Wildlife Safari in Tanzania

In Southern Tanzania, the Selous Game Reserve and Ruaha National Park are amongst the best places in the world to see elephant, buffalo, lion and wild dog, especially since you can take to the water or get out on foot. Ruaha has the most ridiculous number of leopard (amongst much more), which can spoil first-time visitors and raise the bar for future safaris.

Northern Tanzania is a very popular wildlife habitat.  The Tarangire National Park is particularly good for huge herds of buffalo and elephant with the chance of seeing cheetah and wild dog too.  Parts of the Tarangire are fabulous for elephant swimming across rivers, and hyena and lion clashing heads in dramatic fashion.  The Lake Manyara national park is a wildlife phenomenon that ranges from the pink flamingos to hippo, all seen against a watery backdrop that you’ll find nowhere else in the world.

The wildlife experiences on offer in Tanzania vary hugely and no two destinations are quite the same.  Fortunately, we’ve been privileged to have spent time exploring and even working in all of them and so we’re in a position to give insightful guidance as to what the pros and cons of each are, and help you decide what would suit you best.

Here are a few (but by no means all) wildlife safari experiences that are pretty special:

• Lion & buffalo interactions in Tarangire
• Big game in Ngorongoro
• The Serengeti wildebeest migration, Tanzania
• Outstanding game viewing in the Lake Manyara National Park