The scenery, topography and very friendly people make Tanzania one of the best places to visit and promise the best wildlife photographic safaris on the continent. Tanzania indeed has it all Tanzania has 22 National Parks, 1 conservation area, 27 Game Reserves, several Marine Parks, a breathtaking coast and Lake Zone and gently undulating highlands that are a hiker’s paradise.
NATIONAL PARKS
Tanzanian National parks exist for the primary role of conservation of great wealth for present and future generations. These National Parks include the following:
1. Arusha National Park
2. Gombe Stream National Park
3. Katavi National Park
4. Kilimanjaro National Park
5. Kitulo National Park
6. Mahale Mountains National Park
7. Lake Manyara National Park
8. Mikumi National Park
9. Mkomazi National Park
10. Ruaha National Park
11. Rubondo Island National Park
12. Saadani National Park
13. Serengeti National Park
14. Tarangire National Park
15. Udzungwa National Park
16. Saanane National Park
17. Burigi -Chato National Park
18. Ibanda Kyerwa National Park
19. Rumanyika-Karagwe National Park
20. Nyerere National Park
21. Ugalla River National Park
22. Kigosi National Park
All of these form the core of a much larger protected ecosystem that has been set aside to preserve the country’s rich natural heritage and to provide secure breeding grounds where the diverse fauna and flora available can thrive safe from the ever-increasing threat of human encroachment.
Tanzania has dedicated more than 42,000 square kilometres, more than one-third of its territory- a uniquely high proportion of land to the formal protection of its wildlife as National Parks and Game Reserves despite its growing population pressures.
The existing park system protects a number of internationally recognized bastions of biodiversity and world heritage sites, thereby redressing the balance of deforestation, agriculture and urbanization that is threatening Tanzania’s remaining wilderness. In this, Tanzania has successfully resisted the temptation to cash in on the short-term gains of mass tourism.