tanzania’s location

Tanzania is in East Africa. The country stretches down the East coast of the African continent sharing borders with Kenya in the North, the Indian Ocean to the East, Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia to the South and Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the West. In all Tanzania has 8 neighbours. The country is also the destination for island holidays to Zanzibar and Pemba.

If you close your eyes and conjure up the quintessential romantic image of Africa, what you’ll most likely imagine is Tanzania: the drama of the wildebeest migration along a seemingly-endless savannah, the incongruous snow and glaciers of Mt Kilimanjaro, the iconic and statuesque Maasai warriors and the exotic palm-fringed beaches on the spice islands of Zanzibar. 

Tanzania boasts some of the most impressive national parks and game reserves in Africa. The Serengeti National Park is considered the continent’s premier spot to see wildlife roam unheeded across vast open plains.

Nearby, within the steep walls of the Ngorongoro Crater lies the most densely concentrated population of African mammals on earth. Not to be forgotten, the Selous Game Reserve at 45 000 square kilometers is larger than Switzerland, and is still virtually untouched by humans.

Even further from the beaten path are national parks in the extreme west of the country that offer the unique opportunity to track chimpanzees in their natural habitat on the fringes of Lake Tanganyika, one of Africa’s Great Lakes.

Beyond its safari stalwarts, Tanzania has no less than 804 kilometers  (503 miles) of sublime coastline and pearly-white beaches with some magnificent islands offshore. Known as the Swahili Coast, this was a favoured stop on ancient trading routes between the Indian sub-continent and the Middle East. Spices, jewels, and slaves once passed through, bringing with them a mélange of cultural riches that remain today.