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Budongo Forest
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Budongo Forest is located on the banks of Lake Albert, south of Murchison Falls National Park. It covers an area of 793 kmē of which only 53% is forest. The remaining 47% is grassland.
Budongo Forest is the largest Mahogany forest in East Africa and home of the largest population of chimpanzees (600-700) in Uganda.
Kaniyo Pabidi and Busingiro Ecotourism site are the major tourist site within Budongo Forest Reserve.
Budongo Forest has a high biodiversity with 24 species of small mammals; nine being primates; 465 species of trees and shrubs; 359 species of birds; 289 species of butterflies; and 130 species of moths.
The bird life is extremely rich with many outstanding species, including a number of colorful turacos, kingfishers, barbets, woodpeckers, and sunbirds.
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Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
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The Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is located in southwestern Uganda.
It comprises 331 square kilometres of jungle forests and contains both montane and lowland forest.
Only accessible on foot.
The park provides habitat for 90 species of mammals, including 11 primates, 346 species of birds, 202 species of butterflies, 163 species of trees, 100 species of ferns, 27 species of frogs, chameleons, geckos and many endangered species.
The park has about 340 individual mountain gorillas. There are four habituated Mountain Gorilla groups open to tourism: Mubare, Habinyanja, Rushegura near Buhoma; and the Nkuringo group at Nkuringo.
Area: 331 kmē
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Ishasha (Queen Elizabeth NP)
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The Ishasha Sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park is home to the tree-climbing lions, unique to this area.
The males of these lions sport manes that are black, another unique feature.
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Kalinzu Forest Reserve
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Kalinzu Forest Reserve is located in the Bushenyi district in Western Uganda and covers an area of 137 km2.
In Kalinzu Forest you can find 414 species of trees and shrubs, 378 species of birds, 6 different species of primates, 262 butterflies and 97 moths.
The total number of chimpanzees in this reserve is about 240 of which 70 or two groups have been habituated for tourism and research purposes.
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Katonga Wildlife Reserve
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Katonga Wildlife Reserve is located in western Uganda, along the banks of River Katonga.
It was established in 1998 and measures approximately 211 sq km.
The reserve is a recent addition to Uganda's list of protected wildlife areas.
The wildlife reserve is named after Katonga River, which flows from Lake Victoria in the east to Lake George in the west.
Home to over 40 species of mammal and at least 150 bird species (many specific to wetland habitats) it is an ornithologist's haven. Most on seen are the elephants, colobus monkeys, waterbucks and reedbuck and river otter.
The reserve is best explored on foot or by river canoe.
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Kazinga Channel (Queen Elizabeth NP)
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The Kazinga Channel is a wide and dominant feature of Queen Elizabeth National Park.
It connects Lakes Edward and George at the foot of 5100m Rwenzori Mountains and is 32km long.
The channel attracts a varied range of animals and birds, with one of the worlds largest concentration of hippos and numerous Nile crocodiles.
A tourist dream is not fulfilled while in Queen Elizabeth National Park unless the Kazinga Channel cruise is made to view lots of animals and birdlife on the two Lakes
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Kibale Forest National Park
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Located in western Uganda, protecting moist evergreen rain forest.
The park was created in 1993 to protect a large area of forest previously managed as a logged Forest Reserve (gazetted in 1932).
The park adjoins with Queen Elizabeth National Park and is an important eco-tourism and safari destination, popular for its population of habituated chimpanzees and 12 other species of primates.
The park's population of elephants travels between the park and Queen Elizabeth National Park, and other large animals that live in the park include leopards, bushpigs, three species of duiker and two species of otter. Bird life is also prolific.
Area: 776 kmē
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Kidepo Valley National Park
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Located in the northeastern corner of Uganda.
Perennial water makes River Kidepo an oasis in the semi-desert which hosts over 86 mammal species including lion, cheetah, leopard, bat-eared fox, giraffe as well as almost 500 bird species.
Area: 1,442 kmē
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Kigezi Wildlife Reserve
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The Kigezi Wildlife Reserve is found in Uganda. It was established in 1952. It covers an area of 265 kmē.
This reserve is a buffer between Queen Elizabeth National Park's Ishasha sector, Maramagambo Forest and heavily populated areas to the south.
