Tanzania, one place at a time

Destinations

The parks, towns, and gateways at the heart of our itineraries — the real facts, not the brochure version.

16 destinations

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Arusha National Park

Mount Meru, pink-flamingo lakes, and one of the few parks you can walk in.

Mount Kilimanjaro

Africa's highest peak and the world's tallest free-standing mountain.

Tarangire National Park

Giant baobab trees and more elephants than almost anywhere else in Tanzania.

Ngorongoro Crater

The world's largest volcanic crater still in one piece, full of wildlife.

Olduvai Gorge

The 'Cradle of Mankind' on the edge of the Serengeti plains.

Serengeti National Park

The endless plains and the greatest wildlife migration on earth.

Lake Natron

A caustic soda lake where nearly every lesser flamingo in East Africa is born.

Arusha

Tanzania's safari capital — where every northern safari begins.

Lake Duluti

A quiet forest-fringed crater lake on the edge of Arusha.

Moshi

The relaxed town at the foot of Kilimanjaro.

Karatu

The highland farming town at the gateway to Ngorongoro.

Lake Eyasi

A Rift Valley soda lake and home of the Hadzabe and Datoga.

Mto wa Mbu

A famously multicultural town between Manyara and the crater.

Lake Manyara National Park

Tree-climbing lions, pink flamingos, and a lush green forest.

Ol Doinyo Lengai

The Mountain of God — the only volcano on earth erupting natrocarbonatite lava.

Empakaai Crater

A flamingo-filled soda lake in a forested caldera, walked rather than driven.