Destinations
Where to go in Tanzania
Tanzania splits into a handful of travel circuits. Start with a corridor, then dive into the regions inside it — each with its own guide to what's there, when to go, and how to get around.
6 regions
Northern Safari Circuit
Kilimanjaro, the Serengeti and the crater — the Tanzania of postcards.
Arusha
Tanzania's safari capital under the shadow of Mount Meru
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Kilimanjaro & Moshi
The trekking base for the roof of Africa's highest peak
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Lake Manyara & Tarangire
Baobab plains, giant elephant herds and tree-climbing lions
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Karatu
Coffee-farm gateway town at the foot of the Ngorongoro highlands
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Ngorongoro Crater
A collapsed volcano cradling one of Africa's densest wildlife arenas
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Serengeti
Endless plains and the stage of the great wildebeest migration
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Zanzibar Archipelago
Spice islands, coral reefs and a UNESCO old town in the Indian Ocean.
Stone Town
A UNESCO maze of coral-stone alleys where Africa, Arabia and India collide
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North Zanzibar
Powder-white sand, swimmable tides and the last of the dhow-builders
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East Zanzibar
Kitesurfing lagoons, seaweed farms and Zanzibar's last red colobus forest
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Pemba
The green clove island, hills of forest and walls of untouched coral
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Mafia Island
Whale sharks, Tanzania's first marine park and a diver's slow paradise
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The Coast
The mainland shoreline — Dar's energy, Bagamoyo's history, Tanga's calm.
Dar es Salaam
Tanzania's sun-soaked port city, where Swahili trade, Indian Ocean beaches and the gateway to Zanzibar meet.
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Bagamoyo & Pwani
An atmospheric Swahili port steeped in caravan-trade, slavery and German-colonial history, just north of Dar es Salaam.
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Tanga
A laid-back colonial port with limestone caves, a historic harbour and the gateway to the misty Usambara Mountains.
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Southern Circuit
Tanzania's wild south — vast parks, big rivers, far fewer vehicles.
Iringa & Ruaha
A breezy highland town and gateway to Ruaha, Tanzania's largest national park, land of baobabs, big cats and huge elephant herds.
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Nyerere (Selous)
A vast wilderness of the Rufiji River's channels and lakes, Tanzania's finest boat safari and the heart of the former Selous.
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Mbeya Highlands
Tanzania's cool, green Southern Highlands, home to Kitulo's 'Garden of God', crater lakes and the shores of Lake Nyasa.
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Lake & Western
Lake Victoria's rock city, Tanganyika's chimps, and Katavi's raw wilderness.
