Tanzania is a country whose heartbeat never ceases.

From winter to summer, dry season to rainy season, the country offers a kaleidoscope of ever-changing landscapes, beautiful people, diverse wildlife and some of Africa’s most wonderful images. Within days of arriving, we find most visitors simply fall in love with the country’s ambience, always departing hungry for more. With millions of wildebeest, national parks that seem to overflow with elephant, buffalo and big cats, the snow-capped peaks of Kilimanjaro, the spice islands of Zanzibar, Lake Tanganyika with its chimpanzees, Ruaha and Selous… it is easy to understand the desire to return. Tanzania has an excellent infrastructure, making it simple to enjoy a safari in the north or south, or to combine the two through a reliable network of scheduled or charter flights, trains, boats or good bush tracks. Naturally, there are camps and lodges where access is trickier, though with careful planning visitors will not be disappointed. Northern Tanzania is about the quantity of wildlife, making it a destination everyone should visit at least once in their lives. The western and southern parks are simpler, a little wilder and certainly attract fewer visitors. To many wildlife enthusiasts this is heaven, for the style of accommodation, game drives, walking safaris and boating seem a charm in themselves and run very differently to the north. This is certainly an area worth exploring.

Highlights

Serengeti:
greatest concentration of wildlife on earth

Ngorongoro Crater:
one of the world’s natural wonders

Kilimanjaro:
Africa’s highest peak

Selous:
boating, fly-camping and night drives

Ruaha:
remote wilderness lodges

Indian Ocean:
palm-fringed beaches and diving

Zanzibar:
culture and stylish resorts