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GermanyMike
My African Dream (if you can forget the Africa of today)
We travelled as a family of five- and we did enjoy all of the trip. Went from Arusha through Tarangire, Ngorongoro, Kainokaoa, Serengeti to Mwanza and across Lake Viktoria. Went down to Lake Tanganjika, crossed it to the south on the MS Liemba. Stayed at Lake Shore Lodge near Kipili and made our excursions to Katavi from there. Staying there was just a dream, best place ever we have been to. Made a long way home from there to Daressalam and Europe. We havebeen to Bali, Laos, Thailand, Mauritius and a lot of other places: we never were so sad when we had to go home as we were after our trip to Tanzania. These things said one more thing: please consider ecological and social aspects when chosing your tour operators; ask your european travel agent to ask their african partners! We still feel a bit ashamed that we did not do that enough-and we realized that we should have done so only during our trip. Should you go to Tanzania? YES! Go! All the best.
Mike SF
LU
Visited:
April 2009
Reviewed: Aug 12, 2011
35-50 years of age
Breathtaking, awe-inspiring, and you'll never ever forget your time there!
Tanzania is a great destination - with a heady mix of exotic wildlife, vast landscapes, and even beaches to relax and take it all in. Add in super-friendly people, who love to help the tourist and teach Swahili, and I can't recommend it enough.
Logistically, it's surprisingly easy to visit - with many tours and transport links designed to take tourists to all the major destinations without a problem. Even when you go off the beaten path, the hospitality of the people make it easy - one nice man even ran a few hundred meters to talk to a bus driver for me, and just gave a big smile when I said "Asante sana" (thank you!).
I'd recommend going to Ngorogoro first, then the Serengetti - this works you up from parks in terms of size. Follow that up with 3-4 days on Zanzibar and you have the ingredients to a perfect holiday.
Note - I would definitely avoid Dar Es Salaam; there's not a lot there from a tourist perspective, and it has it's unsavoury parts. The smaller towns of Tanzania are far more enjoyable.
Tanzania is a great place for safari because of the amazing scenery and the abundance of animals.
A unique country which offers many parks, eacxh with different cahacteristics and particularities. People and incredibly kind and friendly.
Erik Altink
NL
Visited:
May 2009
Reviewed: Jan 12, 2011
20-35 years of age
Tanzania is a large country with a lot of beautiful scenery. Every park has it\'s own characteristics and is worth a visit. While many species can be found in multiple parks, combining multiple parks is a great way to see the animals in different surroundings. Arusha National Park has a different climat compared to Serengeti National Park but both are awesome.
Janice Killion
US
Visited:
January 2026
Reviewed: Feb 24, 2026
Email Janice Killion | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Stunning scenery and wildlife, incredibly friendly and open locals
Traveling to Tanzania fulfilled a lifetime dream. We spent two weeks on safari, waking up early every day to fresh rich coffee and breakfast before heading out for a full day of wildlife viewing. We witnessed it all, sometimes just parked watching lions for an hour or more as they lounged about, played, ate. We saw baby elephants wallowing in mud holes, giraffe sauntering by or eating the tops of trees. We visited local villages and met with the most friendly and welcoming people, ate fresh delicious food at every meal, always served with fresh fruit. Our tour operator was Wildfinder Tours and Safaris, and they took care of everything from our first phone call to boarding our plane home. I would not hesitate to go back. As the saying goes, if you can only have two great vacations in your life, go back to Africa.
Marc-Etienne Pare
CA
Visited:
June 2025
Reviewed: Jul 23, 2025
Email Marc-Etienne Pare | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Stunning wildlife
Everything was very nice plan. The nationals parks were all amazing and the food was goods.
Mary
US
Visited:
April 2025
Reviewed: Jun 7, 2025
Email Mary | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Tanzania was the most Magical, Majestic, Amazing trip I’ve ever taken! ( I’ve traveled quite a bit)
Hamisi Abdul. STRONGLY RECOMMEND! He did an amazing job! So knowledgeable, and kind ! We seen so many animals! Elephants within arms reach, 🦁 lion standing outside my door!
1-2 week old baby elephant, 2 baby cub lion's. There was a beautiful leopard within a hour of setting out!
I took a private 4 day tour, that was exciting to see the next nights accommodations at the end of a magical day on our game drives !
I flew over to Zanzibar Island, and stayed 3 great nights ! We also stayed a weekend at a place about 2 hours outside of Dar, it was called the “Overhang “ that was a great place as well !
Food is not the greatest, it’s okay !
I managed to find plenty of good meals.
I never felt uncomfortable or unsafe at any time ! I’m a female, and traveled on my own.
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from Arusha to the Serengeti, then Ngorongoro Crater, and two other parks !I could go on, and on !
It is well worth the long flight from USA to Tanzania Africa, and the cost of the trip! But well worth the money!
It was a trip of a lifetime ❣️❣️🦒🐘🦓🐆🦛 🦁
Katariina Broman
FI
Visited:
April 2025
Reviewed: Apr 10, 2025
Email Katariina Broman | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fell in love with Tanzania
Tanzania has the most diverse and beautiful nature. The nature sometimes seems out of this world for an european. I cannot recommend enough going to Serengeti and Ngorongoro crater, they are a must see. There wasn't so many tourists because of the low season in April. I would skip the extra Masaai tibe visit on a Safari tour. It was only an hour long, you don't really get to know the culture and they pressure you to buy things from the village. *Another con was the Ramadan. Without an arranged tour it was sometimes hard to find food, especially if you were in a more remote/non-touristic location. Also if you want to party there's nothing special during Ramadan. April wasn't too bad with the rain even tho it is the starting month of the rainy season. Over all people of Tanzania are funny, easy-going and kind, the nature and music are amazing and food is good.
Deborah
GB
Visited:
February 2025
Reviewed: Mar 30, 2025
Email Deborah | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
2 day safari tarangire and ngorongoro
We had booked overnight a lodge near the lake but it was flooded so had to send us to alternative. Not their fault but disappointing. The driver was really knowledgeable and helpful but without being in your face. It was very long drive between parks but guess I should have investigated that before we booked. Saw so many different species including rhino's.