by hla | May 16, 2023 | Tanzania national parks and reserves
The other sanctuary of the chimpanzee, Mahale Mountains National Park, is only reached by charter flight or by boat from Kigoma. Covering an area of approximately 1,600 sq km, the park’s western boundary is the shore of Lake Tanganyika. The chimpanzee population is...
by hla | May 16, 2023 | Tanzania national parks and reserves
KITULO NATIONAL PARK One of the two more recently gazette national parks, Kitulo is the first park in tropical Africa to be recognized largely for its floristic significance. Known locally as ‘God’s Garden’ or the ‘Serengeti of Flowers’, Kitulo plateau has had over...
by hla | May 16, 2023 | Tanzania national parks and reserves
KATAVI NATIONAL PARK Recently extended southward to cover some 4500 sq km the main features of Tanzania’s third largest park, located about 40 km southeast of the town of Mpanda, are Lake Katavi, with its vast floodplains, the palm-fringed Lake Chala and the Katuma...
by hla | May 16, 2023 | Tanzania national parks and reserves
Gombe Stream National Park A mountainous strip bordering the shores of Lake Tanganyika, 16km north of Kigoma. Gombe is currently Tanzania’s smallest park. It covers just 56sq km and is only reachable by boat from Kigoma. Gombe offers visitors the rare chance to...
by hla | May 16, 2023 | Tanzania national parks and reserves
Udzungwa Mountains National Park is a conservation area of about 2,000 sq km. It lies in the Iringa and Morogoro regions of south-central Tanzania where it is bordered by the Great Ruaha River to the north and by the road between Mikumu and Ifakara to the east. major...
by hla | May 16, 2023 | Tanzania national parks and reserves
Ruaha National Parks Recently expanded to become the largest national park in East Africa and, after Kafue National Park in Zambia, the second largest in Africa, Ruaha is home to more than 10,000 elephant. Its name derives from the Great Ruaha River which flows along...
