Tanzania is home to one of Africa's most magnificent game reserves, namely the Selous Game Reserve and is also the seemingly endless plains of the Serengeti National Park, where one of the world's greatest natural spectacles, the annual migration of some two million wildebeest followed by their predators can be observed. The Serengeti holds some of the largest concentrations of lion, cheetah and leopard in Africa, and is probably the best national game park on the continent to see these predators.

This great country can be explored by land in comfortable 4x4 cars such as Land Rovers or Land Cruisers or by flying into an areaand taking safaris from there. Safaris to may be by vehicle, on foot, on certain reasons on horseback, or even from a balloon. Time on safari can easily be complemented by time on a deserted beach or island before the African Dream comes to an end.
National Parks / Game Reserves
There are millions of wildlife in the protected sanctuaries of game reserves and national park. There are 13 National Park and 16 game reserves.The National Parks are Lake Manyara, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Mikumi, Ruaha, Mahale Mountains, Rubondo Island, Ngorongoro crater Arusha, Tarangire, Udzungwa, Katavi, Gombe Stream and Serengeti. The game reserve are Selous, Kizigo, Uwanda Biharamulo, Ibanda, Saa nane Island, Sadani, Myowosi, Maswa Rumanyika-Orungundu, Umba, Rungwa, Ugalla, Burigi Mkombozi and Mount Meru. Tanzania has designated more than 247,000sq km of land for Wildlife Conservation. These are the
National Parks, Game reserves and Conservation areas. Tanzania National Parks and their areas are as follow:
Serengeti (14,763sq km), Ngorongoro Crater (8,320sq km), Mikumi (3,230 sq km), Lake Manyara (330 sq km), Ruaha (12,950 aq km), Mount Kilimanjaro (756 sq km), Tarangire (2.600 sq km), Gombe (52 sq km), Mahale mountains (1,613 sq km ), Arusha (137 sq km), Udzungwa (1,900 sq km), Katavi (2,253 sq km)and Rubondo Islands (240 sq km).
The Ngorongoro Crater:

This is also one of the natural wonders of the world with a large number of animal population throughout the year. .The crater itself is about 670 meters deep and 20 kilometers in diameter. The floor of the crater covers about 102 square miles. The Ngorongoro crater supports wildlife most of which residence there all year round. The bird life is also existing here. The lake attracts huge flock of birds. There are thousands of flamingo whose pink colouring is reflected beautifully by the waters of the lake. The one way route down the crater is breathtaking as it meanders around ravines and rock crevasses. At one point the narrow route curves its way through the inside of a large living baobab tree.Whereas temperatures on the rim of the crater are usually chilly and the atmosphere foggy, halfway down the crater it brightens up and becomes savanna warm at the bottom of the creater.
The Serengeti National Park

Together with the spectacular Balloon Safari at Serengeti, the breathtaking masses of hundreds of thousands of plains animals followed by the migration of millions of the wildbeast a sight seen nowhere else on earth

Encompasses the largest migratory concentration of plains game in the world with over 1.5 million animals of 35 species including lion, cheetah, and leopard The small rivers, Lakes and Swamps support a variety of wildlife. The animal migration, which is very famous takes place annually. It is very important to visit the area at the correct time of the year.
The Lake Manyara National Park


From the spectacular escarpment of the rift valley, one looks down 3,000 feet into Lake Manyara , as the valley stretches beyond the horizon. The lake and the surrounding lush forest and bush land is home to a wide range of wildlife.The lake is a ground water reservoir which is partially fed by small rivers flowing down the escarpment.
There are several hot water springs which were formed at the time of the faulting of the Rift Valley.It is here that one encounters the tree climbing lions. With a full belly, the king of the Jungle seems to enjoy watching over the park with a sense of conquest.
Arusha National Park: 137 square-mile park, 20 miles east of Arusha. Features leopards, colobus monkeys, giraffe, rhino, hippo, elephant and a wide variety of antelope. Also in the park is Mount Meru, a volcanic mountain 14,979 feet high, covered by a dense rain forest, and popular for mountain climbing excursions as well as Ngurdoto Crater and Momela Lakes where animals and birds come to water.
Kilimanjaro National Park: 30 miles from Moshi. Encompasses 756 square miles and includes the permanently snow-capped Kibo peak [5,895 meters] and the Mawenzi peak [5,149 meters] of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain. Features blue and colobus monkey.