Kigezi is a refuge for elephants that move east from the Rwindi Plain in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and south from Queen Elizabeth NP at the start of the wet season.
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Kyambura Gorge (Queen Elizabeth NP)
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Kyambura Game Reserve, also known as Kyambura Gorge, is part of the Queen Elizabeth National Park. It's located approximately 30 km from QENP Headquarters.
Kyambura Gorge spans a distance of 16 km, links to the Kazinga Channel and is 154 sq km.
The gorge is home to a variety of wildlife, including the only primates in the Queen Elizabeth National Park.
The area is an important water source for many animals and is surrounded by savanna.
It has three saline crater lakes, which attracts a large number of flamingoes (not found anywhere else in Uganda).
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Lake Bunyonyi
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Lake Bunyonyi ('Place of many little birds') lies in south western Uganda between Kisoro and Kabale close to the border with Rwanda.
Located at 1,962 m above sea level, it is about 25 km long and 7 km wide. The depth of the lake is rumored to vary between 44m and 900m, which if true would make the lake the second deepest in Africa.
Dotted with at least 20 small Islands and encircled by steep terraced hills, Bunyonyi is a magical spot, and it has been a popular day trip out of Kabale for decades.
It is one of the few lakes in the region that is free of bilharzia and safe for swimming.
This large freshwater lake supporting otters, sitatungas and waterbirds.
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Lake Mburo National Park
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Located in western Uganda.
The park has a variety of animals such as zebras, impala, buffaloes, and over 300 bird species. At 260 square kilometres, the park is the smallest of Ugandas Savannah national parks.
Area: 260 kmē
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Lake Victoria
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Mabira Forest
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The Mabira Forest is a rainforest located in the Mukono District between Kampala and Jinja. It covers about 300 sq km.
It has been protected as Mabira Forest Reserve since 1932.
Hundreds of bird and butterfly species call the forest home. The forest also hosts a wide range of animals, including endangered primates. There are leopards, antelopes and snakes.
Mabira Forest is natures seventh heaven. Because of its beauty, location and biodiversity, the jungle is now one of the most visited eco-tourism spots in the country.
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Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
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The park is located in the Virunga Mountains and is contiguous with the Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda and the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Mgahinga is one of two locations in Uganda in which mountain gorillas can be found; the other being Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
Mgahinga covers an area of 33,7 sq km.
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Mount Elgon National Park
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Located on the border of Kenya and Uganda.
Elephants and buffalo can be found on the lower slopes. The park is also home to a variety of small antelope and forest monkeys, including the Black-and-white Colobus and Blue Monkey. Over 300 birds can also be found in the area.
The park has a variety of scenery; this includes cliffs, caves, waterfalls, gorges, mesas, calderas, hot springs, and the mountain peaks.
Area: 1279 kmē (total)
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Mpanga Forest
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Tiny (45 sq km) but intact tall rainforest and swamp community with 205 tree species, 8 large mammal species and 78 butterfly species.
Mpanga Forest is easily accessed from Kampala and well worth a stop on a visit en-route to the west of Uganda.
Mpanga has a vibrant birdlife where you can see the African Pied Hornbill, Black and White Casqued Hornbill and African Grey Parrot. The Great Blue Turaco and Blue Chested King Fisher are the most conspicuous of the 180 birds recorded.
Visitors are welcome to picnic or camp at the forest center and follow any of the way marked trails to the south of the river.
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Murchison Falls National Park
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The park lies in north western Uganda, spreading inland from the shore of Lake Albert around the Victoria Nile.
It's Uganda's largest national park and the only one which has all "big five". Buffalos, elephants, lions, leopards are best to be seen in the northern part (above the Nile).
Rhinos were sadly extinguished but are now being bred again in the rhino sanctuary south of the park; 40 to 50 rhinos are planned to be released into the wild in approx. 30 years (by 2040).
Area: 3,480 kmē
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Pian-Upe Wildlife Reserve
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The reserve covers an area of 2,275 sq km, and is Ugandas second largest Protected Area after Murchison Falls National Park.
It is located in Karamoja, in eastern Uganda and is th most important game reserve in the region.
141 species of flowering plant were identified, and 4 vegetation types were described: grassland and wooded grassland, which covers most of the reserve, riverine woodland, kopjes, and cultivated land.
