Photo Tours :: Tanzania :: Ruaha National Park
Ruaha National Park is the largest national park in Tanzania. It covers an area of about 13,000 square kilometres. It is located in the middle of Tanzania about 130 kilometres from Iringa. The name of the park is derived from the Great Ruaha River, which flows along its South-Eastern margin and is the focus for game-viewing. The park can be reached by car via Iringa and there is an airstrip at Msembe, park headquarters.
The park is one of the Tanzania birds’ paradise with more than 571 species and some of them are known to be migrants from within and outside Africa.
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.
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Areas of Tanzania
Lake Manyara National Park
Mahale Mountains National Park
Namiri Plains
Ndarakwai
Ndutu Conversation Area
Ngorongoro Crater
Olduvai Gorge
Ruaha National Park
Salei Plains
Serengeti National Park
Tarangire National Park
Zanzibar