Tanzania
Parks 
Arusha National Park is located only 32 kms from the
centre of Arusha town, which was described by Sir Julian Huxley as ä
gem amongst parks". The three Nature Lakes in Arusha National Park makes
it a paradise beauty as you drive past the Momella, Meru Crater, and the Ngurdoto
crater lakes. This feature’s are real attraction for Nature lovers at this
Arusha Park.
A clear-views of Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru can be seen from almost
anywhere from the Park. The vegetation ranges from forest to swamp. The Park
is famous for its 400 species of bird life, both migrant and resident, and
the black and white colobus Monkeys. Other animals frequently seen in the
park are Baboons, Elephants, Giraffes, Buffalo’s, Hippos, Leopards, Hyenas
and a wide range of Antelope species and because of its close proximity to
Arusha, it is an ideal place for a day excursion.
Kilimanjaro
National Park
Tarangire National Park
Serengeti
National Park
The name Serengeti comes from the Maasai word "Siringet"referring
to an endless plain. As you stand on the southern grass plains, you experience
this vastness, and can witness one of the greatest concentrations of plains
animals left on earth. And yet the Serengeti is much more nearly 2/3 of the
park is bush or woodland.
The plains were formed 3-4 million years ago when ash blown from volcanoes
in the Ngorongoro highlands
covered the rolling landscape. This thick layers of ash preserved traces of
early man, and established the rich soil which supports the southern grass
plains. From this early beginning, man and wildlife have shared this magical
place.
The Serengeti was first inhabited by ancient hunter gatherers and more recently
pastoralists. The waves of agriculturists who entered the area during the
last century mostly avoided the Serengeti as the woodlands were full of tsetse
flies inflicting their livestock with sleeping sickness, and the plains were
controlled by the Maasai. The colonists who arrived by the early 1900’s found
a land virtually untouched, and exploited it for its exceptional hunting opportunities,
particularly lion, leopard and buffalo.
In recognition of the need to preserve this special area, the central Serengeti
was declared a Game Reserve in 1929. In 1951, the Reserve became Tanganyika’s
first national park. And in those days included the Ngorongoro crater. Further
alteration in 1959 resulted in the park boundaries you see today. Part of
the Serengeti plains and the highlands were removed and added to the Ngorongoro
Conservation Area, while excursions to the north and south were included to
provide more protection to the wildebeest migration.
Covering 14,763 square kilometres, the park is roughly the size of Northern
Ireland or Connecticut, making it Tanzania’s largest national park. The park
is the centre of the Serengeti ecosystem. Roughly defined by the annual wildebeest
migration, the Serengeti ecosystem is expansive – an area of 25-30, 000 square
kilometres.
It is the combination of Serengeti National Park with its buffer zones – Ngorongoro
Conservation Area, four Game Reserves, one Game controlled Area and Kenya’s
Maasai Mara National Reserve – that protects the largest single movement of
wildlife on earth.
The park strives to improve its facilities for all who come to see, study,
or photograph the animals in this dynamic place. Since Serengeti National
Park’s creation, Tanzania has added an additional 11 national parks. Serengeti
remains one of the most important jewels in the National Park’s crown. Each
year the park generates more revenue than it spends; the reminder goes to
support other national parks which are not yet self-sufficient.
Grumeti
Stretching almost to the shores of Lake Victoria, the reach of the Western
Corridor is important in preserving ancient migratory routes. In a typical
year, the migration arrives between June and July, having left the dry plains
in the south. Here the migrants mix with many resident herbivores, including
topi, giraffe, and buffalo. There is also a resident population of wildebeest.
Supporting lush riverine forest, the Grumeti River provides a sharp contrast
to the surrounding plains and hosts some of the Serengeti’s more unusual species,
such as the black and white colobus monkey. It is the river’s population of
giant Nile crocodiles at Kirawira that has made this area famous Growing up
to 6m in length and with unusually thick set jaws, their lives are inextricably
linked with the great migration. Moving with surprising stealth and speed,
they prey upon the thirsty herds as they drink from the river, this time of
plenty for the crocodiles will sustain them until the herds return next year.
