Tanzania is a lively and beautiful country with some of the best parks and reserves in the world. It has a winning mix of world-class game watching and stunning tropical beaches. Since Tanzania is so large (nearly 1.5 times the size of Texas), the country’s major tourist destinations are divided into four categories:

• The Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Lake Manyara, Tarangire, and Kilimanjaro form the Northern Safari Circuit, Tanzania’s most popular safari route.
• Tanzania’s coast and islands – the country’s beaches, especially those on islands such as Zanzibar, are stunning and easily accessible.
• Southern Tanzania – home to Tanzania’s best-kept safari secrets, the beautifully wild and overlooked Nyerere and Ruaha.
• Western Tanzania – for the ultimate off-the-beaten-path Tanzania safari adventures, travel to the far-flung corners of Katavi and Mahale.