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Tourism · Tanzania

Places to visit in Tanzania

National parks, mountains, lakes, coasts, cities and heritage sites, each with a full guide: official fees, the best months, how to get there and who to travel with.

18 places

Wildebeest herds grazing across the Serengeti plainsNational park

Northern Tanzania

Serengeti National Park

Endless plains and the Great Migration all year round.

Entry US$82.60 · EAC TZS 11,800
Panorama of the Ngorongoro Crater floor from the rimConservation area

Northern Tanzania

Ngorongoro Conservation Area

A wildlife-filled volcanic crater and the Maasai highlands.

Entry US$70.80 · EAC TZS 11,800
Elephants digging for water in the Tarangire riverbedNational park

Northern Tanzania

Tarangire National Park

Elephant herds, ancient baobabs and 550 bird species.

Entry US$59.00 · EAC TZS 11,800
Lake Manyara and its forest seen from the Rift Valley escarpmentNational park

Northern Tanzania

Lake Manyara National Park

Tree-climbing lions, flamingos and a forest canopy walk.

Entry US$59.00 · EAC TZS 11,800
Snow-capped Kibo, the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, above the forestNational park

Northern Tanzania

Kilimanjaro National Park

Climb Africa's highest mountain to Uhuru Peak.

Entry US$82.60 · EAC TZS 11,800
Mount Meru rising above Arusha National ParkNational park

Northern Tanzania

Arusha National Park

Mount Meru, Momella lakes and black-and-white colobus.

Entry US$59.00 · EAC TZS 11,800
The braided channels of the Rufiji River in Nyerere National ParkNational park

Southern Tanzania

Nyerere National Park

Africa's largest national park, explored by boat on the Rufiji.

Entry US$82.60 · EAC TZS 11,800
The Great Ruaha River flowing past sandbanks and hillsNational park

Southern Highlands

Ruaha National Park

Remote wilderness of elephants, lions and baobabs.

Entry US$35.40 · EAC TZS 5,900
Adult male chimpanzees feeding in a fig tree in MahaleNational park

Western Tanzania

Mahale Mountains National Park

Wild chimpanzees on forested mountains above Lake Tanganyika.

Entry US$94.40 · EAC TZS 5,900
A pebble beach on Lake Tanganyika at Gombe Stream National ParkNational park

Western Tanzania

Gombe National Park

The chimpanzees Jane Goodall made famous.

Entry US$118.00 · EAC TZS 11,800
Olduvai Gorge with its eroded red rock pillarArchaeological site

Northern Tanzania

Olduvai Gorge

A cradle of humankind between Ngorongoro and the Serengeti.

UNESCO listed
Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano above the shores of Lake NatronSoda lake

Northern Tanzania

Lake Natron

Flamingo breeding grounds below an active volcano.

Guide & costs inside
The entrance to the Old Fort in Stone TownHistoric town

Zanzibar

Stone Town, Zanzibar

A Swahili trading town of carved doors and narrow lanes.

UNESCO listed
White sand ripples and turquoise water at low tide on Paje beach, ZanzibarBeaches and coast

Zanzibar

Zanzibar beaches

White sand, warm water and coral reefs around Unguja.

Guide & costs inside
A palm-lined beach with a moored dhow on Mafia IslandIsland

Coast

Mafia Island

Whale sharks, coral reefs and a quiet marine park.

Guide & costs inside
The long white sand of Vumawimbi Beach, PembaIsland

Zanzibar

Pemba Island

Zanzibar's green island of cloves, forests and deep reefs.

Guide & costs inside
Red ochre human and animal figures in a Kondoa rock shelterRock art

Central Tanzania

Kondoa Rock-Art Sites

Ancient paintings on the rock shelters of the Masai escarpment.

UNESCO listed

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