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Ultimate Trans Africa Expedition

38 weeks From GBP 4850 More about this trip
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Cairo to Cape Town Nile Trans

16 weeks From GBP 2395 More about this trip
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Johannesburg to Nairobi

7 weeks From US$ 2490 More about this trip
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Cape Town to Nairobi Epic

6 weeks From US$ 1990 More about this trip
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Dar Es Salaam to Cape Town

5 weeks From US$ 1790 More about this trip
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Victoria Falls to Nairobi and Gorillas

5 weeks From US$ 1990 More about this trip
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Dar Es Salaam to Johannesburg

26 days From US$ 1390 More about this trip
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Dar Es Salaam to Nairobi

24 days From US$ 1690 More about this trip
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Victoria Falls to Nairobi

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Dar Es Salaam to Victoria Falls

15 days From US$ 890 More about this trip
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Victoria Falls to Dar Es Salaam

15 days From US$ 890 More about this trip
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Nairobi to Dar Es Salaam

10 days From US$ 990 More about this trip
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Zanzibar and Game Parks

10 days From US$ 990 More about this trip
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Mount Kilimanjaro Trekking

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Serengeti National Park

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Tanzania Plants


Tanzania plants range from grasses to scrub, thorny plants, miombo woodland and montane to rich forests that contain more than 2000 plant species. Along the coast, mangrove swamps are fairly common, with alpine moors on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru.

Vegetation in Tanzania


The most typical vegetation in Tanzania is the dry grasslands scattered with thorny scrub and acacia that is found along the Eastern Plateau, which makes up most of Tanzania’s land area. This area includes open glasslands, savanna as well as woodlands, and comprises the Serengeti Plains. Most of Tanzania's minimal remaining true forest is montane vegetation, which is located on the Eastern Arc mountains, forming an unbroken range between 50 and 200km inland. A belt of miombo woodland stretches from southern and western Tanzania to Zimbabwe, and is characterised by brachystegia, acacia and a number of baobabs.

8 Tanzania Overland Tours recommended for you

  • Ultimate Trans Africa Expedition

    38 weeks   From GBP 4850

    London to Cairo

  • Johannesburg to Nairobi

    7 weeks   From US$ 2490

    Johannesburg to Nairobi

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    5 weeks   From US$ 1790

    Dar Es Salaam to Cape Town

  • Dar Es Salaam to Johannesburg

    26 days   From US$ 1390

    Dar Es Salaam to Johannesburg

  • Victoria Falls to Nairobi

    21 days   From US$ 1290

    Victoria Falls to Nairobi

  • Victoria Falls to Dar Es Salaam

    15 days   From US$ 890

    Victoria Falls to Dar Es Salaam

  • Zanzibar and Game Parks

    10 days   From US$ 990

    Dar Es Salaam to Nairobi

  • Serengeti National Park

    5 days   From US$ 990

    Nairobi to Nairobi