Golf Holidays In Tanzania

Tanzania offers one of the most distinctive golf experiences in Africa, combining championship golf with some of the world’s greatest wildlife destinations, Mount Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar and the Indian Ocean coastline.

Golf is still a relatively small part of Tanzania’s tourism industry, but there are established courses in Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Morogoro and Zanzibar, and the country’s tourism authorities continue to identify golf as an area of tourism growth.

The standout golf experience in Tanzania is Kilimanjaro Golf & Wildlife Estate, commonly known as Kiligolf.

Located between Arusha and Kilimanjaro International Airport, the estate occupies more than 1,000 acres of African bushland between Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru. Its 18-hole championship course was designed by David Jones, a former Kenya Open champion and Irish national coach.

The course stretches to around 6,500 metres from the championship tees and is surrounded by remarkable scenery and wildlife. Golfers may encounter antelope, monkeys, zebras, wildebeest and abundant birdlife around the estate.

That immediately gives Tanzania something most golf destinations cannot offer — championship golf surrounded by African wildlife.

Kiligolf also works brilliantly for touring because it sits roughly halfway between Arusha and Kilimanjaro International Airport, making it easy to incorporate into the beginning or end of a safari.

Arusha is one of Africa’s great safari gateways. From here, travellers can continue to Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara, Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Meru and Maasai cultural experiences

Tanzania identifies the Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Kilimanjaro among its major tourism icons, which is exactly why the region works so well for a golf holiday that extends into a safari.