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Vaccinations you will need
We recommend the following vaccinations and medications before travelling to Tanzania. Of course, we strongly advise you to consult with your own GP or a travel clinic near you before travelling. They will have the most up to date and medically accurate information,...
What insurance do I need to climb Kilimanjaro?
It will come as no surprise to you that climbing even a well-travelled mountain like Kilimanjaro to a height of nearly 6000 metres is not completely without risk. The good news is that many people climb the mountain every year, and there are ample safety and rescue...
Fitness and training to climb Kilimanjaro
Taken over 7 days or more, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro does not require super-human levels of fitness. In fact, we regularly help climbers summit who are carrying a few extra pounds and have left their fittest years a little behind them. What all successful climbers...
Best Time to Climb Kilimanjaro
Generally the wettest period on Kilimanjaro is between April and May. This is because the dominant winds come in from the South-east at this time of year. By travelling over the Indian Ocean, the winds pick up a great deal of moisture that then condenses and turns...
Best routes to climb Kilimanjaro
Our advice on the best routes to climb Kilimanjaro There are eight Kilimanjaro authorized routes to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. Starting from the southern view there are the Machame, Western Breach and Umbwe routes, from the West there are the Lemosho and Shira routes...
Tanzania Safari’s Travel Tips
A safari to Tanzania provides a great and incredible wildlife experience compared to other destinations. If you want to travel for the first time, it may somehow be confusing with little or no clue of what to expect in the safari. The following tips will greatly help...
Recommended Safari Packing List
So you have already scheduled your flight and know where you are travelling to and perhaps already booked a hotel. Except that you have not yet packed and have no clue on what to bring along. The following list will greatly guide you in knowing what to take, with the...
Kilimanjaro’s Packing List
Climbing Kilimanjaro may be overwhelming but one should not get confused on what to bring along for the trekking. The major concern is not only packing but acquiring the right and necessary items. The following list will guide you in preparing the right trekking gear....
7 Simple Tips On Kilimanjaro’s Successful Climb
Kilimanjaro, the highest free-standing mountain on earth at 5895 meters is most likely a challenge that most people wonder about. However, this doesn’t have to stop you from exploring the adventure as it is worth the effort especially at the summit. The climb is more...
Where to see your favorite African Animals
Apart from the ‘Big 5’ there is a whole host of flora and fauna that can be found whilst out on safari with us. Some are more famous than others, yet all are equally vital in the eco-systems where they thrive. Below are some descriptions of a variety of the more...
Where to see the animals from the Lion King – Movie
The much-anticipated new Disney Lion King film premieres this week, and we at Africa Odyssey are certainly excited to see it. Cutting edge graphics, amazing visuals but the exact same tale everyone fell in love with back in 1994 – we are hoping it still encapsulates...
Tips on planning a safari holiday in Tanzania
There are numerous factors to consider when planning a safari holiday to Africa, and to newcomers, it can seem like a daunting task. Here are a few of our top tips for planning your African safari holiday: Decide on the focus of your safari: Boasting remote tropical...
The best camera to take on safari
The world of cameras can be daunting and it can quickly become a minefield of confusing elements and misunderstood jargon. Everyone you speak to offers different advice, everyone claims to have the best options, but you aren’t sure who to listen to. Combine that with...
DESTINATIONS
Serengeti National Park
Serengeti National Park is undoubtedly the best-known wildlife sanctuary in the world, unequalled for its natural beauty and scientific value, it has the greatest concentration of plains game in Africa The Serengeti National Park in Tanzania was established in 1952....
Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority
The jewel in Ngorongoro’s crown is a deep, volcanic crater, the largest un flooded and unbroken caldera in the world. About 20kms across, 600 meters deep and 300 sq kms in area, the Ngorongoro Crater is a breathtaking natural wonder. The Ngorongoro Crater is one of...
Mount Kilimanjaro National Park
At 5896m Mt Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain and one of the continent’s magnificent sights, It has three main volcanic peaks, Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira. The name itself “Kilimanjaro” is a mystery wreathed in clouds. It might mean Mountain of Light, Mountain of...
