This unspoilt wilderness is rich in flora and fauna, and contains a wide variety of animals that includes Greater and Lesser Kudu, roan and sable antelopes, which are rarely seen in most other game parks especially in Northern Tanzania. Ruaha National Park is famous for its herds of elephant and buffaloes. The Ruaha River, which plays an important role in the ecosystem of the park, provides sanctuary to a large number of hippos and crocodiles. During the dry season the river attracts great quantities of game including lions, leopard, hunting or wild dog, impala, waterbuck, warthog, giraffe, and elands. In the plains ostriches, cheetahs and Grants Gazelles can be seen. The park is rich in bird life throughout the year, with over 450 bird species recorded. The best time for game viewing is during the dry season, from May to December. During the wet months from January to April some tracks become impassable.
Best to know in RUAHA National Park
>>Fourth Largest National Park in Tanzania.
>>Shares boundary with Selous Game Reserve in the southw hich is transected by the main road from Dar es Salaam to Iringa.
>>Animals migrate between the Mikumi National Park and the Selous Game Reserve.
>>Lions, Buffaloes, Impalla, Gazelles, Elephants, Giraffes can be found in the National park an hippoes and crocodiles in the rivers.
>>Over 400 bird species resident in Ruaha National Park.
Covers an area of about 3,230 sq km (1,250 sq miles).
Located 283 km (175 miles) west of Dar es Salaam, north of Selous, past Morogoro
Climate is tropical and the park is accessible year round. The best time to visit the park is during the dry season which is June through February. During the rainy season (March through – May) some of the park roads may be impassable.
Safari drives within the national park with 4×4 vehicles.
Guided walks in selected areas.
Visit the nearby Selous Game Reserve are Udzungwa Mountains National Park.