ABOUT RUAHA
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What we do in this class:
The park is about 130 kilometres (81 mi) west of Iringa.
Ruaha is a very impressive park with an abundance of wildlife. In addition, due to the parks somewhat remote location, it is not on the main tourist circuit, and so visitors can enjoy viewing the wildlife without competing with hordes of other tourists.
Situated in the heart of Tanzania, classified under the southern circuit, Ruaha rewards those who come into the park with a wild landscape and good to excellent game viewing experience, but in complete solitude.
Furthermore about Ruaha
- Diverse range of habitats and landscapes
• Huge variety of wildlife and birds, including large prides of lions, an elephant population numbering over 10 000, and approximately 500 bird species
• There are only a handful of camps within the vast area of the park, ensuring a uncrowded safari experience.
• The park is has been described as a ‘predator’s paradise’ as it is home to a healthy population of lions, leopards, cheetahs, African wild dogs and other smaller predators.
• It is also one of the only national parks in Tanzania where both the greater and lesser kudu co-exist.
Director’s view
Juma Masoud
“Ruaha is the largest park in East Africa, its naturality appearance makes animals and all species feels nicely and we usually hope the same to you, just try and see almost all kinds of the big games are in such as Leopard, Lion, crocodile, zebra, ect..”
