PARKS
& GAME RESERVES IN TANZANIA
Serengeti
National Park
The Serengeti is one of the largest wildlife
sanctuaries in the world, and the commitment to its preservation
shown by the government of Tanzania is important in a country
faced by land shortage and a rising population.
Lake Manyara
The lake is renowned among ornithologists
for its birds of prey and the famous tree-climbing lions that
inhabit the woodland that nestles between the lake and the
Rift Valley.
Ngorongoro
The Ngorongoro Crater is the largest perfect
caldera in the world. This outstanding wonder is only one
of the attractions within a vast and diverse conservation
area
Tarangire
The park derives its name from the Tarangire
River which rises in Tanzania's central highland and snakes
its way through the length of this sanctuary.
Selous
The vast majority of Tanzania's elephant
herd live in one remote stretch of safari wilderness-the Selous
Game Reserve. Stiegler's Gorge is one of the park's most striking
features.
Ruaha
Crocodiles bask, hippos wallow and clawless
otters zip to and fro. Grazers come down through the acacia
to drink under the gaze of lion, leopard, spotted hyena, jackal
and hunting dog. Eurasian migrant birds flock here twice a
year and join the resident water birds- everything from kingfishers
to egrets.
Bagamoyo
Bagamoyo was the major slave trading post
in East Africa. Bagamoyo, which means ‘lay down your
heart’ in Swahili, was probably given this name because
Bagamoyo was the last place the slaves would stay in Tanzania
before being shipped off to foreign lands.
Arusha
Once quoted as being 'a gem among park's
this is the closest to Arusha. The floor is covered by lush
swamps and riverine forest and is home to rhino, elephant
, buffalo, baboon, warthog, olive baboon and the black and
white colobus monkey.
Mt. Kilimanjaro
The mountain owes its existence to the formation
of the Great Rift Valley and is actually three volcanic cones
that, due to their proximity, became one - Shira, Mawenzi
and Kibo- together they make the highest free standing mountain
in the world. It is possible to climb this 'wedding cake'
mountain all year round although the best times are the dry
months of January, February and July through to September.
Mikumi
The main feature here is the open grasslands
of the Mikumi flood lain which is bordered on two sides by
mountain ranges. On the southern end one can spot the yellow
baboon, impalas, reedbucks and other antelope. Some distance
to the north are the Hippo Pools dominated by hippo, as well
as a variety of waterbirds
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