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Aerial view of Stone Town, Zanzibar, surrounded by turquoise water and white beaches
6.16° S39.20° E01 / 08

Zanzibar Archipelago · Stone, spice and sea

Zanzibar

Stone Town · Indian Ocean · Island time

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Eight landscapes · one living country

ExploreTanzania

A traditional dhow crossing turquoise water beside ZanzibarZanzibarA pride of lionesses resting in Mikumi grassMikumiElephants crossing Nyerere at sunsetNyerere

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The country,
horizon by horizon.

Eight real places, from island and plain to crater, river and mountain. Move sideways, then enter the landscape that holds you.

A palm-lined white Zanzibar beach meeting clear turquoise Indian Ocean waterZanzibar Archipelago01 / 08ZanzibarStone, spice and sea↗An elephant walking through green Mikumi grasslandSouthern Tanzania02 / 08MikumiThe open Mkata↗Hippopotamuses resting in a riverSouthern Tanzania03 / 08NyerereWater has the last word↗Flamingos wading in Lake Manyara with wildebeest and a hippopotamus beyondGreat Rift Valley04 / 08Lake ManyaraForest meets the lake↗Three zebras splashing through a Tarangire wetlandNorthern Tanzania05 / 08TarangireElephant country↗A male lion and lioness resting on opposite banks of a Ngorongoro wetland channelCrater Highlands06 / 08NgorongoroA world held within a rim↗An elephant on the plain with Kilimanjaro beyondNorthern Tanzania07 / 08KilimanjaroThe changing mountain↗A frontal African buffalo portrait with an oxpecker flying beside its hornsNorthern Tanzania08 / 08SerengetiThe long horizon↗
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Eight places · swipe sideways

Four ways into the country

Look once.
Stay with it.

Four landscape studies, each built around one force that changes the way a journey feels.See all eight destinations ↗
A cheetah silhouetted against a deep orange savanna sunset
01 — 04

Serengeti

Movement

The landscape is never a backdrop. Grass, rain and herds keep rewriting the route.

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A flock of flamingos wading along the Lake Manyara waterline
02 — 04

Lake Manyara

Waterline

Groundwater forest opens onto a bright lake edge alive with birds and grazing animals.

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Elephants crossing the plain below Kilimanjaro
03 — 04

Kilimanjaro

Altitude

Every thousand metres changes the air, the vegetation and the scale of the horizon.

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Hippopotamuses gathered in the Rufiji River
04 — 04

Nyerere

River

The Rufiji slows the journey down to sandbanks, palms, hippos and evening light.

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Four field notes · swipe

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Tanzania,
mapped clearly.

Eight accurately positioned places show the real distance between island, plain, lake, river, crater and mountain.

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Timing changes everything

See the year,
at a glance.

Use this month-by-month view as a clear first guide, then confirm the exact weather and wildlife pattern with our local team.Read the planning guide ↗
Month-by-month Tanzania national park travel calendar
Green marks stronger travel periods; amber and red call for more careful seasonal planning.

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Planning references 05

Travel well-informed.

Public authorities and sector organizations worth knowing before you cross the country.

TANAPANational parksVisit TanzaniaOfficial destination guideNCAANgorongoro conservationTFSForest and bee reservesTATOTour operator association

Independent travel references. Displayed marks link to their respective organizations and do not imply endorsement of Zanzibar & Tanzania Safaris.

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