Everything there is to do in Tanzania, set out by the experience rather than by the place. The headline ones are here — the migration, a Kilimanjaro route, a walking safari, a crater, a reef — and so are the ones travellers tend to hear about only once they have arrived: a night drive, a Hadzabe morning, a tea estate above Tukuyu, a dhow at the turn of the tide.
Every entry opens a guide to the activity itself: where in the country it is done and why there rather than somewhere else, what a day of it actually involves, the season that governs it, and what to ask an operator before you commit to it. Some of these are a whole trip and some are an afternoon, and the guide says which.
Where you can go, rather than what you can do there, is on the destinations index. Every safari on this site is sold and run by an independent tour company.
Every Activity, by Theme 77
Each one has a guide covering where it is done, what it involves and how to choose an operator. Activities with no trip listed against them yet still have the guide, because the listings grow and the country does not change to suit them.
Wildlife and Game Viewing 14
Great Migration Safaris
Great Migration Safaris in Tanzania
Photograph by Charles J. Sharp, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Wildlife Safaris
Wildlife Safaris in Tanzania
Photograph by Nicor, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
Game Drives
Game Drives in Tanzania
Night Game Drives
Night Game Drives in Tanzania
Big Five Safaris
Big Five Safaris in Tanzania
Photograph by Diego Delso, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Walking Safaris
Walking Safaris in Tanzania
Boat Safaris
Boat Safaris in Tanzania
Photograph by User:Digr, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
Canoe Safaris
Canoe Safaris in Tanzania
Hot Air Balloon Safaris
Hot Air Balloon Safaris in Tanzania
Photographic Safaris
Photographic Safaris in Tanzania
Photograph by Zenith4237, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Birdwatching
Birdwatching in Tanzania
Photograph by Charles J. Sharp, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Flamingo Watching
Flamingo Watching in Tanzania
Photograph by Christoph Strässler, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
Primate Watching
Primate Watching in Tanzania
Photograph by Aneta p, licensed under CC BY 4.0
Chimpanzee Trekking
Chimpanzee Trekking in Tanzania
Kilimanjaro and the Mountains 17
Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro
Machame Route
The Machame Route
Photograph by BerotBurns, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
Lemosho Route
The Lemosho Route
Marangu Route
The Marangu Route
Northern Circuit Route
The Northern Circuit Route
Rongai Route
The Rongai Route
Umbwe Route
The Umbwe Route
Shira Route
The Shira Route
Photograph by Stig Nygaard, licensed under CC BY 2.0
Western Breach Route
The Western Breach Route
Crater Camp
Photograph by ProfessorX, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Climbing Mount Meru
The Armed Ranger, the Huts and the Crater Rim
Photograph by KaizaDee, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Climbing Ol Doinyo Lengai
The Only Natrocarbonatite Volcano on Earth
Photograph by Albert Backer, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
Mountain Trekking
Everything That Is Not Kilimanjaro
Day Hiking
Walks You Can Fit Around a Safari
Waterfall Hiking
Which Falls Are Worth the Walk
Forest Walks
Butterflies, Bats, Orchids and Old Trees
Cave Exploration
Amboni, the Coral Caves and the Bat Roosts
Photograph by Aslak Raanes from Trondheim, Norway (aslakr), licensed under CC BY 2.0
The Coast and the Water 15
Scuba Diving
Scuba Diving in Tanzania
Photograph by E.3, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Snorkelling
Snorkelling in Zanzibar and the Tanzanian Coast
Photograph by E.3, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Swimming with Whale Sharks
Swimming with Whale Sharks at Mafia Island
Photograph by Barlky, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Whale Watching
Whale Watching on the Tanzanian Coast
Dolphin Watching
Dolphin Watching at Kizimkazi and Menai Bay
Photograph by Sbork, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
Sea Turtle Watching
Sea Turtle Watching and Turtle Conservation in Tanzania
Beach Holidays
