The main option for exploring most parks is with a vehicle, although opportunities for walking and cycling (mostly in wildlife areas bordering the parks) are steadily increasing. The political situation is generally stable and Tanzanians have a well-deserved reputation for the warm welcome they extend to visitors. Most of the country's main parks are easily accessible via paved roads or regular flights, and have a good range of facilities.
With its abundant wildlife, excellent species diversity and evocative acacia- and baobab-studded landscapes, Tanzania is one of Africa's most rewarding safari destinations. You can also visit habituated chimpanzees in Gombe National Park, where Jane Goodall did her revolutionary research, and Mahale Mountains National Park, the most remote national park in East AfricĪnd when you consider all the other options available to mix up your African experience – scuba diving and beach bumming on Zanzibar mingling with proud traditional tribes like the Maasai, Barabaig and Sandawe and climbing Mt Kilimanjaro, to name a few – it becomes clear why it doesn’t get any better than Tanzania. In these places, the deep wilderness experience is a major draw, but there’s no need to sacrifice on comfort since the tented camps and lodges are as good as anywhere else. Some of the other safari destinations, like Katavi National Park, Ruaha National Park, and Nyerere National Park (formerly Selous Game Reserve), offer wildlife watching on par with the more famous parks, but without the crowds. Most visitors stick to the famed Northern Circuit – and why not? Besides the aforementioned destinations, with their unbelievable density of Big Five species and sublime beauty, this amazing region around the gateway city of Arusha also includes Tarangire (huge dry season herds) and Lake Manyara (flamingos, tree-climbing lions and Rift Valley scenery) national parks which are awesome in their own right.īut what surprises people, and attracts many safari veterans, is the quality of the parks in the rest of Tanzania, which has set aside a full one-third of its land as wildlife preserves.
But, of course, there’s much more that just these two places. Tanzania is home to Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater and this fact alone makes a solid case for declaring it Africa’s best safari country.
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