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KITULO NATIONAL PARK
KITULO NATIONAL PARK
Mbeya and Njombe Regions
Size: 412.9 sq km (159 sq miles)

Locals refer to the Kitulo Plateau as Bustani ya Mungu - The Garden of God – while botanists have dubbed it the Serengeti of Flowers, host to ‘one of the great floral spectacles of the world’. And Kitulo is indeed a rare botanical marvel, home to a full 350 species of vascular plants, including 45 varieties of terrestrial orchid, which erupt into a riotous ..

MIKUMI NATIONAL PARK
MIKUMI NATIONAL PARK
Morogoro Region
Size: 3,230 sq km (1,250 sq miles)

The landscapes in Mikumi National Park can easily be compared to those of the Serengeti National Park as acacias, baobabs and tamarinds dot the savannah. The Ruhebo and Uluguru mountains as well as some interesting rock formations can be seen close to the northern boundary of the park and the Mkata plains are by far the best place for game ..

RUAHA NATIONAL PARK
RUAHA NATIONAL PARK
Iringa Region
Size: 13,000 sq km (5,000 sq miles)

The vegetation in Ruaha National Park differs drastically between flat treeless savannahs, Miombo woodlands, dry bush lands, swamps and riverine forests. Almost 1650 different plant species can be found in the park, creating a one of a kind botanical paradise. The park is named after the great Ruaha River of which 160 km flow through the park. It is ..

SELOUS GAME RESERVE
SELOUS GAME RESERVE
Morogoro Region
Size: 54,600 sq km (21,100 sq miles)

Selous is by far the largest game reserve in Africa and it is also bigger than Switzerland! It was named after the famous English hunter/explorer Sir Frederick Courtney Selous who died in 1917 during WW1 in Beho Beho. Selous has many diverse habitats and the land is made up of a mixture of Miombo woodlands, rolling hills, savannahs, rocky ..

UDZUNGWA NATIONAL PARK
UDZUNGWA NATIONAL PARK
Iringa Region
Size: 1,990 sq km (770 sq miles)

The biodiversity of this park is by far one of Tanzania’s most special features. Habitats include mountain forests, tropical rainforests, Miombo woodlands, grasslands and steppe. The Udzungwa Mountains are part of the Eastern Arc Mountains which are found in Kenya and Tanzania and were formed some 200 million years ago. Today they ..