Ruaha National park

Location: The Park is located in the middle of Tanzania about 130 kilometers from Iringa and 625km from Dar-es-salaam city. It is part of a more extensive ecosystem, which includes Rungwa Game Reserve, Usangu Game Reserve, and several other protected areas. The park, covering an area of 20,226 square km, is the largest in Tanzania and second largest in Africa.
Wildlife: Ruaha is believed to have high concentration of elephants than any National Park in East Africa. It is also a place where, magnificent mammals like Kudu, Sable and Roan antelopes can easily be spotted in Miombo woodland. The park is also a habitat for endangered wild dogs. Other animals in the park include lions, leopards, cheetah, giraffes, zebras, elands, impala, bat eared foxes and Jackals.
Apart from large animals, the park also harbors a number of reptiles and amphibians such as crocodiles, poisonous and non-poisonous snakes, monitor lizards, agama lizards and frogs.
The Park is also one of the Tanzania birds’ paradise with more than 571species and some of them are known to be migrants from within and outside Africa.
Climate: Ruaha is hot and dry. Temperatures don’t vary throughout the year, which is typical of its location close to the equator. Nights remain warm all year long. The warmest months are October to March, and the coolest are June to August. the short rainfall season begins November to February, while the long season is between March and April. The park experiences its dry season between June and October.
Activities: Game drives, bird watching, camping, Walking safari, picnicking
Unique features:
• Home to Tanzania’s largest elephant population, estimated at 12,000.
• Numerous river systems, hills, natural springs and hot water springs. Amidst it all the 475 km long Great Ruaha River
• The Great Rift Valley crosses the park