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Mikumi
National Park
This relatively small (3230 sq km) National Park
lies 300 km west of Dar-es-Salaam and is the closest park to the
capital. It is nestled between the Uruguru mountains to the East
and the Rift Valley escarpments to the Southwest.
Major
Attractions: The Mkata river flood plainsheards
of buffaloes and elephants and the black and white colobus monkeys
in the south also in the park there is rich variety bird species
as well as large numbers of giraffes, buffaloes and elephants
and close to the water holes also lions, leopards and hippos.
Furthermore you can see zebras, lions, wild dogs, pythons, hartebeest,
wildebeest, elephants, impala, warthog, eland and antelop. Several
observation towers enable you to overview the park in its entirety.
Udzungwa Mountains (N) Park
Udzungwa National Park, Tanzania's last established
park (1992), has a total area of approximately 2,000km² lying
between a high range of altitude. It contains the greatest altitudinal
range of forests in East Africa - the eastern escarpment is the
only place in East Africa with unbroken forest cover from lowland
forest communities at below 250m above sea level, through intermediate
types, to mountain communities at over 2,800m.The Park is located
65 km south of Mikumi National Park.
Major
Attractions: Six species of primate are found here
and two are endemic, namely the Iringa (Uhehe) Red Colobus monkey,
and the Sanje Crested Mangabey, which was discovered in 1979.
There is also a rich small bovid community including good numbers
of Red, Blue and Abbots duikers, and bushbuck. COMMON:
elephant, buffalo, lion, leopard, African Wild dog, eland, waterbuck.
Ruaha National Park
It offers a fascinating variety of landscapes
and an untouched nature. Ruaha, at 12,950km², is only little
smaller than the Serengeti, and it is without doubt a naturalist’s
paradise.
Major Attractions: Great Ruaha river,
Elephants, Kudus, large number of the hippos and crocodiles. COMMON:
lions, leopards, hunting dogs, spotted hyenas, jackals and numerous
other species such as Waterbuck impala, giraffe, warthog and eland.
Grants gazelle, ostrich and cheetah may be seen on the plains.
over 465 bird species:-Red-Billed Wood Hoopoe, Violet-Crested
Turaco, Racquet-Tailed Roller, Red-Billed Firefinch, Dickinson's
Kestral and Pel's Fishing Owl can be seen in the park.
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