Explore Tanzania
Four host cities. National parks holding the greatest wildlife concentrations on earth. Ancient ruins older than written history. Thousands of kilometres of coast. This is everything Tanzania has to show you — organised so you can find where you want to go.
The Four Cities
Worth Your Time
Each city has its own character. These are not interchangeable stops — each one is a different Tanzania.
Seven million people, Indian Ocean fish markets, rooftop bars on the Msasani Peninsula, and the ferry gateway to Zanzibar.
Stone Town’s 1,000-year-old medina, turquoise reefs, kite surfing on the east coast, and four beach zones worth planning by zone — not by hotel name.
The staging ground for the Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Tarangire and Kilimanjaro — a coffee-scented highland city at 1,400 metres.
5,895 metres. Five ecosystems from rainforest to arctic summit. Six trekking routes, no ropes required.
Where the
Wildlife Is
Tanzania holds some of the highest concentrations of wildlife on earth. These are the parks worth planning your trip around.
The world’s largest terrestrial migration. 1.5 million wildebeest moving in a clockwise loop across endless plains. Mara River crossings in July and August are among the greatest wildlife spectacles on earth.
An intact volcanic crater 600km² wide, home to 30,000 animals including the densest lion population in Africa and one of Tanzania’s last wild black rhino populations.
Tanzania’s most underrated park. In dry season the Tarangire River draws elephant herds of 200–300 animals — the largest gatherings anywhere in East Africa.
Famous for tree-climbing lions and thousands of flamingos on the alkaline lake shore. A compact park that works well as a half-day stop en route to the Serengeti.
The rock city on Lake Victoria. Granite boulders rise from the water’s edge, historic gold-trading routes, and the western entry point to the Serengeti — without the eastern crowds.
The national park begins at the forest gate. Even without attempting the summit, day hikes through the moorland and heather zones are worth the journey to Moshi.
Off the
Well-Worn Path
Southern and inland Tanzania, where the tour buses rarely go — cooler climates, quieter parks, real village life.
Cool colonial-era streets and the gateway to Ruaha — Tanzania’s largest national park, with huge elephant herds and a fraction of the Serengeti’s visitors.
Rainforest primates found nowhere else on earth in the Udzungwa Mountains, plus an easy day-trip safari at Mikumi from Dar es Salaam.
Tea-covered highlands, Africa’s only wildflower national park, and the shores of Lake Nyasa — Tanzania’s coolest, greenest corner.
Beyond the
Mainland
Tanzania’s Indian Ocean coast stretches over 1,400 kilometres. Each island and coastal town has a different reason to visit.
Tanzania’s
Ancient Stories
Most visitors come for wildlife and beaches. These are the sites that change how you understand the continent.
A Swahili trading city that traded gold, ivory and porcelain across the Indian Ocean world. Ibn Battuta visited in 1331 and called it one of the most beautiful cities he had seen.
Read the Full Story →Thousands of paintings across hundreds of rock shelters in the Dodoma highlands — among the oldest human records on earth. Most visitors to Tanzania never hear of this place. You should.
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You Want to Go?
TafutaTZ arranges airport transfers, accommodation, safari connections, and Zanzibar stays — tell us your dates and we build the trip around them.