When you book Tanzania tailor-made trips with us you tell us your own safari destinations you would want to visit, the type of accommodations to stay in, and the type of vehicles or mode of transport you want to use on your safari among others. In Tanzania, you can visit different national parks for game drives, hike mountains, and also witness the wildebeest migration. Basing on what you have sent us we shall help you on how to choose the best places, best lodges, and other facilities. Contact us at Africa Adventure vacations we customize a tour package that suits your needs.

Places to visit for Luxury Tanzania trips and adventure vacations

Serengeti national park

Without a doubt Serengeti national park is the most visited national park in Tanzania, the park covers a total area of 14,763 sq. km made up of woodlands, savannah grasslands, acacia trees, and small forests. Serengeti can be best enjoyed during the wildebeest migration where over 1 million wildebeests and zebras move to and from Serengeti to Masai Mara national park of Kenya in the month of July to October. The Park is home to all the big five animals – elephants, buffaloes, black rhinos, lions, leopards, and other animals like the impalas, elands, topi, giraffes, lions, African wild dog, hartebeest, dik-dik, blue wildebeest, and steenbok among others.

Mount Kilimanjaro

Mountain Kilimanjaro located in Tanzania is the highest mountain in Africa with an elevation of 5,895 meters above sea level. The mountain is located within Kilimanjaro national park so during the hiking you might come across animals such as blue monkeys, aardvark, serval, mantled guereza, mongoose, birds like silvery-cheeked hornbill, turaco, malachite sunbird, white-necked raven, schalow’s turaco among others.

Ngorongoro conservation area

Ngorongoro conservation area is located near Serengeti national park in Tanzania. The place is home to 115 species of mammals among which include lions, rhinos, elephants, leopards, buffaloes, cheetahs, jackals, wild dogs, and so many others. The conservation area has over 550 bird species that have been so far recorded such as flamingos, turaco, hornbill, fan-tailed widowbird, augur buzzard, and eastern double collared sunbird to mention but a few.

Gombe stream national park

Gombe stream national park is an important wildlife conservation area in Tanzania covering a total area of only 52 sq. km. When you can’t about this park you can’t fail to talk about Jane Goodall an American primatologist who studied about chimpanzees starting in 1960. Apart from chimpanzees, the park is home to small primates like olive baboons, red-tailed monkeys, red colobus monkeys as well as 200 bird species that have been so far recorded in this area.

Lake Manyara national park

Lake Manyara national park is found near Arusha and covers an area of 330 sq km.  lake Manyara is considered to be one of the best places for birding in Tanzania with over 300 bird species. the park is a home to animals such as hippos, giraffes, zebras, buffaloes, rhinos, wildebeest, elephants, bushbucks, warthogs, baboons to mention but a few. Lake Manyara is one of the two national parks in the world harboring tree climbing lions in the world. Another place to find tree-climbing lions in the world is Queen Elizabeth national park located in the western part of Uganda.

Activities to do on Tanzania tailor-made trips

Mountain climbing

The most hiked mountains in Tanzania are Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru though there are other destinations that can as well be used for hiking in Tanzania and these include crater highlands.

Hiking safaris are organized to these destinations based on the customers’ preferences and interests. Mountain hiking is not an easy task there you need to come when you are prepared to take on the challenge. Hiking can be done at any time of the year but it’s better in the dry months when the trails are less slippery and not muddy.

Game drives

The best game drives in Tanzania are done in Serengeti national park and Ngorongoro conservation area but other places to do game drives include Tarangire national park, Katavi national park, and mt Kilimanjaro national park. The best time to do these game drives is the dry season when the vegetation is thin and the biggest population of animals is concentrated at the water sources. Some of the animals you can see on a game drive in Tanzania include zebras, wildebeests, impalas, giraffes, lions, buffaloes, elephants, elands, waterbucks, bushbabies, rhinos, African wild dogs, hyenas, and the cheetah among others.

Chimpanzee trekking

Chimpanzee trekking in Tanzania is done in two national parks which are Mahale national park and Gombe streams national park. Chimpanzee trekking is done by people ages 15 and above and is done by people who have valid trekking permits. the trekking starts with a briefing at the park headquarters after which trekkers are grouped into 8 and lead into the jungles by the ranger guides. After the location of chimpanzees, the trekkers are given a maximum of one hour to be around them as they observe their behaviors and take pictures.

Witnessing wildebeest migration

This is the annual migration of millions of wildebeest, impalas, elands, and zebras from Serengeti national park to Masai Mara national reserve of Kenya. These animals move from one place to another in search of water and grazing grasslands. The annual wildebeest migration is one of the most interesting things you shouldn’t miss out on a safari to Tanzania watching animals move up and down crossing rives. It happens from July to October every year.

Where to stay on tailor-made trips in Tanzania

Serengeti national park – Serengeti serena safari lodge, four seasons safari lodge Serengeti, Serengeti Bushtops luxury camp, Angata Serengeti, Seronera Wildlife Lodge, Mbalageti Serengeti, Ikoma Tented Camp, Serengeti Safari Lodge, Serengeti Wildebeest Camp.

Mount Kilimanjaro – Chanya Lodge, Altezza Lodge, Parkview Inn Hotel, Kilimanjaro Wonders Hotel, We Travel Hostel, Tents.

Ngorongoro conservation area – Ngorongoro Serena safari lodge, Ngorongoro Wildlife Lodge, Ngorongoro Crater Lodge, Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge, Ndutu safari lodge, and Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge among others

Gombe stream national park – Mbali Mbali Gombe Lodge, Kigoma hilltop hotel, Lake Tanganyika hotel, Sunset Vista hotel, Triple J Resort, Leaders Lodge, and Mahale Classic Lodge

Lake Manyara national park – Lake Manyara Kilimamoja lodge, Escarpment Luxury Lodge, Lake Manyara Wildlife Lodge, Kirurumu Manyara, Manyara Green Camp, and Lake Manyara Tree Lodge.

What is the best time to visit Tanzania for tailor-made trips?

Tanzania can be visited at any time of the year depending on what you are going to do in the country. The best time to visit is the dry season when there is little or no rainfall and is the same time for the annual wildebeest migration from Serengeti national park to Masai Mara national park of Kenya which occurs from June to October.