Specialized tour operators Great Lakes Region

Vic Consult Tours & Safaris is a tour operator based in Mwanza, offering safaris in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda. In the Serengeti, it offers wildebeest migration tours departing from Mwanza, as well as top-of-the-range lodge tours such as a budget camping tour lasting from 1 to 12 days. Tours then extend to other northern parks (Manyara, Tarangire, Ngorongoro) or to Kenya. The agency also organizes treks and stays in Zanzibar...

This local agency based in Mbeya is a great companion for exploring southern Tanzania. Anthony is an exceptional driver-guide, English-speaking and very friendly, who knows every reserve in the south and center of the country inside out. The agency organizes all possible safaris in the southern parks of Ruaha, Selous and Mikumi, its speciality, but also in the west, as far as Gombe, Mahale Mountain and Kigoma. For example, it's possible to make a loop via the south and then the west to explore Lakes Nyasa and Tanganyika.

A high-end company offering safaris and luxury camps in Gombe and Mahale parks, as well as elsewhere in Tarangire, Serengeti and Katavi. For Gombe National Park, the agency offers 3-night packages (departing on Mondays) and 4-night packages (departing on Thursdays) for chimpanzee watching. The same applies to Mahale Mountains Park. It is possible to combine a visit to Gombe and Kigoma, or Katavi and Mahale Mountains, or Katavi and Gombe. On-site information available from the agency at the Hilltop Hotel.