Canoeing Safari
Overview
On Tanzania’s large freshwater lakes, boats are a popular means of transport and offer visitors the chance to see life in and around the waters the fishermen bringing in their catch, the bustling colours of the lake shore towns, and the sharp movements of small fish in shallow waters.
On the Indian Ocean coast, boating takes visitors deep into the fish-filled waters of the Pemba Channel, and through the hundreds of islets strewn across the Zanzibar Archipelago and Mafia Island.
Along the coast, boating offers visitors a chance to travel the way the Swahili people do by wooden dhow sailboats, the wind slowly filling the boat’s sails,
the smell of the surf and the swell of ocean waves drifting over the horizon.
For information about Tanzania’s marine and freshwater protected areas, visit the
official Tanzania National Parks Authority.
Boating safaris
Canoeing excursions
Canoeing excursions in Tanzania are an active option for visitors with a few days to spend exploring the northern lakes. Adventure excursions on the soda-coloured shores of Lake Manyara involve canoeing past thousands of pink flamingos in the shallow waters.
In Arusha National Park, the freshwater crater lakes of the Momela Lakes make a spectacular canoeing trip, with the forests, highland games, and the imposing crater of Mt. Meru looming nearby. Canoeing excursions allow visitors to get out and explore their surroundings, getting exercised in some of the most beautiful locations in the country.