Ruaha National Park
The most pristine and untouched wildlife areas are found in southern Tanzania. Vast swaths of land – once part of Africa – remain unexplored and unexploited. The unspoiled beauty of the southern parks is due in part to their relative inaccessibility. The best way to get around the region is in a four-wheel-drive vehicle. Ruaha National Park is Tanzania’s second largest and wildest national park. Crocodiles, hippos, and clawless otters frolic in the water and along the banks of the Ruaha River. Reedbuck, waterbuck, and buffalo drink while keeping an eye out for lions, leopards, jackals, spotted hyenas, and hunting dogs.
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The greater and lesser kudu, a large elephant population, eland, impala, Grant’s gazelle, dik dik, zebra, warthog, mongoose, wildcat, porcupine, and the shy civet all live along the river’s grassland borders. On their way out and back, there are plenty of Eurasian migrant birds, as well as resident kingfishers, plovers, hornbills, green wood hoopoes, bee-eaters, sunbirds, and egrets.
Wildlife safaris in Tanzania
This trip was made for you if you think "safari" and "wildlife." This all-camping safari, designed to maximize wildlife viewing opportunities, will bring you up close and personal with creatures large and small, from big cats to birds.
