Attractions & places to visit

Tourist Attraction

Lake Manyara & Tarangire

Manyara treetop walkway

A canopy suspension walk offering a novel forest perspective and good birdwatching.

Museum

Ngorongoro Crater

Olduvai (Oldupai) Gorge

The Cradle of Mankind, a renowned palaeoanthropology site with a small museum.

Nature Preserve

Ngorongoro Crater

Lerai Forest

A fever-tree forest on the crater floor favoured by elephants and a good spot for birdlife.

Visitor Center

Serengeti

Serengeti Visitors' Centre

An interpretive centre at Seronera explaining the ecosystem, migration and conservation.

Local Government Office

North Zanzibar

Nungwi dhow boatyards

The working beachfront yards where craftsmen build traditional wooden dhows by hand under the palms.

Tourist Attraction

East Zanzibar

Paje Beach

A wide, kite-dotted lagoon beach that is the social and sporting hub of the southeast coast.

Lodging

Mafia Island

Chole Mjini

A tiny mangrove-fringed island of atmospheric 19th-century ruins, a baobab-shaded village and a famous eco-lodge.

Historical Landmark

Dar es Salaam

Askari Monument & city centre

The bronze memorial at the heart of colonial-era Dar, surrounded by historic administrative buildings and churches.

Historical Place

Bagamoyo & Pwani

Kaole Ruins

The remains of a 13th-century Swahili town, with two ruined mosques and around 30 Shirazi tombs set among baobabs.

River

Iringa & Ruaha

Great Ruaha River

The park's lifeline, where wildlife gathers in the dry season and hippos, crocodiles and elephants congregate.

Museum

Iringa & Ruaha

Kalenga Museum

The former Hehe capital where Chief Mkwawa resisted German rule and his preserved skull is displayed.

National Park

Nyerere (Selous)

Selous's grave

The memorial to hunter-naturalist Frederick Courteney Selous, who was killed here in 1917 and gave his name to the old reserve.

National Park

Nyerere (Selous)

Miombo woodlands & floodplains

The park's mosaic of woodland, grassland and palm-dotted plains, home to its rich and varied wildlife.

National Park

Mbeya Highlands

Kitulo National Park

The flower-carpeted 'Garden of God' plateau, the first national park in tropical Africa protected mainly for its flora.

Hotel

Mbeya Highlands

Matema Beach (Lake Nyasa)

A tranquil beach on the northern shore of Lake Nyasa, backed by mountains, with fishing villages and pottery markets.

National Park

Kigoma

Mahale Mountains National Park

A remote, spectacularly beautiful park where forested mountains meet white-sand beaches, home to a large habituated chimp population.

Lake

Arusha

Lake Duluti

A tranquil crater lake ringed by forest just outside town, perfect for canoeing and birdwatching.

Tourist Attraction

Kilimanjaro & Moshi

Marangu village

A green Chagga settlement of coffee farms and waterfalls, home to the classic Marangu route gate.

Tourist Attraction

Karatu

Ngorongoro Conservation Area gate

The Loduare entrance just above town, threshold to the crater and highlands.

Lodging

Serengeti

Seronera Valley

The central Serengeti's wildlife-rich heart, famous for resident lions, leopards and year-round game.

Museum

Stone Town

Former Slave Market and Anglican Cathedral

A moving memorial and museum built over the old market, where the cathedral altar marks the site of the whipping post.

Park

Stone Town

Forodhani Gardens

The waterfront park that transforms after dark into the town's famous open-air street-food market.

Beach

North Zanzibar

Nungwi Beach

The lively northern-tip beach backed by resorts, bars and boatyards, famous for swimmable water at all tides.

Museum

Dar es Salaam

Village Museum

An open-air museum on the Bagamoyo road displaying authentic traditional houses from across Tanzania, with weekend dance performances.