Tanzania is an African country offering a multitude of attractions for the most diverse profiles of travelers. The nation is home to Africa’s highest mountain, home to the most popular wildlife parks, and has paradisaical beaches with turquoise blue water that can take away anybody’s breath. You’ll still find a super welcoming people in Tanzania and a rich cultural diversity that will certainly leave you fascinated by the land. What happened to us is just that. Read on and discover the best destinations and what to do in Tanzania at Easy travel!

Lake Tanganyika

Lake Tanganyika is the longest lake in the world and the second deepest, after Baikal, in Russia. Although it belongs to 4 countries (Tanzania, Burundi, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo), it is Tanzania that has the largest share, approximately 46%. It includes a boat trip through the Tanguay, to be able to be on board the famous MV Liemba if you are interested in knowing the daily life of the Tanzanian people. 

Tarangire National Park

If on your list of things to do in Tanzania you can see many animals in freedom, do not forget to include in your trip the Tarangire National Park. This is very close to Arusha and Lake Manyara, so it is usually the starting point for a beautiful day of  Tanzania safari. 

Covering an area of ​​2,850 square kilometers, the landscape of the Tarangire is very varied due to its orography and the mixture of vegetation, although the protagonists are the beautiful baobabs, which can reach 30 meters high, and the elephants, which can be seen here in large herds. 

The passage of the Tarangire River through the middle of the park allows the sighting of large numbers of animals in its bed, especially in the dry season (from June to October), when it is not uncommon to see zebras, antelopes, giraffes and elephants gathered in search of water fresh.

Lake Manyara National Park

329 square kilometers of African savannah, flood plains, groundwater forests and, of course, the water of the beautiful Lake Manyara awaits you if you dare to include the Manyara Lake National Park in Tanzania. A safari through this Tanzanian park offers you the possibility to see some of the more than 400 species of birds that inhabit it, such as African marabous, flamingos or pelicans, but also beautiful scenes of climbing lions (very characteristic of the area), leopards, giraffes, zebras, rhinos or elephants with this endorheic lake as a backdrop.

Most of the travelers who decide to visit Tanzania safari spend the night in the camps near Lake Manyara to enjoy the sunrises and sunsets overlooking it and then enjoy a game drive for its different ecosystems about 3 or 4 hours before continuing the trip to other parks such as Tarangire or Ngorongoro.

Dar es Salaam

Although the capital of the country is Dodoma, Dar es Salaam is the most populous city and the gateway to tourism in Tanzania. The International Airport of Dar es Salaam is the one that receives the largest number of international flights and, although many travelers go immediately to Zanzibar by ferry or plane, it is also advisable to spend at least a couple of days to explore the city and its surroundings. Located in a bay where the calmest waters of the Indian Ocean are seen, in Dar es Salaam you can still appreciate an interesting architecture that mixes British and German colonial heritage with Arab and Indian influences. 

What can you do in Dar es Salaam? Here are some suggestions:

• Go early in the morning to the Kivukoni market, an impressive fish market that wakes up at dawn.
• Get an idea of ​​what the city is like from the Akemi restaurant, located in the tallest building in Dar es Salaam.
• Take a dip in CocoaBeach, although it is not the best beach to see in Tanzania, the atmosphere is very pleasant. Try to go at high tide, because the coral reefs make bathing difficult otherwise.
• Walkthrough the center and browse the Kariakoo market, a huge warehouse where you can observe the daily life of Tanzanians.
• Leap the neighboring islands Bongoyo and Mbudya, where you will find beaches that have nothing to envy to those of Zanzibar.