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Tanzania is one of the best safari destinations in Africa. Well known for the wild beast migration, Tanzania is a great game viewng destination in Africa. Its national parks; Serengeti, Kilimanjaro and Ngorongoro reach into the ancient memory and provide an instilling awe to safari seekers interested in seeing the big five. The extensive network of National Parks protecting and conserving a staggering variety of wildlife are worthy to visit on an African Hokiday through this most peaceful country in Africa. The millions of animals eternally roaming in search of grassland provide an ultimate exotic adventure, in Africa's most spectacular world. Below are the major national Parks in Tanzania;
SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK
Serengeti National Park is the world-famous destination and it’s the second largest in Tanzania, occupying about 14,763 sq km. The park's name Serengeti means endless plains derived from the Maasai word 'Siringiti'. The Park lies in a high plateau between the Ngorongoro highlands and the Kenya/Tanzania border, and extends almost to Lake Victoria. The park encompasses the main part of the Serengeti ecosystem.
The most famous features of the Serengeti ecosystem are the spectacular concentration of animals found nowhere else in the world and the annual wildebeest migration. This spectacle sees more than 1.5 million wildebeest, 200,000 zebras and 300,000 Thompson's gazelles trekking to new grazing lands. The brief population explosion of wildebeest produces over 8,000 calves a day before the migration starts. As in all ecosystems, the vegetation and type of animals you find are closely correlated. The principle features of the park are the short and long grass open plains in the southeast, the acacia savannah in the central area, the hilly, more densely wooded in the northern section, and black clay plains, dominated by the central ranges of mountains.
NGORONGORO NATIONAL PARK
On a Ngorongoro Crater Safaris game drive into the belly of the crater you will encounter some 30,000 animals over areas as diverse as swampland, open savannah, grassland, forest and lake; all of this within the steep rock walls that climb some 600m to the rim.The Crater was formed by the collapse of one of Africa's volcanic giants over two million years ago. This was a volcano so high that it is likely that it would have overshadowed Mount Kilimanjaro - if it had not blown up instead, covering the Serengeti in ash and collapsing to the crater floor.
Ngorongoro Crater is now the world's largest intact volcanic caldera.A herd of 70 elephants haunt the forest of yellow fever trees; hippos inhabit the swamps; wildebeest and buffalo graze the grasslands in their thousands, and hundreds of flamingos live on the lake, much to the delight of some 400 scavenging hyenas. Even Africa's extremely rare black rhino has found refuge within the crater's walls. Ngorongoro Crater Safaris show the the highest concentration of predators in Africa. One hundred black-maned lions, skittish cheetah and leopards stalk the crater floor, bellies full and grins wide as they pick and chose from thousands of potential victims. To add to this surreal environment of wild harmony, Maasai tribesman - easily visible in their traditional scarlet robes - can be spotted guiding their cattle down the steep crater walls. The mythical Maasai graze their cattle here, unshaken by the presence of so many predators.
TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK
It is the most southern accessible parks of northern Tanzania. Named after river Tarangire, the park covers an area of 2,600 sq. km. Much of the park is open grassy savannah, dotted with splendid specimens of Baobab trees, but there are also areas of swamp in the south. The park is also spectacular in dry season when many of the migratory wildlife species come back to the permanent waters of the river until the onset of the rains when they migrate again for the better pastures. This animal phenomenon takes place from June to September. The park is located in a wooded steppe within an Arid Acacia savannah species. The most important vegetation type include: Riparian wood land, Acacia tortilis parkland, Wetlands and seasonal floodplains, Acacia-Cammiphora woodland, River grassland, Combretum-Dalbergiawoodland, Acacia dreponolobium woodland, Deepp gully vegetation and Grasslands with scattered baobab trees.
ARUSHA NATIONAL PARK
Arusha National Park is covers 137 sq. km and lies between the peaks of Mountain Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru and ascends from 1500 metres at Momella to 4566 metres at the summit of Mount Meru. Established in 1960 the park had contained Ngurdoto Crater and Momella lakes, until 1967 when Mt. Meru was made part of the Park. The flora and fauna varies with the topography, which ranges from forest to swamp. The best time for visiting is during the dry season from July-March. The best months to climb Mount Meru are June-February (although there are some rains in November). On clear days magnificent views of Mount Kilimanjaro and Mt. Meru can be seen from almost any part of the park. The best views of Mt. Kilimanjaro are from December-February.