Top 10 Tanzania Travel Destination You Must Visit
From snow capped peaks to ‘Big Five’s safaris and paradise-esque islands, the Tanzania is basking in its new found status of being a hot travel destination for both luxurious and adventurous travellers. With the help of Travel experts here are 10 gorgeously enchanting spots in this beautiful country
1. Serengeti National Park
The Migration Of Millions Of Wildbeest And Zebra Starts Here. The Vast Expanse Of Grasslands Makes The Serengeti Fantastic For Spotting Lion Kills Because You Can See The Whole Spectacle Clearly.
There Are Mobile Camps That Are Worth Staying At Because The Wildlife Concentrates In Certain Parts Of The Park Depending On The Time Of Year And The Rains. If You Can, Spend At Least 4 Days Tanzania Camping Safari To Make The Most Of It.
The Best Time To Go Serengeti National Park Is Between December And June, But You Can't Really Go Wrong Anytime Of The Year. A Hot Air Balloon Ride At Dawn Is A Truly Magnificent Experience.
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2. Mount Kilimanjaro
At 19,341 Feet/5,895 Meters, Tanzania 'S Snow-Capped Mount Kilimanjaro Is The Highest Peak In Africa And The World's Tallest Free-Standing Mountain. It's Also The World's Tallest Walkable Mountain—And What A Walk It Is. To Reach The Summit, One Must Pass Through Five Distinct Climate Zones Ranging From Rainforest To Alpine Desert And Eventually Glacial Arctic. Although It Is Possible To Climb Mount Kilimanjaro Without Any Specific Mountaineering Training Or Equipment, Summiting The Roof Of Africa Is Not An Easy Task.
The Exciting Thing About This Mountain Is That Anyone Who Is Fit And Determined Can Make It Up. No Special Climbing Equipment Or Expertise Is Needed. That Said, More Than 50% Of All Attempts Fail Because People Figure It's Doable In Shorts, T-Shirt, And A Couple Of Beers For Hydration
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3. Ngorongoro Conservation Area
The Ngorongoro Conservation Area Borders The Serengeti In Northern Tanzania And Includes The World's Largest Crater Which Acts As A Natural Enclosure For Almost Every Species Of Wildlife Found In East Africa.
This Includes The Very Rare Black Rhino. The Ngorongoro Crater Is Where You'll Witness Some Of The Densest Population Of Wildlife In The World And It's A Truly Amazing Place For Photographers. The Maasai Still Live Within The Conservation Area, And It's Also Home To Olduvai Where Some Of Man's Earliest Remains Have Been Found.
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4. Tarangire National Park
Welcome To One Of Africa's Most Underrated Parks. Thanks To Its Proximity To The Serengeti And Ngorongoro, Tarangire Is Usually Assigned Only A Day Visit As Part Of A Larger Northern-Circuit Itinerary. But It Deserves A Whole Lot More, At Least In The Dry Season. This Is A Place Where Elephants Dot The Plains Like Cattle, And Where Lion Roars And Zebra Barks Fill The Night, All Set Against A Backdrop Of Constantly Changing Scenery.
Tarangire Has The Second-Highest Concentration Of Wildlife Of Any Tanzanian National Park (After The Serengeti) And Reportedly The Largest Concentration Of Elephants In The World. The Tarangire Ecosystem, With The Park As Its Heart, Also Has More Than 700 Resident Lions, And Sightings Are Common. Less Visible, But Nonetheless Present, Are Leopards And Cheetahs. Sustaining Them Are Large Herds Of Zebras, Wildebeest, Hartebeests, Elands, Oryx, Waterbucks, Lesser Kudus, Giraffes And Buffaloes. With More Than 450 Species, Including Many Rare Ones, Tarangire Is Among The Best Birdwatching Destinations In Tanzania.
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5. Zanzibar, East Coast
Zanzibar Is One Of Tanzania's Top Destinations Because Of Its Fascinating Past And Its Incredible Beaches. Zanzibar's Location In The Indian Ocean Has Made It A Natural Trading Center Throughout Its History. Famous For Its Spices, Zanzibar Also Became An Important Slave Trading Post Under Its Arab Rulers. Stone Town, Zanzibar's Capital, Is A World Heritage Site And Boasts Beautiful Traditional Houses, Narrow Alleyways, A Sultan's Palace, And Many Mosques.
Zanzibar Has Many Beautiful Beaches, That Can Be Enjoyed On Any Budget. Some Of The Surrounding Islands Offer A Total Paradise For The Luxury Traveler, Mnemba, Is Absolutely Idyllic For A Romantic Vacation.
6. Selous game reserve
Selous Game Reserve Is A Vast, 48,000-Sq-Km Wilderness Area Lying At The Heart Of Southern Tanzania. It Is Africa’s Largest Wildlife Reserve, And Home To Large Herds Of Elephants, Plus Buffaloes, Crocodiles, Hippos, Wild Dogs, Many Bird Species And Some Of Tanzania’s Last Remaining Black Rhinos. Bisecting It Is The Rufiji River, Which Cuts A Path Past Woodlands, Grasslands And Stands Of Borassus Palm, And Provides Unparalleled Water-Based Wildlife Watching.
