Parks and Reserves in Tanzania

Tanzania's abundant wildlife thrives in some of the world's largest protected areas of wilderness; add the jaw-dropping scenes of huge animal migrations and it comes as no surprise to learn that the parks and reserves of Tanzania are the main draw card for many visitors.

The parks and reserves of the 'northern safari circuit' - which include the Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro, Lake Manyara and Tarangire National Park - are the most popular with visitors and are easily reachable from Arusha.

But for those in the mood for something a little more challenging, southern and western Tanzania is a region widely seen as Africa's 'Next Big Thing' and the area is chock-a-block with remote national parks, bursting with adventure.

A little harder to reach and therefore attracting far fewer tourists, the parks include the region's juggernaut-sized flagship - the Selous Game Reserve - for classic game viewing in an unspoilt wilderness, and primate-packed Gombe Stream and Mahale National Parks. These two parks afford visitors to Africa the best chances of seeing chimpanzees.

There's also great plains game viewing at the remote and little-visited Ruaha and Katavi National Parks, plus adventures of a different kind at the extraordinary 'beach and bush' Saadani National Park where you may get to watch elephants gamboling in the surf.

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• Arusha National Park
• Gombe Stream National Park
• Katavi National Park
• Kilimanjaro National Park
• Lake Manyara National Park
• Mahale Mountains National Park
• Mikumi National Park
• Mkomazi Game Reserve
• Ngorongoro Crater Conservancy
• Ruaha National Park
• Saadani National Park
• Selous Game Reserve
• Serengeti National Park
• Singita Grumeti Reserves
• Tarangire National Park
• Udzungwa Mountains National Park

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