Tanzania's Best Kept Secrets

Katavi National Park is one of Africa’s most remote places and greets around 600 visitors per year. Life in Katavi converges around the Katuma River. Ruaha National Park gathers all of Africa in one place. Although Ruaha is the largest park of Tanzania, its inaccessibility means receiving few tourists. It is therefore, that it holds the name: Tanzania’s best kept secret.

The world’s highest peak and Tanzania’s majestic mountain, Kilimanjaro, is a beacon for visitors from all around the world. The slopes of the Kili give way to lush montane forest, inhabited by elusive elephants. In the shadows of the Kili lies Arusha national park, which lie the dense forest slopes of Mount Meru.

Tanzania’s lesser known Mikumi National Park is a true untouched wilderness with diverse species of wildlife. South of Mikumi lie the Udzungwa Mountains, sometimes referred to as the “Africa Galapagos”, due to its hidden treasures of endemic flora and fauna. The primate species living around Udzungwa Mountains can’t be found anywhere else in the world.

Through Tarangire National Park, in northern Tanzania, flows a river from which its residents benefit all year round. In the dry season, when the water supply shrinks, the true nature of Tarangire’s wildlife is displayed.

Zanzibar is an island, well known for its many animal species, located around 30 kilometers from Tanzania’s mainland. In the past, it fell under control of the Sultanate of Oman. Zanzibar is associated with miles of white sandy palm fringed beaches and crystal clear water, home to a pristine and tropical marine and sea life. On another part of Tanzania’s ocean front, lies Saadani National Park. This is a place where green savanna grass lands meet the beach.