Park guides
Every park, and when to go.
Tanzania’s parks are very different from one another. Here is what each one is best for, when to visit and how long to stay.
The north
The Northern Circuit
Tarangire, the Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti, all by road from Arusha.
Serengeti National Park
The endless plains, the big cats and the Great Migration.
Ngorongoro Crater
A collapsed volcano full of animals, and the best place for black rhino.
Tarangire National Park
Baobabs, big elephant herds and the Tarangire River.
Lake Manyara National Park
A groundwater forest and a soda lake at the foot of the Rift Valley wall.
Arusha National Park
Mount Meru, colobus monkeys, canoeing and walking, 45 minutes from town.
Lake Natron
A red soda lake, flamingos and the active volcano Ol Doinyo Lengai.
The south
The Southern Circuit
Big, remote and quiet. Ruaha and Nyerere, with Mikumi by road from Dar es Salaam.
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