About Tanzania
Tanzania is a country in East Africa and borders Kenya, Uganda, Rawanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and the Indian Ocean. Tanzania is divided into thirty administrative regions. The highest mountain in Africa is Kilimanjaro and is located in northeastern Tanzania. Tanzania has many ecologically significant wildlife reserves and parks.
Tanzania is a large producer of gold, among many other minerals, although its economy is based heavily on agriculture. Tanzania boasts a tropical climate with most of the country rarely falling below 68 F. The hot period for Tanzania is between November and February and the coldest between May and August.
Thrill-seeking Activities in Tanzania
Tanzania has plenty of adrenaline-rushing activities to experience, especially among the wild.
- Serengeti
Walking through the bush in the Serengeti National Park allows all of your senses to be heightened and experience the wilderness. It is a liberating feeling to walk through the wild Africa.
- Mount Kilimanjaro
Mount Kilimanjaro is among the highest freestanding mountains across the world and has the highest peak in all of Africa. There are plenty of excursions ranging in level of activity. For those thrill-seekers out there, be sure to choose a tour that challenges you!
- Lake Manyara National Park
The Lake Manyara National Park is one of the few parks that allows for night game drives. Visitors can view nocturnal animals such as hippos, leopards, genets, porcupines, civets and bush babies. Most of these animals cannot be seen during the day so night game drives (albeit a little more dangerous) offer a very different experience than those game drives during the day.
Thrill-seeking Vacation Packages in Tanzania
There are plenty of adventure packages to choose from in Tanzania so every traveler should be able to find one that suits his or her needs. Extreme Safari combines a safari with a range of other extreme activities. Other activities include kitesurfing, mountain biking, climbing Mount Kenya and scuba diving. You can even create your own adventure holiday.
If you are looking for risky night game drives then Wildersun might be worth looking into. This company offers a choice of 18 night game drives, depending on which areas you would like to see.
If climbing Mount Kilimanjaro is what you are interested in experiencing, then Climbing Kilimanjaro might be the company to check out. Climbing Kilimanjaro offers different routes, transportation, guides and so on for an all-inclusive experience. They also can provide an option called: X-treme Route Tracker which a live tracking of your climb so your friends and family can watch.
How much will Tanzania cost?
A trip to Tanzania can be affordable and reasonably priced or it can get quite expensive, depending on what you are looking for in a thrill-seeking adventure. For example, G Adventures offers fairly expensive adventure packages (over $4500 in some cases) but are over 40 days in length. If this isn’t your style then there are plenty of more budget-friendly options.
If you are interested in a safari, then there are plenty of packages to select from. You can get the basics, which include guides with vehicles, fly-tents and are self-catered) in smaller parks which can be $50 a night or even less to luxury lodges in the Serengeti which can cost anywhere from US$250 to $1500 a night. In most of the parks, a guide is needed. Guides can be hired for a day and the price is usually around $35 a day plus tip.