TANZANIA PARKS
Tanzania is the largest country in Eastern Africa, it has an area of 937.062 Sq Km and is home to one of Africa’s most magnificent game reserve and fabulous National Parks. The country is famously known as the “Cradle of mankind” because Olduvai Gorge is in it where the remains of Homo Habilis was found. It’s a multi ethnic state with a great variety of languages but the main ones are English and Swahili

 NGORONGORO CRATER                                                                                                This is really a Natural’s wonders. The largest intact crater in the world, covering 265 sq km with 610m high walls rising to the forested rim where there are magnificent views from the Lodges. There is abundance of wild game including Elephants, Rhino’s, Cheetahs, Lions, Leopards, Bushbucks, Elands, Waterbucks, serval Cats, Hyenas and wildebeest including a wide variety of Birds. With its soda Lake, fresh water springs grassland and forest Ngorongoro is home to 25000animals and is a photographer’s paradise with an incredible scenic view you cannot afford to miss. Not far from the crater is Olduvai Gorge where bones of hominids 1.75 million years old were discovered. Nearby at Laetoli there are fossil foot springs made by hominids over three million years ago.

SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK

The largest National park in Tanzania covering an area of 14763kmsq. Its one of the most spectacular parks in the whole world. The name Serengeti is derived from the Maasai word meaning “Endless Plain”. The landscape is wooded grassland in the North , more extensive woodland in the Western corridor, Savanna and scattered acacia in the center and vast open grass plains to the South with isolated rocky outcrops called Kopies. During the wet season the grass plains are home to literally  million of animals. After the wet season when the grass is exhausted the wildebeest  travel in long caravans across the plains looking for better feeding grounds, followed by a large variety of other animals such as Zebra, Elands, Antelopes, Gazelles and many more not forgetting the hungry predators such as Lions, Hyenas and other scavengers. You will find the Cheetah, Leopard and several cats watching the wandering game with interest. 

 OLDUVAI GORGE           Olduvai Gorge locally called “Oldipai” a name given by the Maasai for the sisal growing in the gorge. It is here that we find the archeological discoveries made long time ago by Dr. Louis and Mary Leakey including the Skull of hominoid, which is believed to be 1.75 million years old. Not only have fossils of Hominoid origin been founded but also fossils from prehistoric animals that lived around them. The latest and probably human fossils 302 bones and teeth belonging to a female some 1.8 million years old. Excavations still continue during dry season. There is a small museum at the gorge showing some of the finds. It is possible to enter the gorge with a special guide                                                                                              .LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL  PARK     The Park is fairly small compared to the other Tanzania's Park and covers some 330 sq. km. and two thirds (230sq km) of this are taken up with the soda Lake. The Park's attraction is due to the high concentration of animals offering wonderful opportunities of game viewing. The high number of animals results from the diverse habitats within the Park which include forest, marshland, open grassland and acacia woodland. The acacia are home to the Park's famous tree - climbing lions.  A long its western borders is the Rift Valley’s Western wall. The park is an ornithologists paradise with a great variety of  birdlife, almost 400 different species can be spotted, Elephant population is also high here. There is a large variety of tree species within the park and not forgetting a number of Hippos.                 TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK Covers some 2600 sq km. Has a variety of vegetation zones including acacia woodland, bush, plains and swamps. There is abundance of game especially during the dry season when animals from surrounding ecosystem are drawn to the permanent waters of the Tarangire River. It is well known for herds of Elephant, Lion, Cheetah, Rhino and many varieties of antelope including the very rare Roan Antelope.