PARKS

From the Serengeti to Selous

Tanzania's National Parks.

From the most visited to the barely known — every ecosystem, every circuit, every season.

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Destinations Serengeti National Park

Summit Mount Kilimanjaro 5,895m

Crater Ngorongoro · 25,000 Animals

Islands Zanzibar · Pemba · Mafia

Wildlife Great Wildebeest Migration

Western Gombe Chimpanzee Trekking

Southern Ruaha · Nyerere

Est. 2009 Kisangara Tours · Arusha

Destinations Serengeti National Park

Summit Mount Kilimanjaro 5,895m

Crater Ngorongoro · 25,000 Animals

Islands Zanzibar · Pemba · Mafia

Wildlife Great Wildebeest Migration

Western Gombe Chimpanzee Trekking

Southern Ruaha · Nyerere

Est. 2009 Kisangara Tours · Arusha

16National parks and reserves

22MHectares under protection

25%Of Tanzania protected

160UNESCO World Heritage sites in region

Tanzania National Parks

22 million hectares.
Yours to explore.

25% of Tanzania is protected wilderness — more than any other African nation. Sixteen parks across four circuits, from the Serengeti's open plains to Mahale's chimpanzee forests on Lake Tanganyika.

Kisangara guides carry park-specific expertise built over years in each ecosystem. A Serengeti guide names lion prides. A Ruaha guide reads wild dog patterns. A Mahale guide knows individual chimps. That depth is the difference.

Northern — Serengeti · Ngorongoro · Tarangire · Manyara. The classic four. Three to five hours from Arusha. Year-round Big Five. 7–14 nights.

Southern — Ruaha · Nyerere · Mikumi. Africa's largest protected area. Wild dog territory. Fly-in only. 8–12 nights.

Western — Mahale · Gombe · Katavi. Chimpanzee trekking by boat. Goodall's research site. No roads. No crowds. 7–10 nights.

Coastal — Saadani. The only park where savanna meets the Indian Ocean. Elephant on the beach. 2–3 nights.

Core Topics

What you need
to know.

01The Serengeti System

The Core

The Serengeti-Mara ecosystem is the most studied and most complex wildlife system in Africa. It encompasses the Serengeti National Park (14,763 km²), the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (8,292 km²), the Maswa Game Reserve, the Loliondo Game Controlled Area, and the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. Collectively, this ecosystem sustains the last great terrestrial mammal migration on Earth. The Serengeti was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. It contains Africa's highest lion density, the most diverse predator guild in the world, and the most extensive short-grass plains remaining in East Africa.

02Northern Circuit Parks

The Classic Four

The Northern Circuit — Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro, Serengeti — is the most visited and most celebrated combination in Tanzania safari. Each park represents a distinct ecosystem type: Tarangire's miombo woodland and riverine forest, Manyara's alkaline lake and groundwater forest, Ngorongoro's volcanic caldera, and the Serengeti's open savanna. The circuit can be covered in seven nights minimum and fourteen nights for depth. All four parks are accessible by road from Arusha within five hours.

03Southern Circuit Parks

Remote & Wild

The southern parks — Nyerere National Park (former Selous Game Reserve, the largest protected wildlife area in Africa at 54,600 km²), Ruaha National Park, and the Mikumi, Udzungwa, and Katavi reserves — offer a fundamentally different Tanzania safari experience. Lower visitor density, wilder landscapes, and different species assemblages (including wild dog and sable antelope in Ruaha) characterise the southern circuit. Access is by small aircraft or a long overland transfer. The southern parks are recommended for guests who have done the Northern Circuit and want something more remote, or for experienced safari travellers who find the northern circuit too busy.

04Western Tanzania

The Forgotten Parks

Western Tanzania — Mahale Mountains, Gombe Stream, Katavi — is the least-visited and most extraordinary part of the country. Mahale Mountains National Park is the only place in Africa where chimpanzees can be habituated to human presence for trekking in a forest environment accessible only by boat. Gombe Stream — the site of Jane Goodall's 64-year chimpanzee research programme — offers a similar experience on a smaller scale. Katavi National Park is one of the most remote parks in Africa, with extraordinary hippo concentrations in the dry season and virtually no visitors. These parks are for travellers who want genuinely off-circuit Africa.

Frequently Asked

Your questions,
answered.

Which parks are included in the TANAPA fee?

All national parks in Tanzania charge conservation fees set by the Tanzania National Parks Authority (TANAPA). These fees are per person per day and are separate from camp accommodation charges. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) has its own fee structure through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority (NCAA). Game reserves (Selous/Nyerere, Maswa) have different fee structures. All fees are included in Kisangara quotations and are not added as surprises at the gate.

Can I visit multiple parks on one trip?

Yes — the standard Northern Circuit visits four parks in seven to fourteen days. The logistics between parks (road transfers, light aircraft flights, accommodation) are arranged by Kisangara as part of the itinerary design. Combining northern and southern parks on a single trip requires fly-in connections and is best suited to itineraries of fourteen nights or more. We advise against trying to cover more than four parks in under ten days — depth is more valuable than breadth in Tanzania.

Do parks close during the green season?

Tanzania's national parks are open year-round. Some roads within parks become inaccessible during the peak long rains (April–May) due to flooding, and some camps close for maintenance during this period. The parks themselves do not close. During the green season, fewer vehicles operate in the parks, wildlife is more dispersed (water is available everywhere), and the landscape is lush and photogenic. Green season safaris require more active guide work to locate wildlife but reward guests with solitude and dramatically different landscape conditions.

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Tanzania's National Parks.

22 million hectares.Yours to explore.

What you needto know.

The Core

The Classic Four

Remote & Wild

The Forgotten Parks

Your questions,answered.

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22 million hectares.
Yours to explore.

What you need
to know.

Your questions,
answered.