Destinations

Tanzania's national parks and regions each read differently through the year — grass height, migration tension, crater mornings, and riverine shade. Browse where we camp and how we thread routes through the north, south, west, and beyond.

9 destinations

Zanzibar
Zanzibar

Zanzibar

The Zanzibar Archipelago’s main island (Unguja)—white-sand beaches, coral reefs, and Stone Town’s UNESCO-listed Swahili architecture and spice-trade history.

Tarangire National Park
Northern parks

Tarangire National Park

Known for ancient baobabs, seasonal swamps, and large elephant herds—an essential northern-circuit park with strong dry-season wildlife concentrations.

Serengeti National Park
Northern parks

Serengeti National Park

A UNESCO World Heritage Site of vast plains where the Great Migration crosses seasonally—wildebeest, zebra, and predators in one of Africa’s most iconic landscapes.

Selous / Ruaha
Southern parks

Selous / Ruaha

Southern Tanzania’s heavyweight duo: Nyerere National Park (formerly Selous), one of Africa’s largest protected areas with rivers and boating, plus Ruaha’s rugged wilderness and predator-rich bush along the Great Ruaha River.

Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Northern parks

Ngorongoro Conservation Area

A UNESCO mixed World Heritage property centred on the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera—dense wildlife, Maasai pastoralism, and Olduvai Gorge’s human origins story.

Mount Kilimanjaro
Northern parks

Mount Kilimanjaro

Africa’s highest peak (5,895 m) and the world’s tallest free-standing mountain—a non-technical trek through rainforest, moorland, and ice-capped summit.

Mkomazi National Park
Northern parks

Mkomazi National Park

Nestled in northern Tanzania, with the rugged Pare Mountains as its backdrop, Mkomazi National Park is a vast, semi-arid wilderness stretching over 3,200 square kilometers. This is a land of stark beauty, dominated by Acacia-Commiphora woodlands and inextricably linked to Kenya's Tsavo West National Park, forming one of the most significant cross-border ecosystems in Africa.

Mahale Mountains National Park
Western parks

Mahale Mountains National Park

Forest-clad mountains on Lake Tanganyika—one of Africa’s best wild chimpanzee trekking experiences, plus clear-water swimming and beach camps.

Lake Manyara National Park
Northern parks

Lake Manyara National Park

Set in the Great Rift Valley, Lake Manyara stuns with tree-climbing lions, vibrant flamingos, underground forests, hot springs, and canopy walks—a rare mix of scenery, wildlife, and adventure.