Tanzania at a glance
Tap through to the live Land-tour Atlas for every place’s card: how ships or tours use it, who goes and when.
Tour start cityOvernight stopDay highlightClassic route
Best February for calving · June–October for river crossings
- Janfew or none
- Febpeak
- Marfew or none
- Aprfew or none
- Mayfew or none
- Junpeak
- Julpeak
- Augpeak
- Seppeak
- Octpeak
- Novfew or none
- Decfew or none
Calving peaks on the southern Serengeti in February, and the river crossings run from about June in the west and July in the north. TANAPA’s only low-fee season, mid-March to mid-May, falls in the rains, and Tauck runs its Great Migration trip only January–February and June–October.
Every Tanzania place we map
8 land-tour stops, grouped as the itineraries use them. Places with a full Seabound guide link straight to it.
Day highlights 2
Overnight stops 3
Tour start cities 3
The classic routes
The routes the tour companies sell most often here, drawn on the map above.
Arusha → Tarangire National Park → Ngorongoro Crater → Lake Eyasi → Ngorongoro Crater → Serengeti National Park → Arusha · 8 days
Run by Trafalgar
Arusha → Ngorongoro Crater → Serengeti National Park → Masai Mara, Kenya → Nairobi, Kenya · 10 days
Run by Tauck
Arusha → Lake Manyara National Park → Ngorongoro Crater → Serengeti National Park → Arusha → Stone Town · 12–13 days
Run by G Adventures
Nairobi, Kenya → Arusha → Tarangire National Park → Ngorongoro Crater → Serengeti National Park → Masai Mara, Kenya · 12 days
Run by Micato Safaris
Tour companies that go here
The number is how many places on this map each one uses.
Tanzania map questions
How many land-tour stops are on the Tanzania map?
8: 2 day highlights, 3 overnight stops, 3 tour start cities. Each one opens a card on our interactive map.
When is the Tanzania season?
Best February for calving · June–October for river crossings. Calving peaks on the southern Serengeti in February, and the river crossings run from about June in the west and July in the north. TANAPA’s only low-fee season, mid-March to mid-May, falls in the rains, and Tauck runs its Great Migration trip only January–February and June–October.
Who runs tours in Tanzania?
Trafalgar, Tauck, G Adventures, Micato Safaris, Intrepid, Globus, plus 1 more use places on this map.
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