Explore Active

Where Explore Active operates

Explore Active runs trips across 26 destinations in Tanzania, covering the Northern Circuit, Western Tanzania, Coast Region, Southern Circuit, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanga Region, Southern Highlands, Zanzibar Archipelago, Arusha Region, Kagera Region, Southern Tanzania, Mtwara Region, Mafia Archipelago, Mwanza Region, Kilimanjaro & Tanga Region, and Lindi Region. Each park has its own character — from open savannas and forested escarpments to coastal reefs — and Explore Active tailors itineraries around what you most want to see.

• Ngorongoro · Northern Circuit — The world's largest intact volcanic caldera — a natural enclosure for lions, elephants, and the rare black rhino.
• Gombe · Western Tanzania — Jane Goodall's chimpanzee research site — the world's most famous chimp habitat on Lake Tanganyika.
• Mahale Mountains · Western Tanzania — Chimpanzee trekking on the shores of Lake Tanganyika — one of the most intimate wildlife encounters in Africa.
• Bagamoyo · Coast Region — A historic Swahili trading town — once East Africa's most important port, now a peaceful heritage town and beach destination.
• Mikumi · Southern Circuit — Tanzania's most accessible national park — big five game viewing just 4 hours from Dar es Salaam.
• Kilimanjaro · Kilimanjaro Region — Climb Africa's highest peak — a world-class trekking challenge accessible to determined non-technical climbers.
• Lushoto · Tanga Region — A cool highland town in the West Usambara Mountains — Tanzania's best-kept hiking secret, with village-to-village treks, endemic birds, and a refreshing escape from the heat.
• Selous · Southern Circuit — One of Africa's oldest and largest game reserves — now known as Nyerere National Park, with boat safaris on the Rufiji River.
• Udzungwa Mountains · Southern Highlands — A biodiversity hotspot in Tanzania's southern highlands — waterfalls, endemic primates, and rewarding forest hikes.
• Zanzibar · Zanzibar Archipelago — Turquoise waters, spice farms, and a UNESCO World Heritage Stone Town — Tanzania's island paradise.
• Arusha National Park · Arusha Region — Tanzania's safari capital — the gateway to Kilimanjaro, Serengeti, and the entire northern circuit.
• Burigi-Chato National Park · Kagera Region — Tanzania's fourth-largest national park — a vast northwest wilderness of savanna, forest valleys, and Lake Burigi's shores, home to the elusive shoebill stork and sitatunga antelope.
• Nyerere National Park · Southern Tanzania — Africa's largest national park — wild, remote, and home to boat safaris on the legendary Rufiji River.
• Tarangire · Northern Circuit — Tanzania's elephant capital — vast herds gather around the Tarangire River each dry season.
• Serengeti · Northern Circuit — Africa's greatest wildlife arena — year-round big five safaris and the legendary Great Migration.
• Mtwara · Mtwara Region — Tanzania's undiscovered southern coast — a working port city with access to pristine Msimbati peninsula beaches, coral reefs, the iconic Makonde woodcarving culture, and ancient Mikindani colonial town.
• Ruaha · Southern Circuit — Tanzania's largest national park — remote, wild, and home to Africa's biggest population of wild dogs.
• Mafia Island · Mafia Archipelago — A remote marine park paradise — swim with whale sharks, dive on pristine reefs, and watch sea turtles nest.
• Ukerewe Island · Mwanza Region — Africa's largest inland island — a peaceful fishing community on Lake Victoria, completely off the tourist trail.
• Lake Manyara · Northern Circuit — A compact, diverse park famous for tree-climbing lions, flamingos, and dramatic rift valley scenery.
• Pemba Island · Zanzibar Archipelago — Tanzania's best-kept diving secret — pristine walls, untouched reefs, and almost no crowds.
• Mkomazi National Park · Kilimanjaro & Tanga Region — A recovering wilderness park near Kilimanjaro — home to Tanzania's black rhino sanctuary and wild dogs.
• Kilwa Kisiwani · Lindi Region — UNESCO-listed ruins of a Swahili sultanate — one of East Africa's most important medieval archaeological sites, reached by boat.
• Saadani National Park · Coast Region — Tanzania's only park where the savanna meets the Indian Ocean — safari by day, beach by night.
• Iringa · Southern Highlands — A cool highland town with Ruaha National Park on the doorstep and fascinating ancient rock art in the hills.
• Katavi · Western Tanzania — Tanzania's wildest secret — massive hippo pools, enormous buffalo herds, and virtually no other tourists.

What you can do with Explore Active

This operator specialises in beach & island, boat safari, chimpanzee trekking, wildlife safari, bird watching, cultural tours, walking safari, cycling tours, diving & snorkeling, photography tours, mountain trekking, and whale shark tours. Trips can be combined into a single multi-stop itinerary or booked as standalone experiences.

• Beach & Island — Tanzania's Indian Ocean coastline and islands deliver some of the finest tropical beach experiences in Africa — turquoise water, white sand, Swahili history, and excellent snorkelling just offshore.
• Boat Safari — Explore Tanzania's waterways from the water — boat safaris offer a completely different perspective on wildlife, bringing you face-to-face with hippos, crocodiles, and waterbirds at eye level.
• Chimpanzee Trekking — Track habituated wild chimpanzees through the forest — an intimate wildlife encounter unlike any other.
• Wildlife Safari — The classic East African experience — tracking lions, elephants, leopards, and the full Big Five across Tanzania's vast savannas and woodlands.
• Bird Watching — Tanzania is one of Africa's great birding destinations — over 1,100 recorded species across habitats from soda lakes and Rift Valley wetlands to montane cloud forest and Miombo woodland.
• Cultural Tours — Tanzania's cultural fabric is one of its most underrated attractions — over 120 ethnic groups, a rich Swahili coastal heritage, Maasai and Hadzabe communities, medieval sultanate ruins, and some of East Africa's most vibrant markets and arts scenes.
• Walking Safari — Experience Africa at ground level — walking safaris with armed rangers and professional field guides reveal the bush in ways that no vehicle ever can.
• Cycling Tours — Explore Tanzania on two wheels — from the misty highland tracks of the Usambara Mountains to the flat coastal paths near Bagamoyo and the lanes of Zanzibar.
• Diving & Snorkeling — Tanzania's Indian Ocean coast hosts some of Africa's most pristine coral reefs — from Pemba Island's dramatic wall dives and strong drift currents to Zanzibar's sheltered gardens and Mafia Island's protected marine park.
• Photography Tours — Tanzania's combination of extraordinary wildlife density, dramatic landscapes, and golden dry-season light makes it one of the world's top photography safari destinations.
• Mountain Trekking — From Kilimanjaro's Uhuru Peak — the highest point in Africa at 5,895m — to Mount Meru, the Usambaras, and the forest trails of Udzungwa, Tanzania offers a spectrum of trekking experiences for every level.
• Whale Shark Tours — Mafia Island offers some of the world's most reliable whale shark encounters — snorkel alongside the ocean's largest fish in the warm, clear waters of the Mafia Island Marine Park.

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