{"id":8567,"date":"2025-06-18T21:10:37","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T21:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bariziweb.com\/safariline\/?page_id=8567"},"modified":"2025-06-18T21:16:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T21:16:37","slug":"tanzania-national-parks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bariziweb.com\/safariline\/tanzania-national-parks\/","title":{"rendered":"Tanzania National Parks"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK<\/strong><\/h4>

Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Northern Tanzania, 208 miles from Arusha, stretching north to Kenya and bordering Lake Victoria to the west.<\/p>

History:<\/strong>\u00a0Tanzania\u2019s oldest and most popular national park, also a world heritage site and recently proclaimed a 7th worldwide wonder, the Serengeti is famed for its annual migration, when some six million hooves pound the open plains, as more than 200,000 zebras and 300,000 Thomson\u2019s gazelle join the wildebeest\u2019s trek for fresh grazing. Yet even when the migration is quiet, the Serengeti offers arguably the most scintillating game-viewing in Africa: great herds of buffalo, smaller groups of elephant and giraffe, and thousands upon thousands of eland, topi, kongoni, impala and Grant\u2019s gazelle.<\/p>

Size:<\/strong>\u00a014\u2019763 sq km.<\/p>

Geography \/ Habitats:<\/strong>\u00a0The Serengeti is the best known and greatest wildlife sanctuary in the world. The name comes from the Maasai \u2018siringet\u2019 which means \u2018endless plains\u2019, and the Serengeti is just that. The Serengeti\u2019s terrain is varied: the vast treeless central Serengeti Plains, savannah dotted with acacia trees, magnificent rock outcrops called kopjes, reverie bush, thick scrub to streams, rivers, small swamps and lakes. These features give the Serengeti Park a fascinating variety of habitats. Survey estimates indicate more\u00a0than\u00a03000 lions, 1,600,000 wilder beasts and 500,000 zebras. There are more than 400 bird species.<\/p>

Animals:<\/strong>\u00a0Wildebeast (circa 1 million), Lions, Elephant, Rhino, Gazelle, Cheetah, Buffalo, Warthog, Flamingo, Waterfowl, Waterbucks, Giraffe, Hippo, Impala, Zebra, Dik-dik, Leopard, Hyena and over 400 bird species have been recorded from Ostrich to the secretary bird. The list goes on and on\u2026.<\/p>

Of interest:<\/strong>\u00a0Hot air balloon safaris, walking safari, picnics, game drives, bush lunch\/dinner can be arranged with hotels\/tour operators.\u00a0 Maasai rock paintings and musical rocks.<\/p>

Accommodation Options:<\/strong>\u00a0Lodges, fixed tented camp and camping.<\/p>

ARUSHA NATIONAL PARK<\/strong><\/h4>

Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Northern Tanzania, northeast of Arusha town.<\/p>

History:<\/strong>\u00a0Established in 1960 and known as Ngurdoto Crater National Park until 1967. Arusha\u2019s name comes from the local people known as the Waarusha. Managed by the Tanzanian National Parks.<\/p>

Size:\u00a0<\/strong>137 sq km<\/p>

Geography \/ Habitats:<\/strong>\u00a0Arusha National Park is often overlooked by tourists due to the closeness of\u00a0the Serengeti,\u00a0Ngorongoro, Lake Manyara and\u00a0Tarangire\u00a0however due to this the crowds are low and the park offers a perfect introduction or a chilled last day to a longer safari. The other attraction of the park is being able to stretch your legs as you\u00a0embark\u00a0on a walking safari. The Park is very diverse and dominated by Tanzania\u2019s 2nd highest peak Mt Meru. It has a lot of montane\u00a0forests, the Ngurdoto Crater (a mini Ngorongoro Crater), cliffs, marshland, rolling grassy hills and the seven Momela Lakes.<\/p>

Animals:<\/strong>\u00a0Blue Monkeys, Colobus Monkeys, Buffalo, Warthog, Flamingo, Waterfowl, Waterbucks, Giraffe, Zebra, Dik-dik, Elephant (rare), Leopard, Hyena.<\/p>

Of interest:<\/strong>\u00a0Walking Safaris, fantastic views of Kilimanjaro and Mt Meru, low crowd levels and beautiful scenery.<\/p>

Accommodation Options:<\/strong>\u00a0Lodges, local hotel or Camping.<\/p>

LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK<\/strong><\/h4>

Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Northern Tanzania, 1 \u00bd hours west of Arusha town.<\/p>

History:<\/strong>\u00a0The area around Lake Manyara was once famous has a hunters heaven but thankfully the park is now established, protected and managed by the Tanzanian Park Authorities.<\/p>

Size:<\/strong>\u00a0330 sq km of which 200 sq km is Lake when water levels are high.<\/p>

Geography \/ Habitats:<\/strong>\u00a0Stretching for 50km along the base of the rusty-gold 600-metre high Rift Valley escarpment, Lake Manyara is a scenic gem, with a setting extolled by Ernest Hemingway as \u201cthe loveliest I had seen in Africa\u201d. The compact game-viewing circuit through Manyara offers a virtual microcosm of the Tanzanian safari experience. The entrance to the park is\u00a0a lush\u00a0forest with many ancient mahogany trees and many monkeys. This then opens up to a large grassy floodplain and the lake itself with a stunning backdrop of jagged blue volcanic peaks that rise from the endless Maasai Steppes. Inland of the floodplain, a narrow belt of acacia woodland is the favoured haunt of Manyara\u2019s legendary tree-climbing lions and impressively tusked elephants.<\/p>

