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Lake
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Size: 322sq km.
Location: Northern Tanzania
Lake
Manyara National Park covers an area of 322sq.km.Besides the
abundant variety of birdlife, the park is reknown for its
tree climbing lions which spend hours on the branches of the
acacia tree, three to seven metres above the ground.
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The
park also has hot sulphur springs in its southern zone, popularly
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| Serengeti
National Park |
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Size: 14,763sq km
Location: Northern Tanzania.
The
Serengeti remains the largest national park in Tanzania today
occupying 14,763sq.km.The Park boasts of the highest wildlife
concentration in the whole Africa. In fact, it is the only
place where one can see the big "five".
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The
annual animal migration led by thousands of wildebeest,
start in May till June.The movement takes off from the central
plains heading westwards and northwards in search of water.
Alongside this search are also predators and scavengers
like hyena and vultures
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| Ngorongoro
Crater |
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Size: 259sq km
Location: Northern Tanzania
Popularly
known as the eighth wonder of the world, the Ngorongoro crater
covers an area of 259sq.km with 610meter high walls, making
it the largest intact crater in the world. Here you find the
panoramic view of permanent game. |
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is the only place where one could easily spot the now most
endangered specie, the rhino. Other animals like lions, elephant,
zebra, wildebeest and a teaming birdlife are in abundance.
One needs a four-wheel drive to get the floor.
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| Olduvai
Gorge |
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Location:
Ngorongoro Crater
The
gorge, also referred to by many as the 'Cradle of Mankind',
is situated between the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater.
In fact it is 42km from the latter. Under the direction
of Dr.Leaky, the gorge yielded abundant fossil material
dating back over one million years. The remains of prehistoric
elephants, gait-horned sheep and enormous ostriches have
been found in this stone-age site. More recently, very early
human remains of the nut-cracker man or Zinjanthropus Bosse
have been discovered here.
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| Tarangire
National Park |
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Location:
Arusha,Northern Tanzania
Close
to Arusha, 118 km away, Tarangire National Park gets its name
from the river that threads its way through the length of
the reserve. It is famous for its dense wildlife population
which is most spectacular between June and September, the
dry period.
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During
this time thousands of animals - wildebeest, zebra, eland,
elephant, hartebeest, buffalo and oryx - migrate from the
dry Masai steppe to the Tarangire River looking for water.
Lion, leopard and other predators follow the herds. Tarangire
is also home to 550 varieties of bird.
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| Arusha
National Park |
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Location:
Arusha, Northern Tanzania
Arusha National Park was described by Sir Julian Huxley
as "a gem amongst parks." It consists of three spectacular
features, the Momela Lakes, Mount Meru and the Ngurdoto Crater.
On clear days magnificent views of Mount Kilimanjaro can be
seen from almost any part of the park. The vegetation and
wildlife varies with the topography, which ranges from forest
to swamp.
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The park is famous for its 400 species of birdlife,
both migrant and resident, and black and white colobus monkey.
Other animals frequently seen in the park are baboon, elephant,
buffalo, giraffe, hippo, leopard, hyena, zebra and a wide
range of antelope species. |
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Serengeti Migration |
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The
constant cycle of migration in the Serengeti is truly a natural
phenomenon and can be observed on game drives or using mobile
campsites that follow these migrations.
The
best times to witness these migrations are as follows:
December-March
Pregnant wildebeest flock to the short grass plains of the
South-East to feed and give birth.
April-June
Wildebeest travel through central Serengeti Kopjes towards
to the Western Corridor.
May-August
The wildebeest migration meets in the Western Corridor at
the Grumeti River where crocodile lay in wait.
August-November
The Southward migration arrives in Northern Serengeti from
the Lobo Hills area.
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