With every New Year’s Eve come new resolutions! This New Year make a resolution to challenge yourself and your body while overcoming your fears. Travel with your friends and embark on new adventures that make you a better version of yourself! After all, traveling is the best way to discover your strengths and weaknesses and work on them!
Here are the top adventures you’ll want to book in 2020:
- Hiking up Mt. Kilimanjaro
Mt. Kilimanjaro is Africa’s highest, and the world’s tallest free standing, mountain. The hike up ‘Kili’ is an adventurous and challenging ride that will give you a sense of achievement once you’ve done it! While you’re hiking up the mountain, you’ll get to experience drastic changes in climate. In fact, there are 5 different ecological zones, each coming one after the other as you make your way up the mountain!
- Witness the Great Migration of Serengeti
The Great Migration of Serengeti, also known as one of the “USA Today’s Seven Wonders of the World” is a majestic natural phenomenon that involves the migration of up to 2 million herbivores from Serengeti to Masai in Kenya and back again, their circle of life. It’s mesmerizing to see and feel the ground tremble from the movement of the wildebeests that are involved in the migration!
- Swimming with the whale sharks
Whale sharks are the largest fish of the ocean! Encountering one is a life-changing, breath-taking and adventurous experience! If you’re looking for some fish adventure, head over to Mafia Island and dive/swim with the whale sharks that surround the Island. The best time to visit is from October to January because the whale sharks come toward the shore of the Island as seasonal conditions bring dense concentrations of their foods!
- Embark on a balloon safari
Imagine watching the diverse wildlife of Tanzania from a hot air balloon! It’s a magnificent and adventurous experience that you’ll never forget for the rest of your life. Observing zebras, lions and giraffes in their natural habitat from up above is a great experience!
You can also observe the Great Migration of Serengeti in a hot air balloon!
- Learn water sports
Afraid of the water? Overcome your fear by facing it! Learn how to dive and kitesurf in the islands that surround Tanzania. Not only will you get over your fear of water, but you’ll also have a great time! Diving is one of the most satisfying experiences that give you an insight into the beauty of the underwater world and the billions of creatures that reside in it.
You can learn how to kitesurf at the Zanzibar Kite Paradise! Zanzibar also has many diving institutes that teach you how to dive!
- Go on a game drive and learn how to identify the Big 5 of Africa from their tracks!
The Big 5 of Africa include lions, elephants, leopards, buffaloes and rhinos. You can spot the Big 5 at Serengeti National Park or at the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Either way, observe the tracks of these 5 and see if you can learn how to identify them from their tracks!
- Embark on a horseback safari!
A horseback safari is one of the most adventurous ways to go on a safari. This is especially true if you already know how to ride a horse. However, if you don’t, your guides will be there to assist you and to control the horse so you don’t need to worry. You can explore the Arusha National Park while embarking on a horseback safari. There, you can spot lions, elephants, blue monkeys, zebras, buffaloes and giraffes!
So, what are you waiting for? Pack your bags and get ready for the top adventures of 2020! While you’re there, you might also want to check out the Expert Guide on Selous Game Reserve Tanzania!