About three hours after dinner Easy
Spotlights, genets and bushbabies. See the park after dark, when a different cast of animals comes out.
Most national parks close at sunset, but Lake Manyara runs licensed night drives, and some concessions around Tarangire do too. With a spotlight and a ranger, you look for the animals that sleep through the day: genets, civets, bushbabies, porcupines and, with luck, a leopard on the move.
Night drives are an easy add-on to a lodge stay and a favourite with photographers. We book them as part of your itinerary where they are available.
Destinations
Night game drives is part of the day in these destinations. Pick one to see its wildlife, birds and the safaris that go there.
Huge elephant herds, ancient baobabs and Tanzania’s endemic birds.
Tree-climbing lions, groundwater forest and a soda lake full of waterbirds.
Keep exploring
The heart of every safari: a private 4x4 with a pop-up roof, your own guide, and the whole day to follow the wildlife.
More than 1,100 species, dozens of endemics, and guides who find most birds by ear. Our speciality.
Leave the vehicle behind. Walk with a ranger to a waterfall, across the plains, or into Eastern Arc forest.
A quiet paddle past flamingos and hippos, with Mount Meru and Kilimanjaro on the skyline.
Six hours on the floor of the world’s largest intact caldera, with lions, rhino and 25,000 animals in view.
Drift over the plains at sunrise, then land to a champagne breakfast in the bush.
Follow trackers into the forest above Lake Tanganyika and spend an hour with wild chimpanzees.
Hike through ancient Eastern Arc rainforest to Sanje Falls and the viewpoints of the Usambaras.
Tell us your dates and the birds or animals you most want to see. We’ll reply within 24 hours with a route and a full quote.
