Highlights

•Vast plains of the Serengeti, scattered with beautiful rock kopjes and teeming with wildlife particularly in February when the great migration creates a continually moving mass of wildebeest that stretches as far as the eye can see.

•Ngorongoro Crater, a natural phenomenon with thrilling game viewing.

•Selous Game Reserve traversed by impressive sand rivers.

•Ruaha National Park, a wild and remote park in southern Tanzania.

•Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest free standing mountain in the world.

•Zanzibar, Pemba, Mafia - idyllic beach destinations with culture and history.

Weather

Tanzania has a pleasant tropical climate which, being close to the equator, is not very seasonal. Rainfall is split into two main periods: the short rains in November and December and the long rains from March until the end of May. January and February are fairly dry.

Activities

•Game viewing, on foot, by boat and by vehicle with drives during the day and at night.

•Climbing Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru.

•Discovering the archaeological secrets of Ol Duvai Gorge with its large quantity of fossil remains.

•Tracking chimps on the shores of Lake Tanganyika.

•Mobile camping safaris in the Serengeti and the spectacular Loliondo area of Northern Tanzania.

•Diving and snorkelling in the Indian Ocean.