The Incredible Safari Circuits of Tanzania

Tanzania The Incredible Safari Circuits of

THE TANZANIA NATIONAL PARKS AUTHORITY (TANAPA) HAS GAZETTED CIRCUIT NATIONAL PARKS WHICH, WITH SURROUNDING GAME RESERVES, CONCESSIONS AND AQUATIC RESERVES IN THE NORTH, EAST, SOUTH AND WEST, COVERS A QUARTER OF THE COUNTRY, WHICH WOULD TAKE A LIFETIME TO EXPLORE EVERY NOOK OF IT.

THE NORTHERN SAFARI CIRCUIT T he Northern Safari Parks Circuit of northeast Tanzania covers an area that is stupefying rich in natural features, wildlife and historical association, from the UPQYUQH-KNKOCPLCTQCPFVJGƂTGUQH1NDoinyo Lengai, to the hominid excavations at Olduvai Gorge, part of the Ngorongoro CPF5GTGPIGVKGEQNQI[VQVJGƂUJKPIYCVGTUof Lake Victoria leading up to Rubondo Island. Central Mount Meru is a smaller version of Kilimanjaro.

THE This information entails the close encounters of the predatory kind you can experience, the beautiful landscapes, rich wildlife, novel experiences, adventures, varied ethnic cultures, and activities - all available here in Tanzania.

SOUTHERN SAFARI CIRCUIT Mikumi is Tanzania’s fourth largest National Park, adjoining with Selous Game Reserve in the south forming one enormous ecosystem abutting the Udzungwa and Uluguru Mountains, the both latter highlands considered one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots, the “Galapagos of Africa”, because each separate hilltop JCUWPKSWGƃQTCCPFHCWPCKPVJGYQTNFAwesome waterfalls like Sanje cascade hundreds of meters from cliff walls to the HQTGUVƃQQT#NOQUVHQWTVKOGUVJGUK\GQHSerengeti, Selous in southern Tanzania is the oldest Tanzanian game reserve and the largest in Africa. The Great Ruaha River

enters Selous from the west, past hot sulfur springs, through steep gorges where African crested eagles hunt cliffdwelling monkeys. Ruaha National Park is even more varied and less accessible, at the convergence of several ecosystems with a fantastic range of terrain from mountains to marshland and from tropical forest to sand rivers. Sentinel giant baobab trees stud the plains. Elephants, other large herbivores, varied antelopes and big cats are all present.

THE EASTERN SAFARI CIRCUIT The eastern circuit offers another unique fascinating experience as it combines both wildlife and beaches. This circuit comprises 5CCFCPK0CVKQPCN2CTM/CƂC+UNCPFMarine Park, and other great beaches in Zanzibar, Bagamoyo, Dar es Salaam, 2GODC-KICODQPKCPF2CPICPK/CƂCIsland Marine Park is fast becoming a hot destination in the Indian Ocean.

THE WESTERN SAFARI CIRCUIT Although off the beaten track, the western circuit offers visitors an incredible glimpse of Tanzania at its best. Chimpanzee trekking is the wildlife experience of a N S L C The Northern Safari Circuit The Southern Safari Circuit The Great Lakes Circuit The Coastal Circuit

lifetime, and those who return from their safari wonder at the upclose experience. The often-neglected shores of Lake Victoria are also a pleasant retreat from the UCHCTKEKTEWKVCPFQHHGTDQCVKPIƂUJKPIand hiking excursions for visitors who are not content to admire the scenery. The western Circuit consists of Gombe, Rubondo, Saanane, Katavi, and Mahale Mountains National Parks.