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National
Parks and Reserves
Tanzania is most famous
for the vast Serengeti National Park, stretching out for almost 13,00sq kms.But
there is so much more to this most fascinating country. Ngorongoro Crater, a World
Heritage Site, is home to a host of wildlife that make the crater floor their
habitat. Tanzania's Rift Valley features the popular Lake Manyara and Tarangire
National Parks. Ruaha and the Selous in the southern part of Tanzania are spectacular,
with abundant game. To the coast, the ' spice island' of Zanzibar is well worth
visiting. Possibly the most well known sight is the snow capped tip of Mt Kilimanjaro
Lake
Manyara National Park
Set around the lake, this park lies at the foot
of a dramatic escarpment and offers a rich diversity of scenery and wildlife,
including the famous tree lions a very high density of elephant population and
other big game. Its lake is a haven for birdlife and hippo. Ngorongoro
Crater
A wonder of the world set in the African Wild. Ngorongoro was an
active volcano some 8 million years ago whose cone collapsed leaving a sunken
caldera of 311sq km, renedering it into one of the largest craters in the world.
The magic stems form its sheer physical beauty and stunning panoply of wildlife
that roam its floor. The 2000ft descent into the crater reveals a sight of unequalled
glamour. Serengeti
National Park
This park contains the most spectacular wildlife sight in
the annual migration of the wildebeast from the north to the south. Amongst its
35 species of, it is famous for the black maned lion, of which there are over
2000, and other predators such as cheetah, hyena, and wild dogs. Olduvai
Gorge
Between Ngororngoro Crater and Serengeti national Park lies Olduvai
Gorge, " the cradle of mankind". Here, Dr Leakey and his wife discovered
one of the earliest fossils of man, some 1.7 million years old. Many of their
finds are now displayed in a museum overlooking the Gorge Tarangire
National Park
The only place in Tanzania where you can view fringe -eared
Oryx easily, and during the dry season the river attracts a large concentration
of ungulates. Other big game are plentiful and include elephant, buffalo, lion,
and the rare Greater Kudu. | 