It gives home to 31 species of large mammals, 12 species of small rodent, 3 species of shrew, 5 species of bat, and 11 species of reptiles.
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Queen Elizabeth National Park
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Located in western Uganda.
It's home to 95 species of mammal and over 500 species of birds.
You can find hippos, elephants, leopards, lions and chimpanzees. The area around Ishasha in Rukungiri District is famous for its tree-climbing lions, whose males sport black manes, a feature unique to the lions in this area.
The park is also famous for its volcanic features, comprising volcanic cones and deep craters, many with crater lakes such as Lake Katwe, from which salt is extracted.
Area: 1,978 kmē
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Rwenzori Mountains National Park
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Located in southwestern Uganda.
It has Africa's third highest mountain peak and many waterfalls, lakes, and glaciers.
The park has 89 species of birds, 15 species of butterfly, and four primate species.
The park's wildlife varies with elevation, and its species include the forest elephant, chimpanzee, hyrax, black-and-white colobus, L'Hoest's monkeys, duiker, and Ruwenzori Turaco.
Area: 998 kmē
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Semliki Wildlife Reserve
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Semliki Valley Wildlife Reserve, formerly called Toro Game Reserve, is the oldest protected area in Uganda.
It's stretching from the foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains to the southern tip of Lake Albert and is a rich mosaic of grassland, savannah, forest and wetland habitats.
The 558kmē area of the reserve supports a huge array of fauna including lion, leopard, elephant (both savannah and forest species) buffalo, and chimpanzees as well as a staggering number of birds, with over 400 having been recorded.
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Semuliki National Park
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Semuliki National Park is located in the Bundibugyo District in western Uganda.
It was made a National Park in October 1993, and is one of Ugandas newest national parks and is one of Uganda's most important safari destination.
The 220kmē area of the reserve supports 336 tree species, over 53 mammal species, more than 400 bird species, 8 primate species and almost 300 butterfly species.
The Hot Springs at Sempaya are Semuliki National Parks most famous attraction.
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Ssese Islands
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The Ssese Islands are an archipelago of 84 islands in the northwest of Lake Victoria, Uganda, in the nation's Kalangala District.
Some Islands are large and densely inhabited, others small and deserted.
The islands get their names from the enormous swarms of lakeflies that breed in giant clouds near the shores. Although this sounds irritating, the enormity of the swarms is quite a sight.
The Ssese islands are blessed with over 13 forests, uncountable beaches and over seven hours of sunshine. This makes the Ssese islands the most perfect destination for holiday, honey moons or relaxation retreat.
The islands are home to a variety of animals including primates.
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Akagera National Park
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The Akagera National Park covers 1,200kmē in eastern Rwanda, against the Tanzanian border.
It was founded in 1934 to protect animals and vegetation in three ecoregions: savannah, mountain and swamp.
The park is named for the Kagera River which flows along its eastern boundary feeding into several lakes the largest of which is Lake Ihema. The complex system of lakes and linking papyrus swamps makes up over 1/3 of the park and is the largest protected wetland in central Africa.
Due to land shortages, in 1997 the western boundary was regazetted and much of the land allocated as farms to returning refugees. The park was reduced in size from over 2,500kmē to its current size.
Although much of the best savannah grazing land is now outside the park boundaries, what remains of Akagera is some of the most diverse and scenic landscape in Africa.
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Gishwati Forest
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Gishwati Forest is a protected reserve in the north-western part of Rwanda, not far from Lake Kivu.
The reserves forests were largely intact in 1978, and substantial forest cover still remained in 1986.
During the Rwandan Genocide, wave after wave of refugees arrived in Gishwati Forest and began clearing it, often for subsistence farming. By 2001, only a small circular patch of native forest remained, 1500 acres of the forests original 250,000. In addition to tremendous loss of biodiversity, the region experiences soil erosion and degradation and landslides. Reforestation efforts in the past few years have increased the remnant native forest to about 2,500 acres. Large tea estates occupy the central and northern parts of the reserve.
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Lake Kivu
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Lake Kivu is one of the African Great Lakes. It lies on the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, and is in the Albertine (western) Rift, a part of the Great Rift Valley. Lake Kivu empties into the Ruzizi River, which flows southwards into Lake Tanganyika.
