Ruaha National Park is one of our favourite wildlife locations anywhere – it is wild and pristine, with quality small...
Tanzania’s second largest park at 10,300 sq kms, it forms part of a wild and extended ecosystem that extends far and wide through six other protected areas within the south and west of Tanzania.
Wild and dramatic, this is a truly compelling wilderness area which is action-packed during the dry season. Huge buffalo herds and a very healthy lion population in large prides brings with it some exciting interaction. Elephant and giraffe can be seen, together with an incredible range of antelope including the Kudu, Roan and Sable antelope. Leopard, cheetah and wild dog sightings are common.
Birdlife is prolific with over 500 species making for excellent viewing during the wetter months as well.
Most visitors arrive into Ruaha National Park by air from DAR or the Selous, alternatively, it is possible to connect with flights directly to the northern parks. Limited accessibility means low visitor numbers and we would recommend a minimum of 3 nights or longer to gain full reward.
Our favourite place to stay: Kwihala Tented Camp.
The luxury camp option: Jongomero Camp.
An old favourite with superb guiding: Mwagusi Camp.
Good lower cost option: Mdonya Old River Camp.
We had an amazing family holiday (2 kids aged 10) and the service and recommendations from S&B were fantastic. Local Masai Wanderings guide (Clement) was brilliant, knowledgeable and friendly and a real joy to travel with. Everything went very smoothly which was a testament to the organisation by S&B. Many thanks to Nick and the team, we will be back!
When you book a holiday like this you know it’s going to be early starts and early nights, and on the go Inbetween. It is the most rewarding experience, and the mix of luxury and tented accommodation makes you appreciate both, the consistent is the level of service from all staff, and their inherent friendliness was an added bonus.
I am just back from Tanzania and wanted to thank you very much for a fantastic itinerary. I loved all the accommodation choices made, all the connecting flights worked well and the guide was superb. I had a great time and let me know if you want to get some more feedback on any of the properties suggested by you and also Pongwe Beach which excellent.
We had the BEST time! I have been struggling to put into words how amazing our honeymoon actually was. By the time we got to Selous Riverside Safari Camp it was after lunch so we’d missed the afternoon trip but we went on the river safari late afternoon which was brilliant, could only be discribed as breathtaking for our first few sightings.
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