Tanzania National Parks

Mount Kilimanjaro National Park – Tanzania Kilimanjaro. The name itself is a mystery wreathed in clouds. It might mean Mountain of Light, Mountain of Greatness or Mountain of Caravans. Or it might not. The local people, the Wachagga, don’t even have a name for the whole massif, only Kipoo (now known as Kibo) for the familiar snowy peak that stands ... Read More »

Lake Manyara National Park – Tanzania Stretching 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 “the loveliest I had seen in Africa”. The compact game-viewing circuit through Manyara offers a virtual microcosm of the Tanzanian safari experience. From the entrance gate, ... Read More »

RUBONDO ISLAND NATIONAL PARK – Lake Victoria – Tanzania The largest island national park in the whole of Africa, Rubondo Island is found in Lake Victoria (the largest lake in Africa!).  80% of the island is covered in thick dense tropical forest, and it’s become a haven for a variety of wildlife. With bird species numbering over 200,elephant and giraffe roaming the forests, sitatunga antelope hiding in the papyrus swamps and crocodile and hippo filling the lake, bushbucks, velvet monkeys, genet cats, spotted necked otters, black and white colubus monkeys, suni and African grey parrots, this island has become a wild safari destination –  The park is famous by holding a variety of migratory birds from different parts of the world and some birds native to the area are in Emin Pasha Gulf with the ... Read More »

Arusha National Park – Tanzania The closest national park to Arusha town – northern Tanzania’s safari capital – Arusha National Park is a multi-faceted jewel, often overlooked by safarigoers, despite offering the opportunity to explore a beguiling diversity of habitats within a few hours. The entrance gate leads into shadowy montane forest inhabited by inquisitive blue monkeys and colourful turacos ... Read More »