Only The Section Of The Reserve North From The Rufiji River Is Open For Tourism; Large Areas Of The South Are Zoned As Hunting Concessions. Yet The Wealth Of Selous' Wildlife And Its Stunning Riverine Scenery Rarely Fail To Impress. Another Draw Is The Selous' Relative Lack Of Congestion In Comparison With Tanzania's Northern Parks.
Visit Soon, However: Much Of Selous' Wealth Is Under Threat From Poaching, A Uranium Mining Project And A Planned Hydroelectric Power Project Along The Rufiji River.
7. Lake Manyara National Park
Lake Manyara National Park Is One Of Tanzania’s Smaller And Most Underrated Parks. While It May Lack The Size And Variety Of Other Northern-Circuit Destinations (There's Pretty Much One Main North–South Route Through The Park), Its Vegetation Is Diverse, Ranging From Savannah To Marsh To Evergreen Forest (11 Ecosystems In All) And It Supports One Of The Highest Biomass Densities Of Large Mammals In The World.
The Chance To See Elephant Families Moving Through The Forest Or Lake Manyara's Famous Population Of Tree-Climbing Lions (Although Sighting Them Is Becoming Increasingly Rare) Are Alone Reason Enough To Come. The Dramatic Western Escarpment Of The Rift Valley Forms The Park’s Western Border. To The East Is The Alkaline Lake Manyara, Which Covers One-Third Of The Park But Shrinks Considerably In The Dry Season. During The Rains, The Lake Hosts Millions Of Flamingos And Other Bird Life.
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8. Mikumi National Park
Mikumi Is Tanzania’s Fourth-Largest National Park, And The Most Accessible From Dar Es Salaam. With Almost Guaranteed Year-Round Wildlife Sightings, It Makes An Ideal Safari Destination For Those Without Much Time. Within Its 3230 Sq Km, It Hosts Buffaloes, Wildebeests, Giraffes, Elephants, Lions, Zebras, Leopards, Crocodiles And More, And Chances Are High That You’ll See A Respectable Sampling Of These Within A Short Time Of Entering The Park.
The Most Reliable Wildlife-Watching Is Around The Mkata Floodplain, To The Northwest Of The Main Road, With The Open Vistas Of The Small But Lovely Millennium ('Little Serengeti') Area A Highlight. This Area Is Especially Good For Spotting Buffaloes – Often Quite Near The Roadside – As Well As Giraffes, Elephants And Zebras. Another Attraction: The Hippo Pools, Just Northwest Of The Main Entry Gate, Where You Can Watch Hippos Wallowing And Snorting At Close Range, Plus Do Some Fine Birding.
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Mikumi Is An Important Educational And Research Centre. Among The Various Projects Being Carried Out Is An Ongoing Field Study Of Yellow Baboons, Which Is One Of Just A Handful Of Such Long-Term Primate Studies On The Continent.
To The South, Mikumi Is Contiguous With Selous Game Reserve.
9. Arusha National Park
The Transition Between Unappealing Urban Chaos And Pristine Mountain Hiking Trails Is Rarely So Abrupt As It Is In Arusha National Park. One Of Tanzania’s Most Beautiful And Topographically Varied Protected Areas, The Park Is Dominated By Mt Meru, An Almost Perfect Volcanic Cone With A Spectacular Crater. It Also Shelters Ngurdoto Crater (Often Dubbed Little Ngorongoro) With Its Swamp-Filled Floor And Lost-World Feel.
At 552 Sq Km, It's A Small Park, And While There Is Wildlife Here, It's Nothing Compared To That Of Other Northern-Circuit Parks. But These Minor Details Can Be Quickly Forgotten When You're Walking Amid The Soul-Stirring Scenery And Exploring The Meaningful Trekking Possibilities.
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10. Udzungwa Mountains National Park
Towering Over The Kilombero Plains 350km Southwest Of Dar Es Salaam Are The Wild, Lushly Forested Slopes Of The Udzungwa Mountains, Portions Of Which Are Protected As Part Of The 1900-Sq-Km Udzungwa Mountains National Park – An Intriguingly Offbeat Destination For Anyone Botanically Inclined Or Interested In Hiking Away From The Crowds.
In Addition To An Abundance Of Unique Plants, The Park Is Home To An Important Population Of Primates (10 Species – More Than In Any Of Tanzania’s Other Parks) As Well As The Grey-Faced Sengi (A Species Of Elephant Shrew). There Are Also Elephants, Buffaloes, Leopards, Hippos And Crocodiles, Although These – Particularly Hippos And Crocodiles – Are Primarily In The Park’s Southwest And Are Seldom Seen.
Birding Is Excellent, Especially On The Surrounding Kilombero Floodplains. A Good Place To Start Is In The Wetlands Bordering The Main Road About 2km North Of Mang'ula Town, Just Below Hondo Hondo Camp. Behind Here, At The Forest's Edge, Colobus And Other Primates Are Frequently Spotted.
Recommended trip 3-Day Mikumi & Udzungwa Trekking Tour
