A country · 112 places · 22 regions

Tanzania, all of it.

112 curated places across 22 regions — photographed, mapped, and noted with the season each is best in.

Ngorongoro Crater · via Wikimedia Commons

The 4 biggest regions — Zanzibar Islands, Arusha Region, Dar es Salaam Region and Tanga Region — read below as chapters, with 18 more waiting past them.

Chapter I · Zanzibar Islands · 16 places

Zanzibar Islands

Stone Town is the historic heart of Zanzibar City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site whose organic medieval street grid preserves centuries of mercantile and maritime cultural exchange. Elaborate carved wooden doors — some bearing brass spikes in the Indian tradition, others with Omani pointed arches — mark houses built for Arab and Indian traders. The House of Wonders, Old Fort, and the market at Darajani are among the central landmarks of a town where the call to prayer, the scent of spice, and the sound of taarab music overlap continuously.

Stone Town, Zanzibar

Zanzibar Islands, Tanzania

✦ June to October, December to February · $$

Pemba Island

Zanzibar Islands, Tanzania

✦ July to October · $$

Stone Town

Zanzibar Islands, Tanzania

✦ June to October · $$

All 16 places in Zanzibar Islands →

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Chapter II · Arusha Region · 11 places

Arusha Region

Lake Manyara occupies the floor of a Rift Valley escarpment, and the park protecting it is compressed between the water's edge and the precipitous wall rising 600 metres above. The narrow strip of groundwater forest shelters one of the largest hippopotamus populations in northern Tanzania and flocks of pelicans, storks, and flamingos along the alkaline margins. Tree-climbing lions are a notable phenomenon documented here, though sightings are variable.

✦ June to October · $$

Meet Lake Manyara National Park All 11 places in Arusha Region →

Chapter III · Dar es Salaam Region · 11 places

Dar es Salaam Region

This torch monument commemorates the Uhuru Torch first lit atop Mount Kilimanjaro at independence in 1961 as a symbol of freedom and hope. The landmark in central Dar es Salaam features a raised replica of the torch, referencing the annual race in which it is carried across the country. Erected to mark the achievement of self-rule, it has become an emblem of national aspiration. Positioned near government offices in the historic capital, it forms a focus for civic events and a reminder of the ideals proclaimed at the founding of the nation.

Uhuru Monument

Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania

✦ June–October · $

Dar es Salaam

Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania

✦ June to October, in the cooler dry season · $$

Askari Monument

Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania

✦ June–October, December–February · $

All 11 places in Dar es Salaam Region →

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Chapter IV · Tanga Region · 8 places

Tanga Region

A montane rainforest reserve in the East Usambara Mountains, part of the biodiverse Eastern Arc range. It shelters many endemic plants, birds, and amphibians amid old botanical gardens and forest trails.

✦ June to October · $

Meet Amani Nature Reserve All 8 places in Tanga Region →

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Ngorongoro Crater

Arusha, Tanzania

✦ June to September, December to March · $$$

Serengeti National Park

Mara Region, Tanzania

✦ June to October (north), January to March (south) · $$$

Zanzibar

Zanzibar Archipelago, Tanzania

✦ June to October · $$

Kilimanjaro National Park

Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania

✦ January to March, June to October · $$$

Tarangire National Park

Dodoma Region, Tanzania

✦ June to October · $$

Lake Manyara National Park

Arusha Region, Tanzania

✦ June to October · $$

Selous Game Reserve

Lindi Region, Tanzania

✦ June to October · $$$