Travel Stories

Tanzania

- hiking
- activities
The best hikes in Tanzania, from Kilimanjaro to Ol Doinyo Lengai
10 min read • Apr 29, 2022
Tanzania is a country of immeasurable beauty and cultural diversity, and it's also the setting for some of Africa's top hikes. Here's a guide to the best.
- activities
Top things to do in Tanzania
8 min read • Mar 7, 2022
You’d need a lifetime to explore all Tanzania has to offer, but our list of top things to do is a great place to start.
- tips and advice
- destination practicalities
Do I need a visa to go to Tanzania?
6 min read • Mar 4, 2022
From safaris and spice islands to beaches and mountains, Tanzania is the whole East Africa package. Here's what you need to know about getting a visa.
- public transport
- destination practicalities
Getting around in Tanzania, from the Serengeti to the Spice Islands
10 min read • Mar 3, 2022
Exploring Tanzania's national parks, lakes and islands is easy, with frequent buses, trains, boats and planes. Here's a guide to getting around in Tanzania.
- beaches
- activities
Tanzania's best beaches to swap safaris for serene sand
7 min read • Feb 18, 2022
The spirits blessed Tanzania with hundreds of miles of coastline, so a beach trip is definitely on the cards. Here's a guide to Tanzania's top beaches.
- wildlife and nature
- activities
Tanzania’s best road trips offer wildlife and culture aplenty
7 min read • Jan 22, 2022
If you want to discover the best of Tanzania, hire a car and spend weeks on the road surrounded by nature and culture.
- national parks
- activities
The 5 best national parks in Tanzania: Where to spot elephants, see the Great Migration and canoe on Africa's largest lake
7 min read • Jan 18, 2022
From spotting the Big Five to climbing a huge stratovolcano, Tanzania’s national parks are never short of drama. These are the best.
- wildlife and nature
- activities
Serengeti's Great Migration: the world's ultimate wildlife spectacle
14 min read • Nov 1, 2021
Behold the ultimate wildlife spectacle: The Great Migration of wildebeest and zebra through the Serengeti.
- destination practicalities
- tips and advice
When is the best time to go to Tanzania?
4 min read • Aug 1, 2021
A round-up of the best times to visit Tanzania and a month-by-month guide to the most interesting events.
- digital nomad
- connections
See the incredible photos of remote African tribes captured by a COVID frontline nurse
4 min read • Aug 4, 2020
Frontline nurse and photographer, Cohan Zarnoch, shares images she took of tribespeople on her travels in Tanzania, Ethiopia, Namibia and Morocco.
- wildlife and nature
- activities
Are you ready for a self-drive safari in Africa?
6 min read • Oct 31, 2019
When it comes to planning a safari in Africa, there is one big question you need to answer before starting. Are you ready for a self-drive safari?
- luxury
- connections
A day on safari in Africa: what you can expect in camp and in the wild
5 min read • Oct 22, 2019
If you’ve never before been on safari in Africa, you may wonder how your days will be spent. Here we run down what you can expect, from dawn to nightfall.
- art
- art and culture
Beaches and beyond: the best reasons to visit Zanzibar
5 min read • Aug 15, 2019
The allure of Zanzibar is timeless. White sands and turquoise waters ring the island, and African, Indian, Arabic and Persian influences intertwine in…
- romance
- connections
Inside the luxury locations of this year's celebrity honeymoons
7 min read • Aug 11, 2019
We’ve hit peak wedding season, and just like the rest of us, celebrities love a summer ceremony. The past few weeks have seen Zoe Kravitz and Karl Glusman…
- food
- food and drink
All-inclusive adventures: 10 resorts you should consider for your next trip
6 min read • Jul 22, 2019
A week at an all-inclusive resort promises idle, sunny days but it doesn’t usually spell adventure. After all, where’s the thrill of exploration when…
- wildlife and nature
- activities
Tanzania’s overlooked coastline
3 min read • May 24, 2012
Zanzibar -- the very name brings to mind salty sea breezes that carry the taste of exotic spices. Floating in electric blue waters off the east coast of…
- beaches
- activities
Tanzania without the crowds
4 min read • May 22, 2012
As the home of the Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater and a string of other world-famous wildlife sanctuaries, Tanzania is well-established as one…
- wildlife and nature
- activities
Tanzania’s Mahale Mountains National Park
4 min read • Apr 18, 2012
In addition to being one of the best places in the world for up-close encounters with chimpanzees, Mahale Mountains National Park, nestled on the Lake…
- wildlife and nature
- activities
Migration and the Masai Mara
4 min read • Dec 6, 2010
The Masai Mara National Reserve is 1510 sq km of open rolling grasslands that extend northward from Tanzania's Serengeti. It reaches its pinnacle every…
- food
- food and drink
Zanzibar by moped - the ultimate ride
2 min read • Sep 10, 2009
It’s no wonder that Zanzibar gets the lion's (sultan's?) share of attention on the Zanzibar Archipelago. Its old Stone Town pulsates with a mesmerising…
- wildlife and nature
- activities
Hippo-hooray in Tanzania
2 min read • Aug 27, 2009
If you imagine taking all the hippos you'd see at any famous East African park and cramming them together into a muddy trickle of water that you could…