Preparing for your Tanzania roadtrip
In this section, you’ll find lots of practical information and frequently asked questions on how to Prepare for your travel to Tanzania through self-drive and independent travel. Can’t find the answer to your question here? Drop us a line, we are Tanzania travel experts and happy to help with any enquiries.
Ready to design and Prepare for your travel to Tanzania travel itinerary and wondering what to do in Tanzania? Than continue to our Tanzania Travel Guide for lots of inspiration, covering highlights and hidden gems in Tanzania.
Is Tanzania a safe country for self-drive?
We occasionally get this question, and the answer is yes. Tanzania is known to be one of the safest and most stable countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Armed attacks and violence towards travelers is unheard of. We would have gone into the self-drive car rental business in a country where it’s not safe!
Nevertheless, we trust you to travel sensibly. Prepare for your travel to Tanzania includes taking the following precautions:
- Always travel with cash, a charged phone with airtime, enough water and some food.
- When you fuel up your car, know where the next gas station is.
- Always park your car at a private parking lot.
- Do not go wild camping
- Do not travel after dark (6PM) and why would you want to anyway? Fellow road users often drive without lights or put on their high beams so you can’t see a thing.
- The biggest mistake travelers make is wanting to cover too much in one trip. Travel is a great deal slower than you are probably used to, and being on the road is much more tiresome. Use one of our suggested routes as a starting point to assess if your travel plans are realistic.
Tanzania is an amazing country with vast of alnd to cover. Roadtrip in tanzania comprises mainly of:
why go on NORTHERN CIRCUIT PARKS
The most notable national parks in the Northern Circuit are Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Tarangire and Lake Manyara. Northern parks are by far the most popular due to Serengeti’s fame and the Wildebeest Migration that takes place there.
These northern parks are also popular in terms of logistics – these parks (Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire and Lake Manyara) are very easily accessed from Arusha and Kilimanjaro Airports. The whole journey from those airports to each park might be about 2-3 hours in total.
This tour is designed to make sure that your holiday in Tanzania is not only exciting, but also affordable—nothing is left to chance. From the wilderness to the white sandy beaches in Zanzibar, you’ll get the best of both worlds. We can customize a trip for you and your travel partners if you are interested. We welcome small groups, couples, families, as well as honeymooners.
why go on a WESTERN TANZANIA SAFARI
In the West, you’ll likely spend 12-14 days on a Tanzania safari. This is because specialised safaris like tracking chimpanzees in Gombe and Mahale might take more than a day. Plus, the nature there is out of this world, so you might want to enjoy it whilst you are there. As those six national park are in some of the most remote and exclusive locations in East Africa, this type of Tanzania safari will probably be an only once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for you.
WHY GO ON A SOUTHERN TANZANIA SAFARI?
A Southern Tanzania Safari is very highly regarded by safari enthusiasts for a number of reasons. Firstly the game viewing – these areas offer a good variety and density of game, an interesting crossover of eastern and southern Africa species, and plenty of predator action. In addition, open-sided safari vehicles enhance the viewing experience, in contrast to the closed-sided vehicles used in the north.
Secondly, the huge parks and reserves offer visitors an uncrowded and more exclusive game viewing experience with few other vehicles and tourists (the contrast with the more crowded northern parks is stark), and a good sense of the vastness of the African wilderness. Finally, the south and west of Tanzania offer a wider range of activities than are available in the tightly-regulated national parks of the north – as well as the usual daytime game drives, there are walking safaris, boating safaris, fly camping and even mountain trekking to find wild chimpanzees!.
