EXPLORE TOP DESTINATIONS, Big Chance Adventures Tanzania

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EXPLORE TOP DESTINATIONS

From the roof of Africa to the reefs of the Indian Ocean, organised by circuit, so you can see how a journey fits together.

Tanzania

Five Circuits, One Country

Each destination can stand alone or be combined into a longer journey.

Circuit

Northern Circuit

The classic route, Serengeti, the crater and the mountain, all within a day's drive of Arusha.

Serengeti National Park Northern Tanzania

Serengeti National Park

Endless plains, big cats and the greatest wildlife spectacle on earth.

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Ngorongoro Conservation Area Crater Highlands

Ngorongoro Conservation Area

A collapsed volcano holding a self-contained world of wildlife.

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Tarangire National Park Manyara Region

Tarangire National Park

Ancient baobabs and the largest elephant herds in the north.

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Lake Manyara National Park Great Rift Valley

Lake Manyara National Park

Groundwater forest, flamingo shallows and tree-climbing lions.

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Arusha National Park Mount Meru

Arusha National Park

Mount Meru, the Momella lakes and walking safaris an hour from town.

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Kilimanjaro National Park Roof of Africa

Kilimanjaro National Park

The highest free-standing mountain in the world, walked not climbed.

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Circuit

Southern Circuit

Bigger, wilder and quieter: river safaris, rainforest trails and a park where the bush meets the sea.

Nyerere National Park Formerly Selous Game Reserve

Nyerere National Park

Africa's largest park, laced by the Rufiji river and its lakes.

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Ruaha National Park Iringa Region

Ruaha National Park

Baobab country with huge lion prides and very few vehicles.

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Mikumi National Park Morogoro Region

Mikumi National Park

Open floodplains and easy game viewing on the road south.

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Udzungwa Mountains National Park Eastern Arc Mountains

Udzungwa Mountains National Park

Rainforest trails, endemic primates and the Sanje waterfalls.

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Saadani National Park Tanzanian Coast

Saadani National Park

The one park where the bush meets the Indian Ocean.

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Circuit

Western Circuit

Remote chimpanzee forests and floodplains reached by light aircraft and boat.

Katavi National Park Rukwa Region

Katavi National Park

Remote floodplains, enormous buffalo herds and hippo-packed pools.

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Gombe Stream National Park Lake Tanganyika

Gombe Stream National Park

Jane Goodall's forest, and the easiest chimpanzees to reach in Tanzania.

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Mahale Mountains National Park Lake Tanganyika

Mahale Mountains National Park

Forested peaks dropping straight into a clear inland sea.

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Circuit

Zanzibar & Coast

Reef, dhows and Swahili history, the slow days that finish a safari.

Zanzibar (Unguja) Indian Ocean

Zanzibar (Unguja)

Spice island shores, coral reef and the labyrinth of Stone Town.

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Mafia Island Mafia Archipelago

Mafia Island

A marine park of whale sharks, coral gardens and almost no crowds.

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Pemba Island Zanzibar Archipelago

Pemba Island

Green, hilly and clove-scented, with dramatic wall diving offshore.

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Off the beaten path

Hidden Gems

Lesser-visited parks for travellers who have already done the classics, or who never wanted them.

Rubondo Island National Park Lake Victoria Off the beaten path

Rubondo Island National Park

A forested island sanctuary on Lake Victoria where chimpanzees were rewilded.

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Kitulo National Park Southern Highlands Off the beaten path

Kitulo National Park

The 'Garden of God', a high plateau that erupts with rare wildflowers.

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Saanane Island National Park Mwanza, Lake Victoria Off the beaten path

Saanane Island National Park

Tanzania's smallest national park, a boulder-strewn island minutes from Mwanza.

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Mkomazi National Park Kilimanjaro & Tanga Off the beaten path

Mkomazi National Park

A dry-country rhino and wild dog sanctuary under the Pare Mountains.

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Burigi-Chato National Park Kagera Region Off the beaten path

Burigi-Chato National Park

A newly gazetted park of lakes, wetlands and recovering wildlife in the north-west.

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Ibanda-Kyerwa National Park Kagera Region Off the beaten path

Ibanda-Kyerwa National Park

Rolling hills along the Kagera river, on the far north-western frontier.

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Combine two circuits, or five.

Most of our guests pair the northern circuit with a few slow days on the coast.

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