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Step out into the vast open plains of Tanzania and you suddenly feel very, very small. And so you should. You've just joined one of the largest, wildest animal populations in the world. Wildebeest, monkey, antelope, lion, cheetah, crocodile, gazelle, flamingo - they're all out there.

Explore Tanzania

See 5 sights

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› Around Arusha

› Arusha National Park

› Dar es Salaam

› Gombe Stream National Park

› Katavi National Park

› Kilwa Kisiwani

› Kilwa Kivinje

› Kilwa Masoko

› Kitulo National Park

› Lake Manyara National Park

› Lake Natron

› Lake Victoria

› Lukwika-Lumesule and Msangesi Games Reserves

› Mahale Mountains National Park

› Mikumi National Park

› Mnazi Bay-Ruvuma Estuary Marine Park

› Pare Mountains

› Ruaha National Park

› Saadani National Park

› Selous Game Reserve

› Serengeti National Park

› Tarangire National Park

› Udzungwa Mountains National Park

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Weather

If there's a time to avoid coastal Tanzania, it's during the long rainy season from March .. more

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