National Parks

Each of Tanzania’s sixteen national parks offers up a unique experience, meaning that no two days on safari are ever the same.

This variety of landscapes really does let you design a safari experience that is perfect for you. While many prefer the comfort and ease of a classic safari across the Serengeti or through dusty Tarangire, others might prefer to stretch their legs with a guided walking safari or get really adventurous with some climbing Kilimanjaro or canoeing.

  • Queen Elizabeth National Park

    Queen Elizabeth National Park is Uganda's premier game drive destination, and is famed across Africa for its rolling plains and its wildlife diversity. Home to four...

  • Mount Elgon National Park

    Mount Elgon is a popular climbing destination in Uganda, while also offering limited game-viewing opportunities....

  • Mgahinga Gorilla National Park

    Like neighbouring Bwindi Impenetrable, Mgahinga is most known for its gorilla trekking, and is an alternative to those who perhaps cannot get a permit for Bwindi Impenetrab...

  • Lake Mburo National Park

    Located close to Kampala as well as Bwindi Impenetrable and Queen Elizabeth National Parks, Lake Mburo is a popular playground where activities that are often forbidden wit...

  • Kidepo Valley National Park

    Isolated in Uganda’s north-eastern corner, the Kidepo Valley National Park offers world-class game-viewing enhanced by the fact it’s so far from the tourist cro...

  • Kibale National Park

    Kibale National Park is one of the best safari destinations in Africa for chimpanzee trekking. It is the most reliable spot to see chimpanzees in their natural habitat....

  • Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

    Mist-shrouded and undeniably beautiful, Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is the nation's answer to Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park. Home to the enigmatic Mountai...

  • Akagera National Park

    While Rwanda is not often thought of as a Big Five safari destination, Akagera National Park in the country's east is emerging as one of the best off-the-beaten-path safari...

  • Rwenzori Mountains National Park

    Situated on the Uganda-Congo border, Rwenzori Mountains National Park is believed to be home to the fabled 'Mountains of the Moon'. Whether there's truth to this belief or ...

  • Semuliki National Park

    One of the richest areas of floral and faunal diversity in all of Africa, tiny Semuliki National Park packs a lot into a small package. ...

  • Omo National Park

    Within an area of 4,068 square kilometres that covers the Omo River, the Rift Valley, and leagues of virgin wilderness, Omo National Park is home to animal...

  • Nechisar National Park

    Nechisar National Park is located in Arba Minch, which is Amharic for 'Forty Springs'. Arba Minch is part of the Southern Nations, Nationa...

  • Mago National Park

    The Mago National Park is the newest park of all the national parks in Ethiopia. It was established in 1979. It is located in the Southern Nations, Nationa...

  • Gambela National Park

    A more ‘traditional’ African park, Gambela is set on plains of Sudanese grass and rivers with wildlife including crocodiles, the white-eared kob, Nile lechwe, buffalo, ...

  • Kafa Biosphere Reserve

    Kafa is a place of special importance to billions of people around the world, as it is the origin of one of life’s greatest pleasures: coffee! Here, visitors can experien...

  • Bale Mountains National Park

    Known for its lush forests and high concentration of mammals, Bale Mountains National Park is the perfect destination for hikers, wildlife watchers, and nature enthusiasts...

  • Lalibela

    The eleven Lalibela churches were carved from red volcanic rock in the 13th century. Legend has it that men carved the church during the day, while angels ...

  • Aksum

    Once an important military, religious, and agricultural trading hub, the city of Askum today stands as an impressive monument to the enduring will of the Abyssinian...

  • Simien Mountains National Park

    With its jagged peaks and deep valleys, Simien National Park’s unique landscape makes it something unlike anything you’ll find elsewhere in Africa. The park’s...

  • Awash National Park

    Famous for its mineral hot springs, volcanic formations, and the Awash River, the park is home to a dizzying array of wildlife including the oryx, bat-eared fox, caracal, a...

  • Lake Manyara National Park

    With a variety of landscapes, Lake Manyara National Park offers a compact safari experience that gives visitors the chance to see everything from the vibrant flamingoes to the...

  • Arusha National Park

    Arusha National Park is a perfect trip for day safaris, as it is close to both Arusha and Moshi. With terrain that ranges from open savannah to tropical rainforest, the park i...

  • Ngorongoro Conservation Area

    Your first glimpse of stunning Ngorongoro will likely come from the heavily forested viewpoint that looks down upon its sun-drenched, cloud dappled magnificence. Ringed on all...

  • Hell's Gate National Park

    Hell's Gate National Park is the ideal venue for a day trip excursion, a camping stop over or a picnic spot out of Nairobi. It provides an endless biodiversity and is the o...

  • Mahale Mountains National Park

    This remote park offers some of the greatest visitor attractions, from walking safaris, chimpanzee viewing in their natural habitat, a climb to Mount Nkungwe and snorkeling...

  • Serengeti National Park

    The home of the legendary Great Wildebeest Migration, the name Serengeti has become synonymous with the African safari experience. The seemingly unending savannah plains of th...