Mount Meru
Rising dramatically above the city of Arusha, Mount Meru is one of Tanzania’s most striking natural landmarks and the country’s second-highest mountain at 4,566 metres. Forming the centrepiece of Arusha National Park, the mountain combines challenging high-altitude trekking with remarkably varied landscapes, from montane forest and open heathland to volcanic cliffs and sweeping views across […]
Tarangire National Park
Tarangire National Park is a distinctive wilderness of ancient baobabs, open savannah, seasonal wetlands and woodland in northern Tanzania. Named after the Tarangire River that runs through the park, the landscape becomes particularly important to wildlife during the dry season, when animals gather around the river and the remaining permanent water sources. The park is […]
Nyerere National Park
Nyerere National Park is one of Africa’s great wilderness destinations, a vast landscape of floodplains, miombo woodlands, riverine forests, lakes and open grasslands shaped by the mighty Rufiji River. Formerly part of the legendary Selous Game Reserve, the park offers an exceptionally varied safari experience where wildlife can be explored by vehicle, boat and on […]
Arusha National Park
Arusha National Park is a remarkably diverse highland wilderness surrounding Mount Meru, Tanzania’s second-highest mountain. Located close to Arusha city, the park brings together montane forest, open grasslands, volcanic landscapes, crater lakes and the dramatic slopes of Mount Meru within a relatively compact area. The park is divided naturally into several contrasting landscapes. The forested […]
Lake Natron National Park
ake Natron is one of northern Tanzania’s most distinctive landscapes, lying beneath the active volcanic landscape of the Gregory Rift Valley near the border with Kenya. The shallow, highly alkaline lake is fed mainly by the Ewaso Ng’iro River and seasonal streams, while intense evaporation concentrates minerals and salts in the water. The result is […]
Lake Manyara National Park
Lake Manyara National Park stretches between the steep escarpment of the Great Rift Valley and the shallow alkaline waters of Lake Manyara. Despite being relatively small compared with Tanzania’s larger parks, its combination of groundwater forest, open woodland, floodplains and wetlands creates an unusually varied landscape within a short distance. The park is particularly known […]