Things to See on a Luxury Safari in Tanzania
Choosing Tanzania for your Luxury Safari
Tanzania is the largest country in east Africa and is one of the best places to enjoy a luxury safari. The country boasts a large number of remote and unpopulated reserves with the greatest variety of scenery and wildlife than anywhere else in Africa. Tanzania has an amazing combination of sights including The Serengeti, Mount Kilimanjaro, the Rift Valley, the Ngorongoro Crater and Zanzibar. It is also the home to the greatest wildlife show on the planet – the Great Wildebeest Migration. If you’d like to witness this fantastic event, your tour operator can arrange for you to do so on a luxury safari. Many people travelling to Tanzania choose to finish their safari experience on the spice island of Zanzibar. Steeped in history and culture, Zanzibar has beautiful white sandy beaches and warm turquoise waters as well as a number of water activities including scuba diving, snorkelling, sailing and kayaking.
Experience the Great Migration in the Serengeti
You’ve probably heard of it hundreds of times, seen it on the television and in films, but seeing it for yourself is magic. Covering 30,000 square kilometres of Northern Tanzania, the Serengeti is one the most enchanting places you will see on a luxury safari in Tanzania. The vast Serengeti plains open up a variety of habitats to lion, elephant, giraffe, cheetah, leopard, antelope and hippo. If you are considering a safari vacation to Tanzania, the best time to go is during the Great Wildebeest Migration. In November each year, over two million zebra, wildebeest and gazelle invade the Serengeti to feed on the short grass plains. Just after their calves are born in March, they then take an epic 1000 mile journey from the southern Serengeti plains into the Masai Mara, Kenya before returning southwards back to the Serengeti. There are many fascinating ways from which you can enjoy the migration including open game drives, on horseback, elephant back or even from a hot air balloon!
Seeing Mount Kilimanjaro on a Luxury Safari in Tanzania
Situated 200 miles south of the equator in northern Tanzania and close to the Kenya border you’ll find The Mount Kilimanjaro National Park. A visit here can be arranged on your luxury safari, especially if you are the thrill seeking type. Officially opening in 1977, the park is dominated by one of Africa’s most iconic landmarks – Mount Kilimanjaro. Africa’s highest mountain at 19,341 ft. attracts around 25,000 people each year who attempt to climb it. Climbing this majestic mountain is a wonderful experience, welcoming some incredible views of Africa. It is however a very challenging experience so a high level of determination and stamina is vital. The mountain is made up of three peaks; Kibo, Mawenzi and Shira. Kibo is dormant and could technically still erupt at some point. The last volcanic activity however occurred 200 years ago. The foot slopes open up to montane forests where leopard, elephant, antelope and buffalo can all be seen. There are 140 species of mammal in the park and over 160 species of birdlife. It is also the habitat of three primate species, the blue monkey, the black and white colobus and bushbaby. The best time of year to take a luxury safari in Tanzania is in December when the weather is warm and the skies are clear, giving you magnificent views of Mount Kilimanjaro.