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SOUTHERN
TANZANIA
NATIONAL
PARKS |
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MIKUMI
NATIONAL
PARK |
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Size and
Location:
Size:
1,250sq
miles
(3,230
sq km)
Location:
175
miles
(283 km)
west of
Dar es
Salaam,
north of
Selous,
and en
route to
Ruaha,
and
Udzungwa
mountains.
Attractions:
Mikumi
is part
of a
much
larger
ecosystem
centered
on the
uniquely
vast
Selous
Game
Reserve
with
plenty
of hippo
pools.
Animals
to see:
elephants,
lions,
leopards,
buffaloes,
hippos,
crocodiles,
giraffe
and
zebras.
Recommended
Activities:
Game
drives,
visit
nearby
Udzungwa
or
travel
on to
Selous
or Ruaha.
Recommended
time to
go:
July ~
October,
and
December
~
February.
How to
get
there:
A good
surfaced
road
connects
Mikumi
to Dar
es
Salaam
via
Morogoro,
a
roughly
4 hour
drive.
Also by
road
connections
to
Udzungwa,
Ruaha
and
Selous.
Charter
flight
from Dar
es
Salaam,
Arusha
or
Selous.
Where to
Stay:
Vuma
Hills
Tented
Camp. |
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RUAHA
NATIONAL
PARK |
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Size
and
Location:
Size:
3,980 sq
miles
(10,300sq
km)
Location:
Central
Tanzania,
about.
Attractions:
Ruaha is
a second
largest
park in
Tanzania,
vast
wilderness
area
which
hosts
one of
the
largest
elephant
populations
in
Africa.
Like
many
other
central
and
southern
parks of
Tanzania,
its less
traveled,
making
it a
very
good
choice
for
honeymooners
and
people
who
prefer
remote
areas to
safari.
It has
acacia,
savannah
and
miombo
woodlands.
Animals
to see:
Large
herds of
elephants,
buffaloes,
lions,
leopards,
cheetah,
impala,
waterbuck,
gazelle,
wild
dog,
stripped
and
spotted
hyenas,
and over
450
birds
species
Recommended
Activities:
Game
drives,
game
viewing
by boat
along
the
Rufiji
River
and
walking
safari.
Recommended
time to
go:
July ~
October.
How to
get
there:
Scheduled
and/or
charter
flights
from Dar
es
Salaam,
Selous,
Serengeti
and
Arusha.
Year-round
road
access
through
Iringa
from Dar
es
Salaam
(about
10 hours
drive)
via
Mikumi
or from
Arusha
via
Dodoma.
Where to
Stay:
Selous
Safari
Camp,
Rufiji
River
Camp,
Beho
Beho
Camp,
Sable
Mountain
Lodge,
Sand
Rivers
Lodge.
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SELOUS GAME
RESERVE |
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Size and
Location:
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Size:
19,300sq
miles
(50,000
sq km)
Location:
8 hrs
drive
south of
Dar es
Salaam
Attractions:
.
Selous,
which is
about 4
times
size of
Serengeti
park,
possesses
a
diverse
landscape
from hot
volcanic
springs,
sporadic
lakes,
channels
from the
Great
Ruaha
and
Rufiji
rivers.
Also,
over 350
species
of bird
and
2,000
species
of
plants
to be
seen.
Animals
to see:
.
Elephants,
lions,
leopards,
buffaloes,
black
rhino,
spotted
hyena,
wild
dogs,
antelopes
and over
hippos,
crocodiles,
giraffe
and
zebras.
Recommended
Activities:
Game
drives,
game
viewing
by boat
and
walking
safari.
Recommended
time to
go:
July ~
October.
How to
get
there:
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Charter
and
scheduled
flights
from
Dar,
Arusha
and
Ruaha.
Also, by
road.
Where to
Stay:
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Selous
Safari
Camp,
Rufiji
River
Camp,
Sand
Rivers
Lodge,
and
Beho
Beho
Camp. |
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