Top 10 Most Visited National Parks in Tanzania
Yes, it’s true that wildlife safari is surely the biggest attraction when you are on African adventure tour. Aside to this Tanzania is beyond any doubt the best destination of the world to experience an amazing jungle safari. Being an adventure lover at the very first instance you need to make a decision on the must to visit Tanzania’s national parks. We are making an attempt to share with you the names of Top 10 Most Visited National Parks in Tanzania.
Serengeti National Park: In this National park you will get the chance to explore many ecosystems which acts as a host to different types of plants, animals and birds. The diversity which a visitor will get explore here acted as the reason behind the popularity of this national park. On an average there are 90000 footfalls of visitors annually. The widely found animals in this park are Wildebeest, gazelle, zebra, big cats, giraffe, elephant, eland, kongoni and topi.
Ngorongoro Conservation Area: The existence of this area came into notice several million years back and now covered with 400 to 600 meters heights wall to separate it from the common zone. As per visitors in this area in a day visitors gets the chance to see Big 5. Although bit expensive still it experiences a footfall of more than 400000 visitors annually. It spreads around 8228 sq. Kms.
Ruaha national park: This Park is known as the largest ever national park in Africa. This park is mostly known for its amazing natural beauty, picturesque riverside and baobab trees. Wild dogs of this park are one of the biggest attraction although the average footfall of visitors is comparatively less than the above 2 parks. Average 20000 visitors; visit this place annually which is spread across 10,300 sq. Kms. Some of the biggest animals of the Jungles are present in this park.
Katavi national park: This Park is located in a remote zone and visitors need to make enough effort to reach it and as a result of which the number of visitors is very low in this park. But, in case you manage to cross this hurdle then rest will be an amazing experience for you. Katavi offers the true feel of wilderness. This park covers an area of 4,471 sq. Kms.
Mahale Mountains National Park: Although the craze of this park is not that much like the above 4 but still in case you want to meet your ancestor’s chimpanzee, then do visit this park.
Gombe Stream National Park: This park is one of the smallest national park of Africa but still popular among visitors for Jane Goodall and her effort on researching on human ancestors chimpanzees.
Tarangire National Park: This park comes in safari route of Tanzania and popular for breathtaking beauty of baobab trees and all around natural beauty and experiences 160000 visitors annually.
Selous Game Reserve: This Reserve zone is known for largest uninhabited area. Elephants Migration is done in this Reserve Park. Covers an area of 47,665 sq. Kms.
Lake Manyara: Lake Manyara is popularly called as mini Serengeti. Lake covers the major area and hosts 11 ecosystems.
Mikumi National Park: Mkata Floodplain of this park helped it to get its name enrolled in top 10 lists. It created a special place in the hearts of adventure lovers because of amazing diversity as well as for its concentrated wildlife.
