Serengeti, the largest and best known of Tanzania’s
National Parks, covers an area of over 14,500sq km
(5,600sq miles). Its northern boundary abuts Kenya’s
Masai Mara Game Reserve, whilst its western extension
known as the `corridor’ reaches to within 8km (5 miles)
of Lake Victoria. In this world-famous wildlife
sanctuary there still exists the greatest and most
spectacular concentration of game animals found anywhere
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The Ngorongoro Crater is
one of the most spectacular game haunts in Africa: it is
also one of the biggest craters or more correctly
calderas in the world, over 14.5km (9 miles) across,
610-760m (2,000-2,500ft) deep and covering 264sq km (102
sq miles). The approach road at 2,286m(7,500 ft) skirts
the rim of the crater affording many breathtaking scenic
views over the crater floor thousands of feet below.....More
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Kilimanjaro National Park
covers an area of 1,864sq km (720sq miles) of Africa’s
highest mountain, extending from m1,824m (6,000ft) to
the summit at 5,894m (19,340ft). At lower altitudes the
Park consists of mountain rain forest, giving way to
scrub-there is no bamboo zone on Kilimanjaro-then alpine
moorland and finally icefields....More
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The Tarangire
National Park covers an area of 1,360sq km
(525sq miles) of park-like country with
scattered baobab trees alternating with open
acacia woodland, open bush, plains, swamps and
rivers and stands of palm trees. Big game and
birds are abundant. Among the larger mammals
Lion, Elephant, Black Rhinoceros and Buffalo are
common.
Tarangire is
reached via the Great North Road, turning left
through Makuyuni, and is some 112km (70 miles)
south of Arusha. Accommodation with all
facilities is at the Tarangire Lodge and Tented
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Large areas of
ground-water forest with giant fig and mahogany trees
alternate with acacia woodland and more open places, all
well watered. A network of roads and tracks gives the
visitor maximum game and bird viewing opportunities.....More
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The Selous Game
Reserve is a southern extension of the Mikumi
National Park, covering some 54,490sq km
(21,000sq miles), and is predominantly an
elephant reserve. The area is mainly brachystegia woodland with grassy flood-plains
and some dense forest patches: much of it is
inaccessible.
In addition to
Elephant there are Hippopotamus, Buffalo,
Wildebeest, Lichtenstein’s Hartebeest, Sable
Antelope, Greater Kudu, Eland, Lion and Leopard.
Bird life is similar to that found in the Mikumi
National Park. Foot safaris accompanied by
armed rangers are permitted ...
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