The name Tanzania conjures up images of wildebeest stampeding across vast savannah, rain forests teeming with monkeys and birdlife, and great plains brimming with legions of game. All of these natural wonders and more are on offer in this exceptionally diverse African nation. Visitors typically visit Tanzania to partake in at least one of the four well known Tanzanian tourist experiences: a relaxing seaside vacation on the picturesque island paradise of Zanzibar, an underwater tour of some of the world’s most renowned dive sites around the gorgeous Spice Islands, a safari adventure in some of Africa’s most impressive game reserves, or a hiking excursion around Mount Kilimanjaro National Park. Whichever of these incredible holidays you choose, you will undoubtedly be welcomed by some fabulously friendly and peaceful inhabitants who, despite being divided into 120 different ethnic groups and cultures, live in harmony with one another. With all of this diversity on offer, the most difficult part of your Tanzanian holiday experience is likely to be deciding where to go!
Arusha, Tanzania's safari capital, is located at the foot of Mount Meru, close to Mount Kilimanjaro, the Manyara, and Tarangire and Ngorongoro National Parks. From Arusha, it’s only a short trip to the Serengeti. Just to the north, on the slopes of Mount Meru, is Arusha National Park. Developed by the Germans as a centre of colonial administration because of the temperate climate, Arusha is a good place to take a day off from your safari travels.
The Serengeti together with Kenya’s Masai Mara Game Park form Africa’s most famous wildlife park. The image of acacia trees on an endless grass plain epitomises Africa for many, and then add a Masai warrior and some cattle to the picture and the conversation need go no further. The annual wildebeest migration through the Serengeti and the Masai Mara is the largest mass movement of land mammals on the planet – with more than a million animals following the rains. But that is not where the game viewing ends; large prides of lions, elephants and giraffes in grasslands, gazelles and eland to mention but a few.
The rich Acacia-dotted plains of the eastern Serengeti are home to abundant wildlife. Visitors flock here to view the world-renowned Wildebeest migration. We find an unsurpassed display of predators and predator activity among the endless grassy savannah, scattered gnarled Acacia trees, and weathered rocky outcrops. The area is unspoiled, silent, and remote from the busier central Serengeti.
Apart from the Cheetah, for which the area is famed, the area teems with wildlife. Prides of Lion and large packs of Hyenas. Leopards range along the river valleys and wooded hills; Serval Cats hunt in the tall grass, and Caracals at the base of kopjes and the water holes. This exclusive expanse of the Serengeti is among the best places in the world to photograph large cats. The permanent water attracts herbivores en mass - Elephants, Giraffes, Zebra, Warthog, and many more- making for an action-packed game experience.