The lake covers a total surface area of some 2,700 km2 and stands at a height of 1,460 metres above sea level. Some 1 370 km2 or 58% of the lake's waters lie within DRC borders.
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Mukura Forest Reserve
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Mukura Forest is a protected reserve in the North-West part of Rwanda, covering about 12.00 kmē
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Nyungwe Forest National Park
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Nyungwe Forest National Park is a national park in southwestern Rwanda, located south of Lake Kivu on the border with Burundi.
The park was established in 2004 and covers an area of approximately 970 kmē of rainforest, bamboo, grassland, swamps, and bogs.
The nearest town is Cyangugu, 54 km to the west. Mount Bigugu is located within the park borders.
The park is the location of the most distant source of the Nile.
Nyungwe has a wide diversity of animal species, making it a priority for conservation in Africa.
The park contains 13 different primate species (25% of Africa's total), 275 bird species, 1068 plant species, 85 mammal species, 32 amphibian and 38 reptile species. Many of these animals are restricted-range species that are only found in the Albertine Rift ecoregion in Africa. In fact, the number of endemic species found here is greater than in any other forest in the Albertine Rift that has been surveyed.
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Volcanoes National Park
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Volcanoes National Park (French: Parc National des Volcans) lies in northwestern Rwanda and borders Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda.
The national park is known as a haven for the mountain gorilla. It is home to five of the eight volcanoes of the Virunga Mountains (Karisimbi, Bisoke, Muhabura, Gahinga and Sabyinyo), which are covered in rainforest and bamboo.
The park was the base for the zoologist Dian Fossey.
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Arusha National Park
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Arusha National Park covers Mount Meru, a prominent volcano with an elevation of 4566 m, in the Arusha Region of north eastern Tanzania.
The park is small but varied with spectacular landscapes.
Arusha National Park has a rich variety of wildlife. Despite the small size of the park, common animals include giraffe, buffalo, zebra, warthog, the black-and-white colobus monkey, the blue monkey, flamingos and more.
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Burigi Game Reserve
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The Burigi Game Reserve is found in Tanzania, United Republic of. It was established in 1980. This site is 2200kmē
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Gombe Stream National Park
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Gombe Stream National Park is located in western Tanzania, 10 miles north of Kigoma, the regional capital of western Tanzania.
Established in 1968, Gombe is the smallest national park in Tanzania, with only 52 kmē of forest running along the hills of the northern shore of Lake Tanganyika.
Accessible only by boat, the park is most famous as the location where Jane Goodall pioneered her behavioral research conducted on the chimpanzee populations.
Visitors to the park can trek into the forest to view the chimpanzees, as well as swim and snorkel in Lake Tanganyika with almost 100 kinds of colorful cichlid fish
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Katavi National Park
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Katavi National Park was gazetted in 1974 and is located in Western Tanzania. It is a very remote park that is less frequently visited than other Tanzanian National Parks.
The park is approximately 4,471 kmē in area, which makes it the third largest National Park in Tanzania.
Wildlife features include large animal herds, particularly of Cape Buffalo and elephant, plus along the Katuma river, crocodiles and hippos which upon annual dry seasons results in mudholes that can be packed with hundreds of hippos
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Kilimanjaro National Park
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Kilimanjaro National Park is a national park, located near Moshi, Tanzania. It is centered on Mount Kilimanjaro, and covers an area of 753 kmē.
In 1910, Mount Kilimanjaro and its forests were declared a game reserve by the German colonial government. In 1921 it was made a forest reserve.
In 1973, the mountain above the tree line (about 2,700 m / 9,000 ft) was reclassified as a National Park and was opened to public access in 1977.
The park was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1987.
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Kilombero Valley National Park
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The Kilombero Valley is the largest seasonal wetland in East Africa. It is split into 2 districts, Kilombero and Ulanga, by the Kilombero River.
It is home to several species of endemic birds (including the Kilombero Weaver), the only sustainable population of Puku (Kobus Vardoni - a large rare antelope) and a formerly high concentration of lions though this is in decline due to habitat destruction.
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Kitulo National Park
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Kitulo National Park is a protected area of alpine grassland and montane forest in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania.
The Park covers an area of 412.9 kmē (159 square miles), lying partly in Mbeya Region and partly in Iringa Region. The protected area includes the Kitulo Plateau and the adjoining Livingstone Forest.
