National Parks and Reserves
Tanzania is most famous for the vast Serengeti
National Park, stretching out for almost 13,00sq kms.But
there is so much more to this most fascinating country.
Ngorongoro Crater, a World Heritage Site, is home to a host
of wildlife that make the crater floor their habitat.
Tanzania's Rift Valley features the popular Lake Manyara and
Tarangire National Parks. R
uaha and the Selous in the southern part of Tanzania are
spectacular, with abundant game. To the coast, the ' spice
island' of Zanzibar is well worth visiting. Possibly the
most well known sight is the snow capped tip of Mt
Kilimanjaro
Lake Manyara National
Park
Set around the lake, this park lies at the foot of a
dramatic escarpment and offers a rich diversity of scenery
and wildlife, including the famous tree lions a very high
density of elephant population and other big game. Its lake
is a haven for birdlife and hippo.
Ngorongoro Crater
A wonder of the world set in the African Wild. Ngorongoro
was an active volcano some 8 million years ago whose cone
collapsed leaving a sunken caldera of 311sq km, renedering
it into one of the largest craters in the world. The magic
stems form its sheer physical beauty and stunning panoply of
wildlife that roam its floor. The 2000ft descent into the
crater reveals a sight of unequalled glamour.
Serengeti National Park
This park contains the most spectacular wildlife sight in
the annual migration of the wildebeast from the north to the
south. Amongst its 35 species of, it is famous for the black
maned lion, of which there are over 2000, and other
predators such as cheetah, hyena, and wild dogs.
Olduvai Gorge
Between
Ngororngoro Crater and Serengeti national Park lies Olduvai
Gorge, " the cradle of mankind". Here, Dr Leakey and his
wife discovered one of the earliest fossils of man, some 1.7
million years old. Many of their finds are now displayed in
a museum overlooking the Gorge
Tarangire National Park
The only place in Tanzania where you can view
fringe -eared Oryx easily, and during the dry season the
river attracts a large concentration of ungulates. Other big
game are plentiful and include elephant, buffalo, lion, and
the rare Greater Kudu. |
