Lake Natron lies in northern Tanzania beneath the Rift Valley escarpment and Ol Doinyo Lengai. Its mineral-rich, highly alkaline water, broad salt flats and seasonal colour create an unusual landscape and an important breeding environment for lesser flamingos.Why can...
Jozani Forest, within Jozani–Chwaka Bay National Park, protects one of Unguja's most important natural landscapes. It is best known for the endemic Zanzibar red colobus.This is not a large-mammal safari. A guided walk reveals tropical forest, primates and the...
Lake Eyasi is a shallow, seasonal saline lake below the Ngorongoro Highlands. Its water level changes greatly between years and seasons, creating an arid landscape of shorelines, springs, birdlife and settlements rather than a conventional lake resort.Landscape and...
Lake Victoria is Africa’s largest lake and one of the world’s great freshwater bodies. The Tanzanian shore provides a quieter contrast to the northern safari circuit, with islands, granite formations, birdlife, fishing activity and cities such as Mwanza, known as the...
Maswa Game Reserve extends south of the Serengeti ecosystem in Tanzania’s Simiyu region. Open plains, hills, kopjes, seasonal channels and permanent water points create a remote experience that can complement the better-known parks.Landscape and wildlifeTAWA describes...
Ikorongo Game Reserve lies on the north-western edge of the Serengeti ecosystem. It receives fewer visitors than the national park and forms part of a wider landscape used by wildlife moving between protected areas.Ikorongo and the migrationMigratory herds may move...
