Tarangire National Park
Tanzania Destinations | northern circuit It is the vast number of baobabs that first capture the eye as you enter Tarangire National Park. The gently rolling countryside is dotted with these majestic trees, which seem to dwarf the animals that feed beneath them. Location It is 120 km from Arusha, bordered by the Tarangire Wildlife […]
Serengeti National Park
Tanzania Destinations | northern circuit The park covers 14,763 sq km of endless rolling plains, which reach up to the Kenyan border and extends almost to Lake Victoria. The park is flourishing with magnificent wildlife, so great for a safari. An estimated 3 million large animals roam the plains. People of the Maasai Tribe called […]
Saadani National Park
Tanzania Destinations | northern circuit The only park in Tanzania with ocean frontage. The park itself is unique to the rest of east Africa combining a variety of ecosystems including bush, beach and river. Some of the animals do come down to the beach and you can occasionally see some in the surf. The park […]
Rubondo Island National Park
Tanzania Destinations | northern circuit Tanzania’s tenth National Park and the only one in Lake Victoria. The 240 square km island provides an unforgettable experience for visitors, including the main island and 11 smaller islets, combining the breathtaking natural beauty of a forest refuge with the relaxing tranquillity of sandy lake-shore beaches. The Island is […]
Ruaha National Park
Tanzania Destinations | northern circuit It is the largest national park in Africa, covering over 15,000 sq. km. This new park itself is at the heart of a much larger ecosystem covering over 40,000 sq km. The highlight of a trip to Ruaha is watching the huge elephant herds (the greatest concentration in Africa) gathered […]
Ngorongoro Crater
Tanzania Destinations | northern circuit Nearly three million years ago, Ngorongoro towered alongside Mount Kilimanjaro as one of the highest peaks in Africa. Forged during the tumultuous birth of the Rift Valley, its volcanic top erupted at the time that ancient man first walked the plains. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) covers some 8,300 square […]
Mount Kilimanjaro National Park
Tanzania Destinations | northern circuit Mount Kilimanjaro is the crown of Tanzania, With an altitude of 5,895m (19.340ft), it is the highest peak in Africa, the highest freestanding mountain in the world, and one of the largest volcanoes. The base of the immense mountain has a diameter of about 70 km. On a clear day, […]
Lake Manyara National Park
Tanzania Destinations | northern circuit The Lake Manyara National Park, which encompasses an area of 335 sq. km, of which 200 sq. km is a lake, was proclaimed a game reserve in 1957 and registered three years later as a National Park. The park is situated between the 600 m high escarpment of the Great […]
Katavi National Park
Tanzania Destinations | western circuit Remotely and rarely visited. The Katavi national park is a pearl among the national parks in Tanzania. Tanzania third biggest national park lies in the remote southwest of the country, close to Lake Tanganyika, in a remote Rift Valley arm, which ends in the shallow, dark expansion of the Rukwa […]
Gombe Stream National Park
Tanzania Destinations | northern circuit Tanzania’s smallest park (52 sq km) is home to the world-famous chimp reserve. It is located 16 km north of Kigoma on the shore of Lake Tanganyika in western Tanzania. There are plenty of baboons around, but the focal point of Gombe is the chimps. It’s reconciling their interests with […]