The Park was formally gazetted in 2005, becoming Tanzania's 14th National Park. Future proposals by TANAPA would see the Park expanded to include the neighbouring Mount Rungwe Forest.
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Lake Eyasi
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Lake Eyasi is a seasonal shallow endorheic soda lake on the floor of the Great Rift Valley at the base of the Serengeti Plateau.
It is a seasonal stop for migrating flamingos.
The lake supports minor local fishing in wet years, but more often catfish and lungfish are taken from the streams and springs that feed the lake. Even during wet periods, lake depths typically remain less than one metre.
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Lake Manyara National Park
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Lake Manyara National Park is a national park in Arusha Region, Tanzania.
The majority of the land area of the park is a narrow strip running between the Gregory Rift wall to the west and Lake Manyara, an alkaline or soda-lake, to the east.
It is famous for its population of flamingoes.
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Lake Natron
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Lake Natron is a salt lake located in northern Tanzania, close to the Kenyan border, in the eastern branch of Africa's Great Rift Valley.
The high temperature (up to 41°C) and the high and very variable salt content of the lake does not support most wildlife. However it is an important habitat for flamingos and is home to endemic algae, invertebrates and even fish that can survive in the salty water.
The area around the salt lake is not inhabitated but there is some herding and some seasonal cultivation.
There are a number of campgrounds near the lake, which is also the base for climbing Ol Doinyo Lengai
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Lake Tanganyika
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Lake Tanganyika is an African Great Lake. It is estimated to be the second largest freshwater lake in the world by volume, and the second deepest, after Lake Baikal in Siberia; it is also the world's longest lake.
The lake is divided among four countries Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Tanzania and Zambia, with the DRC (45%) and Tanzania (41%) possessing the majority of the lake.
The water flows into the Congo River system and ultimately into the Atlantic Ocean.
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Lake Victoria
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Lake Victoria or is one of the African Great Lakes. The lake was named for Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, by John Hanning Speke, the first European to visit this lake.
With a surface area of 68,800 kmē, Lake Victoria is Africas largest lake by area, and it is the largest tropical lake in the world.
Lake Victoria supports Africa's largest inland fishery.
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Mahale Mountains National Park
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Mahale Mountains National Park lies on the shores of Lake Tanganyika in western Tanzania.
Named after the Mahale Mountains range that is within its borders, the park has several unusual characteristics. First, it is one of only two protected areas for chimpanzees in the country. (The other is nearby Gombe Stream National Park made famous by the researcher Jane Goodall.)
Another unusual feature of the park is that it is one of the very few in Africa that must be experienced by foot. There are no roads or other infrastructure within the park boundaries, and the only way in and out of the park is via boat on the lake.
Mahale Mountains National Park is home to the largest known population of chimpanzees and due to its size and remoteness, the chimpanzees flourish.
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Mikumi National Park
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The Mikumi National Park is a national park in Mikumi, near Morogoro, Tanzania. The park was established in 1964, currently covers an area of 3230 kmē and is the fourth largest in the country.
The park contains a subspecies of giraffe, that biologists consider the link between the Masai giraffe and the Somali giraffe.
Other animals in the park are elephants, zebras, gnu, impales, eland, kudu, black antelope, baboons, wildebeests and buffaloes.
At about 5 km from the north of the park, there are two pools inhabited by hippos. More than 400 different species of birds also inhabit the park.
The Mikumi belongs to the circuit of the wildlife parks of Tanzania, less visited by international tourists and better protected from the environmental point of view.
Most of the routes that cross the Mikumi proceed in the direction of the Ruaha National Park and the Selous.
The recommended season for visiting the park is the dry season between May and November.
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Mkomazi National Park
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Mkomazi Game Reserve is located in North Eastern Tanzania on the Kenyan Border.
It was established in 1951 and is found in Kilimanjaro Region and Tanga Region.
Mkomazi game reserve is one of the only places in the whole Tanzania to spot the black rhinoceros.
The Reserve covers an area over of 3,200 kmē.
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Moyowosi Game Reserve
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Moyowosi Game Reserve was gazetted in 1981.