Beach Holidays on the Tanzanian Coast and Islands
Photograph by Mangapwani, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Dhow Sailing
Dhow Sailing and Sunset Cruises in Zanzibar
Photograph by gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K, licensed under CC BY 2.0
Kitesurfing
Kitesurfing and Windsurfing on Zanzibar's East Coast
Photograph by Gianfranco Gori, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
Sea Kayaking
Sea Kayaking and Paddleboarding in Tanzania
Deep Sea Fishing
Deep Sea and Sport Fishing on the Tanzanian Coast
Freshwater Fishing
Freshwater Fishing on Tanzania's Great Lakes
Photograph by Npsiegel, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Mangrove Tours
Mangrove Tours in Zanzibar and the Rufiji Delta
Photograph by Fanny Schertzer, licensed under CC BY 2.5
Sandbank Trips and Island Hopping
Sandbank Trips and Island Hopping in Tanzania
Hot Spring Swimming
Hot Spring Swimming at Chemka and Beyond
Photograph by Daniel Msirikale, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Culture, Heritage and Food 20
Maasai Cultural Visits
Maasai Cultural Visits in Tanzania
Photograph by Zenith4237, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Hadzabe Cultural Visits
Hadzabe Cultural Visits at Lake Eyasi
Photograph by Arnold Tibaijuka, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Datoga Cultural Visits
Datoga Cultural Visits near Lake Eyasi
Photograph by Erasmus Kamugisha, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Swahili Cultural Tours
Swahili Culture and Stone Town Tours
Village Tours
Village Tours and Community Tourism in Tanzania
Traditional Music and Dance
Traditional Music and Dance in Tanzania
Photograph by Gustavo yeremiah, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Craft Workshops
Craft Workshops and Buying Craft in Tanzania
Photograph by Dominik, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Coffee Tours
Coffee Tours in Tanzania
Photograph by Nina R from Africa, licensed under CC BY 2.0
Tea Plantation Tours
Tea Plantation Tours in Tanzania
Photograph by Martin Benjamin, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
Spice Tours
Zanzibar Spice Tours
Photograph by Bärbel Miemietz, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Farm Tours
Farm Tours in Tanzania
Photograph by Leloojr, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Seaweed Farm Tours
Seaweed Farm Tours in Zanzibar
Cooking Classes
Cooking Classes in Tanzania and Zanzibar
Food and Market Tours
Food and Market Tours in Tanzania
Photograph by Ilona Spänig, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
Tanzanite
Buying Tanzanite in Tanzania
Museum Tours
Museums and Galleries in Tanzania
Photograph by Kufundisha, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Archaeological Tours
Archaeological Sites and Tours in Tanzania
Photograph by D. Gordon E. Robertson, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
Historical Walking Tours
Historical and Architectural Walking Tours in Tanzania
Photograph by Thobani Gumede, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Slave Trade History Tours
Slave Trade History Sites in Tanzania
Photograph by Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
Conservation Tours
Conservation Tours in Tanzania
Photograph by A_Peach from Berlin, Germany, licensed under CC BY 2.0
Camps, Wheels and Getting Around 11
Camping Safaris
Public, Special and Mobile Camps
Photograph by Wolves201, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Fly Camping
The Walk-In Night Under Canvas
Stargazing
Why the Milky Way Sits Overhead Here
Photograph by Jorge Láscar from Australia, licensed under CC BY 2.0
Bush Dining
Breakfasts, Picnics, Dinners and Sundowners
Mountain Biking
Highland Routes, Day Rides and Village Cycling
Horse Riding
Where You Can Ride, and Where You Cannot
Photograph by Killy95, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Quad Biking
A Short Add-On, Not a Safari
Scenic Flights
When the View Is Worth Buying Separately
Photograph by Daniel Rosengren, licensed under CC BY 4.0
Rail and Ferry Journeys
What Is Actually Running
Photograph by Erasmus Kamugisha, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Golf
Golf in Tanzania
Running Events
Running Events in Tanzania
Photograph by Lusubilo FM, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
