Tanzania Travel Blog

Safari guides, Kilimanjaro tips, Zanzibar ideas and trip reports from our Tanzania-based team.

• Choosing your Kilimanjaro route: a simple guide Six routes lead to Uhuru Peak. Here is how they differ, and how to pick the one that suits your time, fitness and sense of adventure.
• When to see the Great Migration in Tanzania More than a million wildebeest move through the Serengeti every year. Where they are depends on the month, so timing shapes your safari.
• From the savannah to the sea: adding Zanzibar to your safari After dusty game drives, a few days on Zanzibar's white beaches is the perfect way to end your trip. Here is what to expect.
• Waterfalls, hot springs and coffee: the best day trips from Moshi Not every adventure needs a week. These easy day trips around Moshi show you a greener, gentler side of Kilimanjaro country.
• Inside Ngorongoro: a day in the world’s great crater A huge volcanic bowl full of lions, elephants and rare black rhino. Here is what a day on the Ngorongoro Crater floor is really like.
• Wild and quiet: discovering Tanzania’s southern parks Nyerere, Ruaha, Mikumi and Udzungwa offer big wildlife, few vehicles and a real sense of wilderness. Here is how they compare.
• Mount Meru: Kilimanjaro’s quieter, wilder neighbour At 4,566 metres, Mount Meru is a beautiful climb in its own right and one of the best ways to prepare for Kilimanjaro.
• What to pack for a Tanzania safari Neutral colours, soft bags and a good pair of binoculars. A simple packing list so you travel light and enjoy every game drive.
• Climbing Ol Doinyo Lengai, the Maasai Mountain of God A night climb up an active volcano, with sunrise over the Rift Valley and Lake Natron. One of Tanzania’s most unusual adventures.