The Western corridor offers more than just an annual stop-off point for the
migration. Its colourful topography of hills, river and flood plains provides
year-round habitat for may of the Serengeti’s species. This area is best visited
from June through October, as access in the rainy season is difficult. Wilderness
campsites, permanent tented camps and crocodile/hippopotamus viewing "hides"are
available for your use.
Olduvai Gorge
Olduvai Gorge is an historical (fossils)site in Tanzania Located within the
Ngorongoro Conservation area. It is 80 km from Arusha. It was here that Dr.
Louis Leakey discovered the remains of Homo Habilis or "Handy man"regarded
as mankind’s first step on the ladder of human evolution. Many fossils of
prehistoric elephants, giant horned sheep and enormous ostriches have also
been discovered here.
Lake Manyara National Park
Further along, the forest opens up into woodlands, grasslands, swamps and
beyond, the soda lake itself, covering 390 sqkm and a bird sanctuary of over
350 species including flamingo, pelican, storks, sacred ibis, cormorants and
Egyptian geese. The park is also noted for its numerous animals like the buffalo,
elephant, giraffe, impala, hippo and a great variety of smaller animals.
The most famous spectacle in the Lake Manyara National Park is the tree climbing
lion. They spend most of the day spread out on the branches of Acacia trees
six to seven metres above the ground. The park is noted for its incredible
beauty. As visitor enter the park, they pass into the lush forest, which is
home to troops of baboons and blue monkeys.
Ngorongoro
Park
Listed as world heritage site, Ngorongoro is the world's largest unbroken
caldera, with walls rising 2000 ft. Straight up from the crater floor. Often
described as the world's eighth wonder, Ngorongoro offers the opportunity
of viewing an amazing variety of wild animal life in a concentrated area.
With its unforgettable blue-tinted slopes, swampy grasslands, lakes, rivers,
woodlands, and hills Ngorongoro supports such an amazing variety of animal
life, its as if Noah's Ark foundered here. This veritable Garden of Eden is
home to Ostrich, Wildebeest, Warthog, Long-eared foxes, Jackal, Hyena, Lion,
Cheetah and the very rare black Rhino. In all some 30,000 animal inhabit the
crater.
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Mikumi
National Park
Mikuni
National Park covers an area of (3.230sq km) and the altitude is 550m. above
the sea level. There is variety of wildlife and natural features, among the
many Buffalo, Zebra, Wildebeest, Giraffe, Elephant, Impala, Hippo, Warthog,
Antelope and many more. The Significant feature here is the Uhuru(Tanzania-
Zambia) Railway crossing which separates the Park with the Selous Game Reserve.
Selous
Game Reserve
Selous is the Largest National Reserve in Tanzania and in the world in deed.
The Reserve covers an area of 50,000 sq. km of unexplored Wildlife with the
largest Elephants in Africa among other wildlife. Selous is recommended for
5 to 10 days visit with lots of wildlife, boating, walking safaris, game drives,
offering a wide combination than any other park or reserve. Selous contains
the most finest virgin bushes you can ever find in Africa.
Ruaha
National Park
This Park is the 3rd largest in Tanzania and it covers an area of 13,000 sq.
km of undisturbed wildlife and the largest Elephant Sunctuary The Beauty scenery
of the Ruaha River which flows along side it's eastern border, and which the
Park has been named after, offers very spectacular views with Hippos, Crocodiles,
Turtles and many species of fish as well as birds, giving a reason for photography
lovers. The fame of the Park is the Lesser and Greater Kudus, the Roam and
Sable Antelope as well as hundreds species of birds.
Odzungwa
National Park
This parks cover a small area of 1000 sq. km and is quite new in the market
and the altitude here is between 200 to 300 m above the sea level. The Sanje
mangabeyu, Sykes Monkeys, Rhinos, among others, and which are rare from other
Parks is a reason to be at Odzungwa National Park.
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