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SELOUS GAME RESERVE.
The park covers an area of about 64,450 sq km and is the largest protected wildlife area in Africa. The major attractions
include the largest population of elephants,
buffalo, hippo plus other animals like lion, bushbuck, giraffe, kudu, eland, zebra, etc
RUAHA NATIONAL PARK.
The name Ruaha is derived from the Hehe word "Luvaha" meaning a river. The park covers an area of 12,950 sq. km, the second
largest in the country. The park is situated some 130 km west of Iringa town. Ruaha River by itself is an attraction;
leave alone some hundreds of species of flora, which surround it. Besides there are a lot of crocodiles, hippos, elephants,
etc.
UDZUNGWA NATIONAL PARK.
The Park is located south of Mikumi National Park along the Mikumi-Ifakara Highway.
The park derives its name from the famous Udzungwa Mountain, with an area of 1990 sq. km. The major attractions include
its unique species of Fauna and Flora, which called for its declaration as a national park. The Udzungwa Mountains and
Forests are a good source of rivers and springs, one of them being the famous Kilombero River, which constitutes the
essential part of the multi-hactoral Kilombero Sugar Plantations. Other attractions include Lions, Buffalo, Giraffe, etc.
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KATAVI NATIONAL PARK.
The park is located in Rukwa region and it is situated about 40 km southeast of Mpanda town, and covers an area of
2,253 sq. km. The park has lots of animal species including zebra, sable, eland, leopard, buffalo, lion,
elephant, antelopes, etc.
MAHALE NATIONAL PARK.
The park is located some 120 km south of Kigoma town, along the shores of Lake Tanganyika. It covers about 1,613 sq. km.
Attractions include chimpanzees and a good number of monkey species like colobus monkeys. It is estimated that there are
700 chimpanzees in Mahale and 15 species of Monkeys whose habits tally with those of chimps.
GOMBE NATIONAL PARK.
The park is situated 16 km north of Kigoma town in western Tanzania and covers an area of 52 sq. km.
It is a narrow strip of mountainous country bounded in the east by the eastern rift valley escarpment and by lake
Tanganyika in the west. The major attractions include evergreen forests, chimpanzees, baboons, monkeys (blue, red tails,
and red colobus).
RUBONDO NATIONAL PARK.
The park, forms part of a number of archipelagos in Lake Victoria, and covers some 240 sq. km. The major attractions
include chimpanzees, hippos, giraffes, and elephants. The absence of man-eaters such as lions and leopards ensures
a safe walk in Rubondo National Park and even some fishing activities with boats under Park Wardens are carried out.
SAADANI NATIONAL PARK.
The coastal Circuit include the Saadani National Park, which is about 100 kilometres from Dar es Salaam.
This is a recently established park and is the only park located along the coast in East Africa, where you can see
big mammals. It is here that tourists enjoy the beauty of the sea together with numerous animals including elephants,
lion, leopard, zebra, roan, buffalo, giraffe, antelope etc. It is also the only place in East Africa where you can see
the elephants taking bath in the Indian ocean. |