Africa
Highlights - Essential Info - Itineraries - History
- Ballooning over the Serengeti
- Katavi National Park
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Mahale Mountains National Park
- Kilimanjaro Treks
- Private Camping Safaris
- Ruaha National Park
- Selous Game Reserve
- Serengeti National Park
- Tarangire National Park
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Walking Safaris
- Zanzibar & the Tanzanian Coast
- Dar es Salaam
- Arusha
- Riding Safaris
Ruaha National Park
Ruaha, the second largest of Tanzania’s National Parks after the Serengeti, is a truly unspoilt wilderness of some 13,000 sq. km. Part of the protected Rungwa-Kisigo-Ruaha ecosystem, the park represents a transition zone where eastern and southern African species of fauna and flora overlap. The shining river, after which the park is named, is fringed by tall acacia, fig and baobab trees and flows along the park’s entire eastern boundary through rugged gorges and open plains.
With your knowledgeable guides, you track wildlife quietly on foot or by open-sided Land Rover. A rich diversity of animal and plant life is sheltered by the park: miombo forest, rolling woodlands, hills, rivers and plains are host to a great variety of wildlife including lion, leopard, cheetah, wild dog, giraffe, zebra, sable, roan, huge herds of buffalo and large concentrations of elephant and, uniquely in East Africa, both lesser and greater kudu. In addition more than 480 species of bird have been sighted in the park.
The peace and isolation make Ruaha Tanzania’s best kept secret.
Our recommended camps and lodges include:
Mwagusi Camp
Jongomero Camp & Jongomero fly camping
Ruaha River Lodge
Mdonya Old River Camp
Kwihala Camp