It is situated in Kigoma Region in the western part of Tanzania and covers an area of 6000 kmē lying on the edge of the great central plateau between the East and western Rift Valley arms, with an altitude ranging from 800m to 1600m.
The reserve is recognized by supporting large populations of buffalo, Topi, Lion, Giraffe, Zebra, Hartebeest, Roan antelope, Greater kudu Waterbuck Sitatunga, Hippo and the Crocodile. Bird species found in the reserve include wattled crane and Shoebill stock.
The reserve can be accessed by chartered light aircraft, scheduled flight, road using Four wheel and train.
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Ngorongoro Crater (and Conservation Area)
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The Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) is a conservation area and a UNESCO World Heritage Site situated 180 km west of Arusha in the Crater Highlands area of Tanzania.
The conservation area is administered by the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority, an arm of the Tanzanian government, and its boundaries follow the boundary of the Ngorongoro Division of Ngorongoro District.
The Ngorongoro Crater, a large volcanic caldera, lies within the area.
A population of approximately 25,000 large animals, largely ungulates along with reputedly the highest density of mammalian predators in Africa, lives in the crater. Large animals in the crater include the black rhinoceros, the local population of which declined from about 108 in 1964-66 to between 11-14 in 1995, and the hippopotamus, which is very uncommon in the area. There also are many other ungulates: the wildebeest (7,000 estimated in 1994), the zebra (4,000), the eland, and Grant's and Thompson's gazelles (3,000).
The crater has the densest known population of lions, numbering 62 in 2001. On the crater rim are leopards, elephants - numbering 42 in 1987 but only 29 in 1992 - mountain reedbuck, and buffalo (4,000 in 1994).
In summer, enormous numbers of Serengeti migrants pass through the plains of the reserve, including 1.7 million wildebeest, 260,000 zebra, and 470,000 gazelles. Waterbuck occur mainly near Lerai Forest; servals occur widely in the crater and on the plains to the west.
Common in the reserve are lions, hartebeest, spotted hyenas and jackals. Cheetahs, although common in the reserve, are scarce in the crater itself.
The main feature of the NCA is the Ngorongoro Crater, a large, unbroken, unflooded volcanic caldera. The crater, which formed when a giant volcano exploded and collapsed on itself some two to three million years ago, is 610 m deep and its floor covers 260 kmē .
Estimates of the height of the original volcano range from fifteen to nineteen thousand feet (4500 to 5800 metres) high.
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Ruaha National Park
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Ruaha National Park is the second largest national park in Tanzania. It covers an area of about 12,950 kmē. It is located in the middle of Tanzania about 130 km from Iringa.
The park is part of a more extensive ecosystem which includes Rungwa Game Reserve, Usangu Game Reserve, and several other protected areas.
The name of the park is derived from the Great Ruaha River, which flows along its south-eastern margin and is the focus for game-viewing. The park can be reached by car via Iringa and there is an airstrip at Msembe, park headquarters.
Ruaha is famous for its large population of Elephants. Presently about 10.000 are roaming the park.
Ruaha National Park is also a true birdwatchers paradise: 436 species have been identified of an estimated total of 475. Among the resident birds are different species of Hornbills, Kingfishers and Sunbirds. Also many migrants visit Ruaha, e.g. the White Stork.
Other special animals in Ruaha are: the African Wild Dog and Sable Antelope. Rhinoceros were last been sighted in 1982 and are probably extinct in the park due to poaching.
The best times to visit for predators and large mammals is the dry season (May-December) and for birds and flowers, the wet season (January-April).
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Rubondo Island National Park
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Rubondo Island National park is Tanzanias only park on Lake Victoria. The island attracts a small number of visitors each year, mainly game fishermen and bird enthusiasts.
There is a bimodal rainfall distribution, with peaks in December and April-May during the October-May rainy season. The annual temperature is 19-26 0C.
The park is one of the best places for bird watching.
Other animals include; elephants, hippos, bushbucks, velvet monkeys, crocodiles, mongoose, striped ground squirrels, and spotted-necked otters.
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Rungwa Game Reserve
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The Rungwa Game Reserve is found in Tanzania. It was established in 1951. This site is 9000kmē.
Rungwa is mainly a stopover destination between the northern and southern circuits.
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Saadani National Park
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Saadani National Park is Tanzania's 13th National Park.
