HIGHLANDS
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Ruaha National Park
The Ruaha National Park (together with Kizigo and Rungwa River Game Reserves) totals a protected area of 25,600 sq. kms. Ruaha is Tanzania's second largest National Park and among the wildest. Crocodiles, Hippos and clawless Otters soak and play in the water and on the banks of the Great Ruaha River.
Selous Game Reserve
Tanzania is home to one of single largest remaining elephant populations in the world. Most of these elephants are found in the remote and wildly beautiful Selous Game Reserve, covering an area of 55,000 sq. kms, it is the largest wildlife area in Africa and is second only to the Serengeti in its concentration of wildlife.
Mikumi National Park
Mikumi to the north of the Selous, lies only 283 kms away from Dar es Salaam. The Park, established to protect the environment and the resident animals, is also an important educational centre for students of ecology and conservation. The Mikumi flood plain is the main feature of the Park along with the bordering mountain ranges. Animals commonly found here include Lions, Elands, Hartebeests. Buffaloes, Wildebeests, Giraffes, Zebras, Hippos and Elephants.
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