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| National
Parks of Tanzania overview |
| 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... more infos |
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| 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...
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| 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
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| 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... more
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| 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. more
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| 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... more
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| 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... more
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| 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. ... more
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| 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.... more
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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... more
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| 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... more
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| 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...more
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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...more
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| 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..... more
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| 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....
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| 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.... more infos |
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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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