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ARUSHA NATIONAL PARK
The Park has a total area of 137 sq km. And are over 50 km of game viewing road/track in the Ngurdoto and Momella Section of the Park. The Major attractions of this park include the Momella Lakes, Ngurdoto Crater, Meru Crater, cone as well as the rare black and white Colombus Monkey. Many northern bird migrants can be seen between May and October.
TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK
The Park covers the area of 2600 sq km, and is 120 km from Arusha Town. It’s the 6th largest national park in Tanzania after Selous, Serengeti, Ruaha, Ngorongoro and Mikumi. Tarangire Park is most spectacular between June and December. During this time thousands of animals migrate from dry Masai steppe to Tarangire River, looking for Water. Among other species to be seen at Tarangire are rhino, buffalo, elephant, lion, warthog, eland, the fringe earedoryx, lesser and greater kudu, gerenuk and large numbers of impala.
LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK
This 325 sq km park shelters under the massive escarpment of the Rift Valley and consists of five distinct vegetation zones with a wide range of flora. The park is famous for its tree climbing lions that laze on the branches of acacia trees during the hot day. It is over 350 species of birds, the most profuse and lively being the flamingos, which at certain seasons form a solid line of pink for many kilometers down the lake.
NGORONGORO CRATER (The 8th wonder of the World)
The Ngorongoro Crater, which stands 2286 m above the sea level, is the largest unbroken caldere in the world. Surrounded by very steep walls rising 610 m from the crater floor, this natural amphitheatre measures about 16-19 meters across in diameter and has an area of 259 sq km. It is impossible to give a fair description of the Crater, so write prof. Bernard Grzimet. THERE IS NOTHING WITH WHICH TO COMPARE. IT IS ONE OF THE 8TH WONDERS OF THE WORLD. On the floor of this Garden of Eden, which can be reached by a 4 wheel drive roam, are hundreds of thousands of plain animals, elephant, buffalo, zebra, wildebeest, gazelle, rhino, vervet monkey and the ever hungry predators, including hyenas and the black manned lion, can be observed at close quarters in their natural habitats.
SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK
The name Serengeti conjures up the image of one of the last remaining wildlife spectacles on earth, vast herds of antelope feeding on the plains, columns of wildebeest, head of tail, trudging along their traditional migration routes and pride of lions, sometimes sleeping, sometimes alert and carefully stalking their prey.
The largest of Tanzania’s National Parks, Serengeti, covers an area of over 9,322 sq km. With its northern boundary abutting Kenya’s Masai Mara Game Reserve. In this precious wildlife sanctuary, there still exists the greatest concentration of game animals found anywhere on earth.
When the grasses lose their green flush, millions of wildebeest and zebra and gazelle as well as eland and other plain animals begin to mass in preparation for their migration to the north and the west. The animals’ coverage in millions and move in winding columns miles and miles long. Though essentially, a wildebeest affair, large contingents of other animals participate.
Serengeti is renowned for its large pride of lions. Leopards are numerous and are to be found resting on the trees in the Seronera Valley.
SELOUS GAME RESERVE
The Selous is a Tanzanian Superlative; 55,000 sq Km. Of unexploited virgin bush. It is the largest and wlldest game reserve in Africa. Virtually unchanged throughout thousands of years, its woodland, Grassland, flood plain and dense forests are a stronghold for over one million large animals. 100,000 elephants, 150,000 buffalo and huge population of black rhinoceros, lion, leopard, sable antelope, Liechtenstein's hartebeest and greater Kudu, to name a few. Through the terrain, flows the mighty Rufiji River (the greatest in East Africa), flocked with hippo and crocodiles.
It is only in the selous that one can enjoy game drives, boating and walking safaris.
RUAHA NATIONAL PARK
Ruaha preserves yet another massive chunk of raw African wilderness. Remote and far from regular safari routes, this hauntingly beautiful woodland park teams with game.
Its name is derived from the great Ruaha River. Flowing across its entire eastern border, the river is a scenic delight and a magnet for wildlife in staggering numbers, Elephants reign supreme. Hippos’ en massae are guarantee. Kudu, eland, giraffe and dik dik thrive in abundance. The predators, of course, are never far behind. Ruaha on the wing is no less spectacular. Flocks of water and woodland birds display in brilliant profusion. Rich with game, but few tourists, Ruaha;s rugged bush is Tanzania's best kept secret.
MAHALE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
The park is situated slightly over 150 km. south of Kigoma. It covers a total area of 1577 sq Km. and the length of the park is about 50 km. Its western boundary is the shore of Lake Tanganyika, While Mahale Mountain range at the middle park of the east side of the lake, forms a part of eastern wall of the Western Rift Valley.
There are numerous species of animals in the park, the most remarkable creature of the park is the Chimpanzee. It is estimated that there are about 1000 chimpanzee which can be seen in groups of five up to 30 at a time in their natural habitat. The quickest way to reach Mahale is by air up to Kigoma town, then by boat to Kasoga in Mahale.
GOMBE NATIONAL PARK
The park lies about 16Km. north of kigoma in the north-west part of Tanzania. It is the smallest park in Tanzania with only 52 sq km.
The Gombe dtream national Park remains one of the few areas in Africa which harbours one of the rarest species of animals - Chimpanzee. Apart from Mahale Mountains, South kigoma, there is no where else in tanzania where Chimpanzee can be observed in the wild.
OLDUVAI GORGE
Between the great wildlife sanctuaries of Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti lays Olduvai Gorge. The "cradle of man" as this Stone Age site is popularly known, is where the skull of "NUTCRAKER MAN" or "ZINJANTHROPUS BOISEI" was unearthed by Prof. Leakey in 1959.