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The
National Parks of Tanzania, protected areas and other
interesting places
The Serengeti
The Serengeti is known as one of the best wildlife sanctuary in
the world, especially renown for the migration of animals. Every
year more than a million wildebeest and zebras travel through
the park. A Serengeti Safari is a must for visitors of
Tanzania...
Lake Manyara
Nestling at the base of the Great Rift Valley escarpment, the
park is recognized for its incredible beauty. Wildlife at Lake
Manyara is not restricted to birdlife only. You can see many
game animals such as Buffalo, Elephant, Giraffe, Impala,
hippo...
Tarangire
It is the vast number of baobabs that first capture the eye as
you enter Tarangire National Park. The gently rolling
countryside is dotted with these majestic trees, which seem to
dwarf the animals that feed beneath them... more info
Arusha National Park
The Park on the foot of Mount Meru contains a diverse resident
population of herbivores, primates and predators. It is not too
spectacular, but It is just nearby Arusha, so you can visit the
park on a day trip...
Kilimanjaro National Park
Mount Kilimanjaro is the crown of Tanzania. With an altitude of
5895m (19 340ft), it is the highest peak in Africa, the highest
freestanding mountain in the world, and one of the largest
volcanoes.
Ruaha
Ruaha is visually a treat, with wild landscapes of miombo forest
and rolling woodlands, hills, rivers and plains. Due to its
accessibility it is hardly visited. The center of the reserve is
the Great Ruaha River, with its deep pools and gorges, swirling
rapids and excellent fishing...
Mikumi
This relatively small (3230 sq km) National Park lies 300 km
west of Dar-es-Salaam and is the closest park to the capital.
Although less spectacular regarding Flora and Fauna, the Mikumi
national park obtains a good impression of the African animal
world and is suitable for a short visit...
Udzungwa Mountains
Tanzanias last established park contains the greatest
altitudinal range of forests in East Africa - unbroken forest
cover from lowland forest communities at below 250m above sea
level to mountain communities at over 2,800m. Udzungwa National
Park has one of the highest numbers of species endemism
worldwide. ..
Rubondo Island
Tanzanias 10th park major animal attraction is the abundance of
sitatunga, an aquatic antelope that cannot be found in any other
Park in Tanzania. Rubondo Island was declared Tanzania's 10th
National Park in 1977.. A protector to introduced mammal
species, rare orchids and fish breeding grounds Rubondo is also
more than just a watery wonderland. Deserted sandy beaches
nestle against a cloak of virgin forest which is host to a rich
abundance of mammals, reptiles, plant life and birds....
Saadani National Park
Saadani National Park was only gazetted in 2003 and is the only
park in Tanzania with ocean frontage. The park itself is unique
to the rest of east Africa combining a variety of ecosystems
including bush, beach and river.Some of the animals do come down
to the beach and you can occasionally see some in the surf.. ..
Katavi National Park
Remote and rarely visited, the Katavi national park is a pearl
among the national parks in Tanzania. Tanzania third biggest
national park lies in the remote southwest of the country, and
it has a higher density of mammals than any other Tanzanian
National Park. Rivers groan with hippopotamus and crocodiles,
and schattered over the plains are great herds of buffaloes,
with up to 1000 animals in one group... .
Protected Areas of Tanzania
Ngorongoro Crater
Also called the eights wonder of the world, this heritage center
shelters the most beautiful wildlife haven on earth. Ngorongoro
has over 20,000 large animals including some of Tanzania's last
remaining black rhino, protected within its rim...
Selous
The Selous is the most remote and unexplored game protected area
in Africa with 54,600 square km. There are only few
tourists..... the Selous is not yet discovered by the mainstream
of visitors to Tanzania, also because he is difficult to
access...
Gombe Stream Chimpanzee Reserve
Gombe Stream is Tanzanias smallest park (52 sq km) and is home
of the world famous chimp reserve. It is located 16 km north of
Kigoma on the shore of Lake Tanganyika in western Tanzania...
Other places of interest
Usambara Mountains
It has been dubbed the "Galapagos" of the plant world. This
incredibly beautiful and lush area is a welcome retreat from
Tanzania’s Game Parks and cities. The mountain region is ideal
for hiking...
Lake Eyasi and Lake Natron
Tourists hardly know this wild, still nearly unexplored
landscape, and you will be particularly impressed of it. One of
the most original landscapes in East Africa is the area around
the soda Lake : home of the Maasai, which live here still in
traditional way and are hardly influenced of the modern
culture.....
Olmoti and Empakaai Craters
Close to the Ngorongoro Crater there are two more craters, less
famous and less visited, but very interesting for a Walking
Safaris off the beaten track. Both craters offers you the rare
sense of pure solitude and peace, found only in remote, pristine
places....
Olduvai Gorge
Olduvai Gorge is a canyon carved by water through the southern
part of the Serengeti Plain. The gorge is about 50 km long and
in some places 90 metres deep. It drains the slopes of the
nearby mountains plus the Serengeti Plain. Its chief claim to
fame is the rich treasure-trove of human and animal fossils that
it has yielded..
Pare Mountains
The Pare Mountains are part of the Eastern Arc Mountains, an
isolated range of ancient massifs that stretch form the Taita
Hills in souteastern Kenya into Tanzania, where the range
includes the Pare Mountains, East and West Usambara and the
Ulugurus near Morogoro and the Udzungwa Mountains. They all
offer a range of affordable activities based around guided walks
in the mountains and their forests, and encounters with the
rural culture of th Pare tribe, who have been living in the
mountains for the last six hundred years....
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