Animals:<\/strong>\u00a0Wildebeast, the legendary tree climbing Lions, Elephant, Buffalo, Warthog, Flamingo, Waterfowl, Waterbucks, Giraffe, Hippo, Impala, Zebra, Dik-dik, Leopard, Hyena and over 400 bird species have been recorded.<\/p>

Of interest:<\/strong>\u00a0Game drives, night game drives, canoeing when the water levels\u00a0is\u00a0sufficiently high. Cultural tours, picnics, bush lunch\/dinner, mountain bike tours, abseiling and forest walks on the escarpment outside the park.<\/p>

Accommodation Options:<\/strong>\u00a0Lodges, local hotels, fixed tented camp and camping.<\/p>

TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK<\/strong><\/h4>

Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Northern Tanzania, 75 miles from Arusha.<\/p>

History:<\/strong>\u00a0The National park takes its name from the Tarangire River, which crosses it lengthwise, giving support to a large wildlife population even during the dry season. During this season, between June and October, thousands of animals including wildebeests, zebras, elands, elephants, buffaloes, hartebeests and more migrate from the dry Maasai steppe to the Tarangire River.<\/p>

Size:<\/strong>\u00a02850 sq km.<\/p>

Geography \/ Habitats:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0It is the sheer 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\u00a0beneath\u00a0them. Lake Burungi area is in the north-western part of the park and a\u00a0 drive in this area will offer you fascinating opportunities to watch large herds of flamingos and other species of birds feeding on aquatic organisms in Lake Burungi. This area also contains an isolated population of Oryx. The landscape and vegetation\u00a0are\u00a0incredibly diverse with a mix that is not found anywhere else in the northern safari circuit.<\/p>

Animals:<\/strong>\u00a0Wildebeest, Lions, Elephant, Rhino, Gazelle, Cheetah, Buffalo, Warthog, hartebeest, long-necked gerenuk, Impala, Zebra, Dik-dik, Leopard, Hyena and fringe-eared oryx. The swamps are the focus for 550 bird varieties, the most breeding species in one habitat anywhere in the world. Tarangire\u2019s pythons climb trees, as do its lions and leopards, lounging in the branches where the fruit of the sausage tree disguises the twitch of a tail.<\/p>

Of interest:<\/strong>\u00a0Guided walking safaris. Day trips to Maasai and Barabaig villages, as well as to the hundreds of ancient rock paintings in the vicinity of Kolo on the Dodoma Road<\/p>

Accommodation Options:<\/strong>\u00a0Lodges, fixed tented camp, camping and local options outside of the Park.<\/p>

NGORONGORO CRATER AND CONSERVATION AREA<\/strong><\/h4>

Location:\u00a0<\/strong>Northern Tanzania, 110 miles west of Arusha.<\/p>

History:\u00a0<\/strong>The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is a conservation area and a UNESCO World Heritage Site situated in the Crater Highlands area of Tanzania. The Ngorongoro area originally was part of the Serengeti National Park when it was created by the British in 1951. Maasai continued to live in the newly created park until\u00a01959\u00a0when repeated conflicts with park authorities over land use led the British to evict them to the newly declared Ngorongoro Conservation Area. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority is the governing body regulating use and access to the NCA. Based on fossil evidence found at the Olduvai Gorge, it is known that various hominid species have occupied the area for three million years.<\/p>

Size:<\/strong>\u00a08288 sq km.<\/p>

Geography \/ Habitats:<\/strong>\u00a0 Land in the conservation area is multi-use; it is unique in Tanzania as the only conservation area providing protection status for wildlife whilst also allowing human habitation. Land use is controlled to prevent negative effects on the wildlife population. For example, cultivation is prohibited at all but subsistence levels. The Conservation Area is part of the Serengeti ecosystem, and to the\u00a0northwest,\u00a0it joins the Serengeti National Park and is contiguous with the southern Serengeti plains. The south and west of the area are volcanic highlands, including the famous Ngorongoro Crater and the lesser known Empakai. The southern and eastern boundaries are approximately defined by the rim of the Great Rift Valley wall, which also prevents animal migration in these directions.<\/p>

Animals:<\/strong>\u00a0A population of approximately 25,000 large animals with reputedly the highest density of mammalian predators in Africa lives in the region including the Black Rhinoceros, Hippopotamus, Wildebeest, Zebra, Eland, Grant\u2019s and Thompson\u2019s Gazelles, Lions, Leopards, Elephants, Wildebeest, Hartebeest, Spotted Hyenas, Jackals, Cheetahs, African Wild Dog and Buffalo. In summer, enormous numbers of\u00a0Serengeti migrants pass through the plains of the reserve, including 1.7 million Wildebeest, 260,000 Zebra, and 470,000 Gazelles. Waterbuck\u00a0occurs\u00a0mainly near Lerai Forest and Servals can be found on the plains to the west.<\/p>

Of interest:<\/strong>\u00a0No trip to the Conservation is complete without venturing into the Ngorongoro Crater!<\/p>

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