Saanane National Park
Saanane Island is a fully fledged National Park since July, 2013, covering an area of 2.18 sq km comprises of three islets and aquatic environment. The islets lie on the southern part of the main Island. The park made a record of being the first ever National Park to...
Rubondo Island
Located on the south-west shores of Lake Victoria, Rubondo Island National Park includes Rubondo Island and several other small islands of Lake Victoria. The park boasts for its rich and diverse variety of butterflies and bird life, easily viewable from the lake...
Mwanza City
The city of Mwanza is the major Tanzanian port on Lake Victoria and a major centre of economic activities in the region. The lake borders the country’s East African neighbours – Uganda to the north west, and Kenya to the north east. Export and transport among the...
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Tanganyika is the world’s longest (660km), deepest in Africa and second-deepest in the world (more than 1436m) and second-largest (by volume) freshwater lake. At somewhere between nine and 13 million years old, it’s also one of the oldest. Thanks to its age and...
Katavi National Park
The town of Bagamoyo is a home to world class Historical sites and one of UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites with rich cultural heritage waiting you to explore. This town was once a most important trading port along the East African Coast and a German East Africa Capital....
Gombe National Park
Gombe Stream National Park, located on the western border of Tanzania and the Congo, is most famous for Jane Goodall, the resident primatologist who spent many years in its forests studying the behaviour of the endangered chimpanzees. Situated on the wild shores of...
Udzungwa National Park
Udzungwa is the largest and with most biodiversity and a chain of a dozen large forest-swathed mountains that rise majestically from the flat coastal scrub of eastern Tanzania. Known collectively as the Eastern Arc Mountains, this archipelago of isolated massifs has...
Selous Game Reserve
Selous Game Reserve is Africa’s largest game reserve and one of favourite game viewing areas in Africa. Covering 50,000 square kilometres, is amongst the largest protected areas in Africa and is relatively undisturbed by human impact Africa’s largest and oldest game...
Ruaha National Park
Ruaha national park is one of the few Tanzania’s famous wilderness area where one can have a rare experience of game viewing spiced up by the fascinating landscape. The park is rich of plants and animals such as Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) which can not be...
Mikumi National Park
Mikumi is Tanzania’s fourth-largest national park. It’s also the most accessible from Dar es Salaam. With almost guaranteed wildlife sightings, it makes an ideal safari destination for those without much time. Since the completion of the paved road connecting the park...
Lake Nyasa
Lake Nyasa, also called Lake Malawi, lake, southernmost and third largest of the East African Rift Valley lakes of East Africa, lying in a deep trough mainly within Malawi. Lake Nyasa (Nyasa means “lake”) is located at the south-west of Tanzania, The lake lies in...
Kitulo National Park
Locals refer to the Kitulo Plateau as Bustani ya Mungu – The Garden of God – whereas botanists have dubbed it the Serengeti of Flowers, host to ‘one of the great floral spectacles of the world’. Kitulo is indeed a rare botanical marvel, home to a full 350 species of...
Mount Meru
At 4566m, Mount Meru is the fifth highest mountain on the African continent and the second highest in Tanzania. About 250 000 years ago, a massive volcanic blast blew away the entire eastern flank of the mountain and left it with the characteristic and distinctive...
Mkomazi National Park
Set below the verdant slopes of the spectacular Usambara and Pare Eastern Arc Mountain Ranges and overseen by iconic snow – capped peak of Kilimanjaro, Mkomazi is a virgin breathtaking beauty exhibiting unique natural treasures and immense sense of space – which adds...
Lake Manyara National Park
Located beneath the cliffs of the Manyara Escarpment, on the edge of the Rift Valley, Lake Manyara National Park offers varied ecosystems, incredible bird life, and breathtaking views. Located on the way to Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti, Lake Manyara National...
Arusha National Park
Arusha National Park (ANAPA) is a gem of varied ecosystems and spectacular views of Mt. Meru, the crater that gives the region its name It is a popular destination for day trip visitors who are about to embark from the town of Arusha on longer northern circuit...
Arusha City
The town of Bagamoyo is a home to world class Historical sites and one of UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites with rich cultural heritage waiting you to explore. This town was once a most important trading port along the East African Coast and a German East Africa Capital....
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