Destinations across East Africa
From the Maasai Mara to the Rift Valley, the Swahili coast to the Mountains of the Moon. Filter by country below.
Serengeti National Park
The endless plains — theatre of the Great Migration.
🗓 Best: June–September (migration in th…Ngorongoro Crater
The Big-Five-packed 'Eden of Africa' — largest unbroken volcanic caldera on Earth.
🗓 Best: Year-roundMount Kilimanjaro
Africa's highest peak — 5,895m free-standing equatorial snow mountain.
🗓 Best: January–March; June–OctoberZanzibar & Stone Town
Spice islands off Tanzania — UNESCO Stone Town plus white-sand beaches.
🗓 Best: June–October; December–FebruaryTarangire National Park
Giant baobabs and seasonal elephant superherds.
🗓 Best: June–OctoberPemba Island
Zanzibar's quieter sister island — clove plantations, pristine coral reefs, flying fox colonies.
🗓 Best: June–October, December–FebruaryMafia Island
Pristine marine park famous for whale shark encounters, untouched reefs and sleepy Swahili villages.
🗓 Best: October–March (whale sharks pea…Lake Manyara National Park
Tree-climbing lions, flamingo-fringed soda lake and the Great Rift Valley escarpment backdrop.
🗓 Best: June–October, January–FebruarySelous Game Reserve (Nyerere NP)
Africa's largest protected wildlife area — 50,000 km² of rivers, miombo woodland and boat safaris.
🗓 Best: June–October (dry season)Ruaha National Park
Tanzania's second-largest park — remote, wild, and one of the last great lion strongholds.
🗓 Best: June–OctoberMahale Mountains National Park
Chimpanzee tracking on the white-sand shore of Lake Tanganyika — reached only by boat or bush flight.
🗓 Best: May–October (dry)Gombe Stream National Park
The smallest Tanzanian park — and the birthplace of modern chimpanzee research under Jane Goodall.
🗓 Best: May–OctoberLake Tanganyika
The world's second-deepest lake — 1,470 m, 673 km long, home to 250+ cichlid species.
🗓 Best: Year-roundLake Victoria (Mwanza)
Africa's largest lake — fishing villages, Bismarck Rock and the gateway to Rubondo and Saanane islands.
🗓 Best: Year-roundMount Meru
4,566 m dormant volcano — the best Kilimanjaro acclimatisation climb with wildlife to boot.
🗓 Best: June–FebruaryOlduvai Gorge
'The Cradle of Humankind' — paleoanthropological site with 1.9-million-year-old hominid fossils.
🗓 Best: Year-round (dry season easier a…Arusha National Park
Compact park with Mt Meru, Momella Lakes (flamingos), and the Ngurdoto Crater — all in one day.
🗓 Best: June–October, December–FebruaryKatavi National Park
Tanzania's wildest park — huge hippo pools, buffalo superherds and zero tourists.
🗓 Best: July–October (dry season only)Usambara Mountains
Scenic hiking trails, waterfalls and viewpoints in the cool highlands above Tanga.
🗓 Best: June–October, December–FebruaryKilwa Kisiwani
UNESCO-listed ruins of a medieval Swahili trading empire — coral-stone mosque + palace.
🗓 Best: June–OctoberBagamoyo
Historic Swahili coast town — former slave-trade port and German East African capital.
🗓 Best: Year-roundMikumi National Park
Tanzania's fourth-largest park — 'Serengeti-lite' with giraffes, zebras and easy Dar es Salaam access.
🗓 Best: June–OctoberSaanane Island National Park
Africa's first aquatic national park — tiny forested island in Lake Victoria near Mwanza.
🗓 Best: Year-roundRubondo Island National Park
Remote 457 km² Lake Victoria island — chimpanzee sanctuary + sitatunga + birding.
🗓 Best: June–OctoberPangani
Historic Swahili coast town at the Pangani River mouth — ancient ruins + pristine beaches.
🗓 Best: June–October, December–FebruaryDar es Salaam
Tanzania's largest city — Swahili culture, National Museum, Kariakoo market, Coco Beach nightlife.
🗓 Best: Year-roundArusha City
Safari gateway at 1,400 m — ICTR memorial, Arusha Declaration Museum, cultural heritage centre.
🗓 Best: Year-roundKondoa Rock-Art Sites
UNESCO-listed 2,000-year-old ochre + white rock paintings — 150 documented sites.
🗓 Best: June–October