Safari Destinations

The Serengeti National Park is, quite simply, the most legendary wildlife destination on the planet.

The Ngorongoro Crater is Africa's Garden of Eden — a breathtaking volcanic caldera that shelters one of the densest concentrations of wildlife on the continent within its 260-square-kilometre floor.

Tarangire National Park is one of Tanzania's best-kept secrets — a 2,850-square-kilometre wilderness of ancient baobab forests, sweeping savannah, and seasonal swamps that draws enormous concentrations of elephants during the dry season.

Lake Manyara National Park is a compact jewel of the Northern Circuit — a lush, varied wilderness where groundwater forests give way to open grasslands, acacia woodlands, and the shimmering alkaline waters of Lake Manyara that can stretch across two-thirds of the park during the wet season.

Mount Kilimanjaro is the roof of Africa — a snow-capped volcanic massif rising 5,895 metres above sea level, making it the tallest free-standing mountain on Earth and Africa's highest point.

Zanzibar is the ultimate tropical paradise — a palm-fringed archipelago off the coast of Tanzania where powdery white sand beaches meet impossibly turquoise waters, ancient Stone Town alleyways echo with centuries of Swahili, Arab, Persian, Indian, and European influence, and the intoxicating aromas of cloves, cinnamon, and vanilla fill the air.

Nyerere National Park — formerly known as the Selous Game Reserve and still widely referred to by its historic name — is Africa's largest protected wildlife area, covering a staggering 30,893 square kilometres of pristine wilderness in southern Tanzania.

Mikumi National Park is Tanzania's most accessible safari destination from Dar es Salaam — a 3,230-square-kilometre wilderness of open grasslands, miombo woodland, and mountain-ringed floodplains that has earned the nickname "Little Serengeti" for its sweeping savannah landscapes and excellent wildlife viewing.

Arusha National Park is a hidden gem just 32 km from the bustling safari capital of Arusha — a compact but extraordinarily diverse 552-square-kilometre wilderness where the towering cone of Mount Meru (4,566m, Africa's fifth-highest peak) presides over a mosaic of montane rainforest, highland meadows, crater lakes, and the strikingly beautiful Momella Lakes.

Ruaha National Park is Tanzania's largest national park and one of Africa's last great undiscovered wilderness areas.

The Masai Mara National Reserve is Kenya's crown jewel and arguably the greatest wildlife destination on the African continent.

Amboseli National Park is one of Africa's most iconic safari destinations, famous for its breathtaking views of Mount Kilimanjaro — Africa's highest peak — rising majestically behind herds of elephants crossing the dusty plains.

Lake Nakuru National Park is a compact wildlife gem in Kenya's Great Rift Valley, famous worldwide for its spectacular flamingo congregations and as one of Africa's most important rhino sanctuaries.

Tsavo National Park is Kenya's largest protected area and one of the world's biggest wildlife sanctuaries.

A rugged, semi-arid wilderness in northern Kenya famous for rare species found nowhere else — the Samburu Special Five: Grevy's zebra, reticulated giraffe, Beisa oryx, gerenuk, and Somali ostrich.

A stunning freshwater lake in the Great Rift Valley surrounded by papyrus-fringed shores, home to hippos, over 400 bird species, and the beautiful Crescent Island — one of Kenya's best walking safari destinations.

One of Kenya's most unique national parks where you can cycle and walk among wildlife.

East Africa's largest black rhino sanctuary and the only place in Kenya to see chimpanzees.

The world's only national park within a capital city.

The setting of Joy Adamson's "Born Free" story, Meru is one of Kenya's most beautiful yet least-visited parks.

A misty mountain forest park rising from 2,000m to over 4,000m with spectacular waterfalls, bamboo forests, and moorland.

Africa's second-highest mountain at 5,199m and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Repeatedly voted Africa's leading beach destination, Diani is a stunning 17km stretch of white sand on Kenya's south coast.

A marine paradise on Kenya's north coast, Watamu is home to the Watamu Marine National Park — one of East Africa's finest marine reserves.

A UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the oldest continuously inhabited Swahili settlements in East Africa.

Kenya's coastal capital and gateway to the Indian Ocean beaches.

Katavi National Park is Tanzania's third-largest national park and one of Africa's best-kept secrets.

Mahale Mountains National Park is one of the most extraordinary wildlife destinations in Africa — a place where wild chimpanzees live on the forested shores of Lake Tanganyika, the world's longest and second-deepest freshwater lake.