Tanzania in September – Dry Season

September remains dry and Tanzania’s tourist attractions and parks are starting to see a drop off in visitor numbers, as they regain their wilderness feel – with low levels of humidity meaning much fewer mosquitoes around which is always a bonus!

September Travel Highlights

Game viewing is excellent in all parks
Excellent opportunities to witness big cats
The Serengeti Great Migration herds start heading to Kenya
Tarangire National Park is full of elephants roaming about
September temperatures are pleasant and there is less rain and cloud cover
The best months to climb Mount Kilimanjaro
A great time to visit Zanzibar as the climate is cool and dry,
Zanzibar coast is at its clearest, fantastic for snorkeling and whale watching

Top Places to visit in September

Kilimanjaro Climb

September is regarded by those in the know as the optimal month to climb – the best months to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, as temperatures are pleasant and there is less rain and cloud cover

Serengeti National Park

Wildebeest and zebra may start heading back south from Kenya and crossing the Masai Mara between September and November (depending on water levels and rainfall) so it might be possible to catch a river crossing at this time.

Ngorongoro Crater

Going for a game drive to the Crater floor and witnessing the Africa big 5 animals. Experience abundant animals like Lions, Elephants, Hippos, and many more.

Tarangire National Park

It is home to thousands of Majestic elephants, plains of ancient baobab trees, and land to some of Tanzania’s most iconic animals.

Zanzibar Island

A yearning destination in the Indian Ocean, famous for clear and calm waters, dreamlike white beaches are lapped by the warm waters of the Indian Ocean and lined with coconut palms