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Arusha
National Park
Arusha
National Park is a relatively small park, covering an area
of 137 square kilometers (52.9 square miles), and lies near
the town of Arusha. The town and the Park derive their name
from the Warusha people who traditionally lived in this
area.
However the Park also overlaps into areas where the
Maasai lived and most of the place names in the Park are
of Maasai origin.The
Park has a wide range of habitats, from the string of crater
lakes where many water birds can be watched, through the
highland montane forest and on up to the imposing summit
of Mt. Meru.It
is also one of the few in Tanzania to have walking safaris,
because it is a small park with few dangerous animals.
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Serengeti National park
The Serengeti National Park, the largest in
Tanzania, is about 14,763 sq kms in area. The park's name,
Serengeti, means 'endless plains' and is
derived from the Maasai language. 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.
This
land is justifiably famous for its huge concentrations of wildlife, especially the big cats, as well
as being the stomping ground of the Great Migration,
a massive accumulation of 1.5 million wildebeest, 200,000
zebras and 350,000 gazelles stretching their legs over 1,200
miles in an annual race to find enough water and green grass
for their survival.
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Lake Manyara National Park
Stretching for 50km along the base of the rusty-gold 600-metre high Rift Valley escarpment, Lake Manyara is a scenic gem, with a setting extolled by Ernest Hemingway as “the loveliest I had seen in Africa”.
This Park provides the perfect introduction to Tanzania’s birdlife. More than 400 species have been recorded, and even a first-time visitor to Africa might reasonably expect to observe 100 of these in one day. Highlights include thousands of pink-hued flamingos on their perpetual migration, as well as other large waterbirds such as pelicans, cormorants and storks
The legendary tree-climbing lion of Lake Manyara inspire extensive theorising as to the wonders of evolution, and are also notoriously rarely seen
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Tarangire National Park
Tarangire
National Park is one of the few national parks in Tanzania,
who flora and fauna have not been elaborately described
to prospective guest, making the park being overlooked and
skipped during the Tanzania's northern circuit safaris.
Apart
from Tarangire National Park's collage of varied colors
of vegetation, supported by the water system to create a
fantastic hue, the park is home to large concentrations
of wildlife, all which can be observed from multiple angles:
from the incredible views on the hilltop at Tarangire Safari
Lodge where all one needs to do is perch themselves on a
chair with a pair of binoculars or experience an alternative
game viewing experience at superb camps such as Swala, where
the wildlife and the action that follow it are less than
15 feet away from a guest's tent. The birdlife at Tarangire
are unmatched attracting 550 species seen easily on the
Acacia and Baobab trees and on the riverbeds of the Tarangire
River.
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Mount Kilimanjaro National Park:
Kilimanjaro. The name itself is a mystery wreathed in clouds. It might mean Mountain of Light , Mountain of Greatness or Mountain of Caravans . Or it might not. The local people, the Wachagga, don't even have a name for the whole massif, only Kipoo (now known as Kibo) for the familiar snowy peak that stands imperious, overseer of the continent, and the summit of Africa .
Kilimanjaro, by any name, is a metaphor for the compelling beauty of East Africa . When you see it, you understand why. Not only is this the highest peak on the African continent; it is also the tallest free-standing mountain in the world, rising in breathtaking isolation from the surrounding coastal scrubland – elevation around 900 metres – to an imperious 5,895 metres (19,336 feet).
Kilimanjaro is one of the world's most accessible high summits, a beacon for visitors from around the world. Most climbers reach the crater rim with little more than a walking stick, proper clothing and determination. And those who reach Uhuru Point, the actual summit, or Gillman's Point on the lip of the crater, will have earned their climbing certificates and their memories.
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