With 25% of its land devoted to land and Wildlife conservation, Tanzania is truly unrivaled in the breadth and depth of Wildlife visitors can encounter.
There are countless reasons that a Wildlife enthusiast would choose Tanzania.
The Wildlife of Tanzania refers to the fauna of Tanzania. Tanzania contains 20 percent of the species of African’s large mammal population, found across its reserves, conservation areas, marine parks, and 17 national parks, spread over an area of more than 42,000 square kilometres (16,000 sq mi) and forming approximately 38 percent of the country’s territory.
Wildlife resources of Tanzania are described as “without parallel in Africa” and “the prime game viewing country”. Serengeti National Park, the country’s second largest national park area at 14,763 square kilometres (5,700 sq mi), is located in northern Tanzania and is famous for its extensive migratory herds of Wildebeest
and Zebras while also having the reputation as one of the great natural wonders of the world.
The Ngorongoro Conservation Area, established in 1959, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and inhabited by the Masai people. Its Ngorongoro Crater is the largest intact caldera in the world.
The national parks are also part of the wetlands of Tanzania. The wild animals tend to be closer to the wetlands, particularly the water loving species such as the Hippopotamus, Waterbuck, Common Warthog, Elephant, Crocodile, Sitatunga as well as Water birds such as flamingos and ducks.
Tanzania’s wildlife, extolled as the “finest safari experiences and wildlife spectacles found anywhere on the planet”, has 40 national parks and game reserves. There are 17 national parks covering a total area of 42,235 square kilometres (16,307 sq mi). These parks are Arusha National Park, Gombe Stream National Park, Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park, Katavi National Park, Kilimanjaro National Park, Kitulo National Park, Mahale Mountains National Park, Lake Manyara National park, Mikumi National Park, Mkomazi National Park, Ruaha National Park, Rubondo Island National Park, Saadani National Park, Saanane Island National Park, Serengeti National Park, Tarangire National Park and Udzungwa Mountains National Park.
When you travel to Tanzania, the best places to visit and enjoy a Wildlife safari include Katavi, Selous, Ruaha, Tarangire and Ngorongoro. Of course, there’s also the Serengeti where you can witness the great Annual Migration of millions of Wildebeest.
