Ngorongoro Crater
The Ngorongoro Crater, situated in the northern region of Tanzania, is a captivating marvel that never fails to leave visitors in awe. Once an imposing volcano that dominated the landscape, it now holds the distinction of being the largest intact caldera worldwide. In fact, some experts speculate that in its pre-eruption state, it might have […]
Saanane Island National Park
The first National Park to be situated inside the City will be this one. After Rubondo Island National Park, Saanane Island Proposed National Park will be the second national park in Lake Victoria. After Mzee Saanane Chawandi, who at the time owned the island, Saanane Island National Park was created. In 1964, Tanzania’s first zoo […]
Saadani National Park
A calming coastal breeze blows through the palm trees. Under the tropical heat, white sand and blue ocean glitter seductively. Swahili fishermen cast their nets as traditional dhows slowly float by, their billowing white sails powered by a magnificent red sunrise. The beach and the jungle converge in Saadani. It has all the qualities that […]
Rubondo National Park
With their characteristic black, white, and chestnut feather pattern flashing clearly in the morning sun, a pair of fish eagles watches over the tranquil bay. The birds suddenly start a piercing, expressive duet by tossing their heads back. A well-fed monster crocodile awakens from its siesta on the sandbank below, frightened. A pair of sentry-post […]
Mahale National Park
A sight resembling an idyllic Indian Ocean island beach can be found deep in the interior of Africa, unreachable by road, and approximately 100 km (60 miles) south of the location where Stanley gave the famous greeting “Doctor Livingstone, I presume.” The isolated and enigmatic Mahale Mountains are a line of untamed, jungle-covered peaks that […]
Gombe National Park
Deep in the jungle, a whoop of excitement breaks out. It is quickly joined by a dozen additional voices and grows in volume, tempo, and tone to a frenzied screeching crescendo. It is the well-known “panthoot” call, a bonding ceremony that enables the participants to recognize one another through distinctive vocal tics. This spine-tingling outburst […]
Kitulo National Park
Botanists have dubbed the Kitulo Plateau the Serengeti of Flowers, hosting “one of the great floral spectacles of the world,” while locals refer to it as Bustani ya Mungu, The Garden of God. And Tanzania’s newest national park is in fact a rare botanical marvel; it is home to 350 species of vascular plants, including […]
Udzungwa National Park
The dark, ancient forests of Udzungwa are genuinely enchanting; they are a lush haven of sun-dappled glades surrounded by trees that are 30 meters (100 feet) tall, with mushrooms, lichens, mosses, and ferns covering their buttresses. East Tanzania’s flat coastal scrub rises dramatically from a chain of twelve massive, forested mountains, the greatest and most […]
Katavi National Park
Katavi is a true wilderness that is isolated, untamed, and hardly visited; those few brave souls who do make it there get a thrilling flavor of Africa as it must have been a century ago. It is the third-largest national park in Tanzania and is located in the far southwest of the nation within a […]
Ruaha National Park
As soon as the plane lands, the game viewing begins. Alongside the runway, a giraffe races, all legs and neck, but oddly graceful in its awk wardness. Following the giraffe across the runway is a line of zebras. The greatest population of elephants in an East African national park, Ruaha’s 10,000 elephants create a protective […]