mainland Africa, so the forests there have many similarities to the Udzungwa rainforest. Six million years ago, the Udzungwa rainforest was also isolated from the West African rainforests so Read More

Gombe National Park

Gombe Stream National Park lies just north of KigomaTown in Western Tanzania. The park occupies just 52 square kilometres of land making it the smallest park in Tanzania. Despite its tiny size the park is magnificent and was made world-famous by the British researcher of primates, Jane Goodall.  In this park without roads all game Read More

Katavi National Park

Katavi National Park is one of the upcoming tourist attractions in Tanzania and has become part of the new western circuit. Found deep into western Tanzania it is unspoiled and untamed; undoubtedly in a league of its own. It is not uncommon to see herds of thousands of elephant and buffalo, yet it attracts around Read More

Mahale National Park

Mahale National Park is located on the shores of they shadowy blue Lake Tanganyika 120 kilometres south of Kigoma. The park takes its name from the chain of dramatic mountains that bisects the park north to south. With more than 700 Chimpanzees, Mahale is considered one of the best parks in Africa in which to see this Read More

Chumbe

Chumbe is a small protected marine island.  It is part of the Zanzibar archipelago.  The island is dedicated to eco conservations and is an excellent example of what can be done if you try. The reserve has a shallow water reef with beautiful protected coral, a forest relying on rain water for its survival – Read More

Mafia

There are five main islands in the Mafia Archipelago, they lie south of Zanzibar at the mouth of the Rufiji River. Mafia is the main island with a tiny airport. Mafia international airport (with its windsock and terminal building comprising a tin roofed hut) is like stepping back in time. You can reach Mafia via Read More

Mnemba

Mnemba is a privately owned island within a marine reserve. There are four different and distinct habitats on this tiny island. It rather famous inhabitant is the green turtle, now protected. A monitoring project has been in place since 1996. Parts of the island are covered by a native evergreen similar to the Australasia Casuarinas; Read More

Pangani

Pemba

Pemba Island lies approximately 80 km northeast of Zanzibar Island (Unguja) and is about the same distance from the Tanzanian mainland, situated directly east of the port of Tanga. Unlike Zanzibar, which is flat and sandy, Pemba’s terrain is hilly, fertile and heavily vegetated. The early Arab sailors called it ‘Al Huthera’, meaning ‘The Green Read More

Zanzibar

Zanzibar comprises of over fifty islands. The main island Unguja better known as Zanzibar, is just a twenty-minute flight from the mainland of Tanzania. We think it is an enchanted island. The name conjures up romance, heat and tranquillity. Few countries can equal Zanzibar’s long fine white sandy beaches, blood red sunsets with warm aquamarine Read More