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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.
 
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