Located in the centre of the historic triangle of Bagamoyo, Pangani and Zanzibar, Saadani National Park covers 1100 kmē.
It is the only wildlife sanctuary in Tanzania bordering the sea.
About 30 species of larger mammals are present as well as numerous reptiles and birds. Besides many species of fish, Green turtles, Humpback whales and dolphins also occur in the ocean nearby.
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Selous Game Reserve
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The Selous Game Reserve is one of the largest fauna reserves of the world, located in the south of Tanzania.
The reserve covers a total area of 54,600 kmē , has additional buffer zones and no permanent human habitation or permanent structures are permitted.
All (human) entry and exit is carefully controlled by the Tanzanian Game Dept. Some of the typical animals of the savanna (for example elephants, hippopotami, African Wild Dog cape buffalo and crocodiles) can be found in this park in larger numbers than in any other African game reserve or national park.
The Selous is one of the last remaining pristine true wilderness areas in the world.
Unlike other national parks in Africa safari by foot is permitted in the Selous Reserve.
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Serengeti National Park
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The Serengeti National Park is a large national park in Serengeti area, Tanzania. It covers an area of 14,763 kmē .
It is most famous for its annual migration of over one and a half million white bearded (or brindled) wildebeest and 250,000 zebra.
Serengeti National Park is widely regarded as the best wildlife reserve in Africa due to its density of predators and prey.
As well as the migration of ungulates, the park is well known for its healthy stock of other resident wildlife, particularly the "Big Five", named for the five most prized trophies taken by hunters (lion, elephant, leopard, rhino and buffalo).
The park also supports many further species, including cheetah, Thomson's and Grant's gazelle, topi, eland, waterbuck, hyena, baboon, impala, African wild dog and giraffe.
The park also boasts about 500 bird species, including ostrich, secretary bird, Kori bustard, crowned crane, marabou stork, martial eagle, lovebirds and many species of vultures.
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Tarangire National Park
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Tarangire National Park is the sixth largest national park in Tanzania after Ruaha, Serengeti, Mikumi, Katavi and Mkomazi.
The name of the park originates from the Tarangire river that crosses through the park, being the only source of water for wild animals during dry seasons.
The park is famous for its huge number of elephants, baobab trees and tree climbing African pythons. It lies a little distance to the south east of Lake Manyara and covers an area of approximately 2,850 kmē
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Udzungwa Mountains National Park
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Udzungwa Mountains National Park is a national park in Tanzania and covers an area of 1,990 kmē.
The habitats contained within the national park include tropical rainforest, mountain forest, miombo woodland, grassland and steppe.
There is a vertical height range of 2502,576 metres (the peak of Lohomero), which incorporates the Udzunga Mountains part of the Eastern Arc Mountains.
There are more than 400 bird species, 2500 plant species (25% of which are endemics) and 6 primate species.
It has the second largest biodiversity of a national park in Africa.
Six primate species have been recorded, five of which are endemic. The Iringa Red Colobus and Sanje Crested Mangabey are only found in the Udzungwa Mountains National Park, the mangabey species was undetected by biologists prior to 1979.
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Usambara Mountains
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The Usambara Mountains are a mountain range in North-East Tanzania, approximately 70 miles long and ranging from 20 to 40 miles in width.
Mountains in the range rise as high as 8,000 ft (2,440 m).
They are part of the Eastern Arc Mountains which stretch from Kenya through Tanzania, and are one of the worlds Biodiversity hotspots.The range is accessible from the towns of Lushoto in the west, and Amani in the east.
The Usambaras are commonly split into two sub-ranges, the West Usambara and the East Usambara. The East Usambara is closer to the coast, receives more rainfall, and is significantly smaller than the west.
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Zanzibar (and Jozani Forest)
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Zanzibar's first and only National Park is centred on Jozani Forest, the largest area of mature forest found within Zanzibar, the forest lies in a shallow trough in the fossil coral bed between the mangrove filled bays of Chwaka and Uzi.
Seasonal flooding, and a high water table, has given rise to a unique groundwater forest. On the high ground to either side is dry coral rag forest and thicket.
With mangrove forests and saltmarshes to the north of the National park, the area is an extremely rich mosaic of Zanzibar's diverse natural habitats, a Haven for much wildlife, including rare, endemic and endangered species.
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