16 parks & places
Explore Tanzania
- Serengeti National ParkEndless plains, big cats and the Great Migration, Tanzania’s most famous park.
- Ngorongoro CraterA vast volcanic caldera with one of Africa’s densest concentrations of wildlife, including black rhino.
- Ndutu & Southern SerengetiThe short-grass plains where the wildebeest give birth from January to March.
- Tarangire National ParkGiant baobabs, the Tarangire River and some of Tanzania’s largest elephant herds.
- Lake Manyara National ParkGroundwater forest, a soda lake full of flamingos, and the famous tree-climbing lions.
- Arusha National ParkMount Meru, the Momella Lakes and Ngurdoto Crater, just outside Arusha.
- Lake NatronA remote soda lake below the volcano Ol Doinyo Lengai, breeding ground of the lesser flamingo.
- Lake EyasiHome of the Hadzabe hunter-gatherers and Datoga blacksmiths, south-west of Ngorongoro.
- Mkomazi National ParkQuiet savannah below the Usambara and Pare mountains, with a black rhino sanctuary.
- Kilimanjaro National ParkAfrica’s highest mountain, with rainforest, moorland and glaciers on one trek.
- Ruaha National ParkA huge, remote park of baobabs and rivers with big lion prides and wild dogs.
- Nyerere National Park (Selous)River safaris and walking in the vast former Selous Game Reserve.
- Katavi National ParkRemote western floodplains with huge buffalo herds, hippos and almost no other visitors.
- Mahale Mountains National ParkForested mountains on Lake Tanganyika, home to wild chimpanzees.
- Gombe Stream National ParkThe small lakeside forest where Jane Goodall began studying chimpanzees in 1960.
- Rubondo Island National ParkA forested island in Lake Victoria with chimpanzees, sitatunga and excellent fishing birds.
6 parks & places
Explore Kenya
- Masai Mara National ReserveRolling grassland with big cats all year and the Mara River crossings in the dry season.
- Amboseli National ParkLarge elephant herds with Kilimanjaro rising behind them.
- Lake Nakuru National ParkA Rift Valley lake park and rhino sanctuary with flamingos and pelicans.
- Tsavo East & WestKenya’s largest wilderness, with red-dusted elephants, lava flows and Mzima Springs.
- Samburu National ReserveArid northern Kenya with rare species found nowhere else on the usual circuit.
- Lake NaivashaA freshwater Rift Valley lake with boat trips, walking among giraffes and Hell’s Gate gorge.
7 parks & places
Explore Zanzibar
- Stone TownZanzibar’s historic old town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site of alleys, markets and carved doors.
- Nungwi & Kendwa BeachesZanzibar’s northern tip, with swimmable beaches at all tides and sunset views.
- Paje, Jambiani & MatemweQuiet east-coast villages with wide lagoons, seaweed farms and kitesurfing.
- Jozani Chwaka Bay National ParkZanzibar’s only national park, home to the rare red colobus monkey.
- Mnemba AtollA protected marine area off the north-east coast, best for snorkelling with turtles and dolphins.
- Pemba IslandZanzibar’s green, quiet sister island, known for deep-water diving and clove farms.
- Mafia IslandA marine park south of Zanzibar where whale sharks gather from October to February.
Beach holidays
Zanzibar
Holidays on the Indian Ocean
End your safari on white-sand beaches, explore the lanes of Stone Town and snorkel the reefs, a short flight from Arusha.
Explore Zanzibar holidays