Have you any question about southern Tanzania wildlife safaris or comparison between the northern and southern Tanzania wildlife?

The southern wildlife is not easily accessible because of poor infrastructure than northern Tanzania. However, the treasury of southern Tanzania is famous worldwide. The southern parks of Tanzania are the incredible places to experience the untamed wilderness. Though there is huge wildlife in the southern parks, you will experience lesser wildlife concentration as the parks are huge.

The more you go down south of Tanzania, you will face more wild. The most important thing is the southern Tanzania wildlife safaris are for spunky explorers and nature lovers due to its undisturbed wilderness. This place offers you the freedom for a real African wildlife adventure. There is no doubt that there are some parks located in the remote areas and safaris on bumpy roads may cost you more. But, the lodges and parks have a moderate price than Northern Tanzania’s.

The national parks and game reserves of southern Tanzania wildlife safaris have their unique characteristics that we are going to describe you on this part.

 Selous game reserve

Selous game reserve is Africa’s largest game reserve and around three times bigger than the Serengeti National park. This game reserve covers 51, 000 square kilometres according to the UNESCO and designated as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982 because of its vast unspoiled wilderness.

You can experience the untamed beauty of wildlife diversity and the walking safaris are allowed as it is a game reserve. You can also enjoy the outstanding ecological and biological diversities as this park is one of the largest remaining wild areas in Africa.

Having varieties of antelopes, the reserve is full of African wild dogs, cheetahs, and leopards. As the Rufiji River and lakes of Selous are the major attractions in this reserve, you can enjoy boating and observe the large mammals such as elephants, buffalos, hippos, and Masai giraffes on the coast of the lake. But do not put your hand in the water while boating as the lakes and rivers are full of crocodiles. The bush camps are there to take rest in the night during the adventure in southern Tanzania.

You can book bush flights from Dar es Salaam to airstripsYou can do boating, walking safaris, and fly camping in the Selous game reserve.

Ruaha National Park

With an area of 20, 000 square kilometres, Ruaha National Park is the largest national park of Tanzania. The park is famous for its predator population with 10% of Africa’s lions. This park has the highest population of elephants which is around 12, 000 in East Africa and also known for the large buffalo herds. Ruaha River can be located in the centre of this park.

Located in the transitional zone of the southern and eastern part of Africa, savannahs of Ruaha national park is dotted with the bulbous baobab trees, acacia trees, and skinny palm trees with the Miombo woodlands.

You can find the lion prides near the Mwagusi and Mdonya Rivers. The rare wild dogs with quirky carnivores such as leopard, cheetah, hyenas, etc. can be found in this park. You can easily spot the leopards while resting on the tree or stealthily on the plains.

With a unique location, Ruaha has a large diversity of flora and fauna. You can also find over 580 bird species and antelopes such as Grant’s gazelles, larger kudu and lesser kudu with other roan and sable antelopes.

Game drives and walking safaris are the activities you can do in this park.

Mikumi national park

Mikumi National Park is the 4^th largest national park of Tanzania and the most accessible parks on the southern safari circuit of Tanzania. The park remains open all year-round and one-stop between Dar es Salaam to Ruaha national park.

The Mkata floodplains is famous as this plain attracts both herbivores and carnivores and it is the home for massive wildlife. The Mkata floodplains are full of acacia and baobab trees with the savannah grassland.

You can spot lions, leopards, wild dogs, jackals, hyenas, elephants, wildebeests, buffalos, zebras, giraffes and other antelopes with 400 bird species. You can enjoy walking safaris and game drive in this park.

Udzungwa mountains national park

Famous as the “Galapagos of Africa”, Udzungwa mountains national park is unique for its quintessential African savannahs and wildlife. You can enjoy the series of mountains and lush forests with arid savannahs.

This forest is famous for the Hiking to Sanje Waterfall, the highest waterfall in the Udzungwa Mountains and the world’s biodiversity hotspot.

On hiking in the forest, you can experience diverse plants, animals and birds. As a part of the Eastern Arc Mountains, Udzungwa Mountains is the home for primate species. The 3 endemic primates among the 10 primate species are Iringa red colobus, Matunda galago, and the Sanje crested mangabey.

You can enjoy the incredible natural diversity with delightful biodiversity in your southern Tanzania wildlife safaris. Around 400 bird species with other regional bird species can be found in Udzungwa. That’s why it is one of the Important Bird Areas (IBA).

You can watch Baboons, monkeys, amphibians, small mammals and reptiles in this park in your Tanzania safari.

Saadani national park

Saadani national park is the home for both marine and mainland plant and animal. This park has mangrove forests around the Wami River and ocean, clumps of palm trees coral reefs, savannah grasslands, and black-cotton plains.

In your Southern Tanzania wildlife safaris, you will spot waterbucks, wildebeest, hartebeests, reedbucks, warthogs, baboons, colobus monkeys, buffaloes and giraffes. You can also spot lions, elephants, leopards, etc.

On boating, you can spot huge crocodiles, pods of hippos, malachite, pied and giant kingfishers in the river. Woolly-necked stork, common sandpipers, fish eagles, etc. can be seen.

You can visit the remains of the buildings in the Saadani village where slaves and ivory were traded.

This park is both for luxurious and adventurous safari. You can do a game drive, boating and walking safaris.

 Zanzibar

Zanzibar Island formed by Pemba and Mafia Island with other small islands. This place is famous for the ancient trade and tribe of Stone Age. The stone age of Tanzania can be seen in the monuments and museums of Zanzibar city. You need to visit the Zanzibar, the town of Swahili tribe people of Tanzania.

Zanzibar beach is famous for the spectacular view of blue crystal clear water with palm trees on the beach. You can do water sports activities like snorkelling, scuba diving, swimming, parasailing, water skiing, wake-boarding and Kite-boarding. In your Southern Tanzania wildlife safari, do not forget to taste the delicious seafood.

Difference between northern and southern Tanzania safari

In real, southern Tanzania wildlife safaris offers the real treasure of Tanzania whereas; the northern wildlife of Tanzania is accessible.

Northern Tanzania safari offers you photography of wildlife whereas; the southern Tanzania safari offers you the dense vegetation with landscape diversity.

Southern Tanzania destinations have no infrastructure for accessibility like northern Tanzania’s.

Southern Tanzania wildlife safari has less crowded than the northern Tanzania wildlife safari.

You can find more wildernesses in southern Tanzania due to its dense vegetation, bushland, and unspoiled nature.

The areas of southern Tanzania wildlife are huge, so the wildlife you will see is fewer. But actually it has vast and massive wildlife. In the northern part of Tanzania, areas of destinations are lesser than southern, so the view of wildlife looks highly concentrated.

You can find a moderate price in southern Tanzania wildlife safari for booking lodge and parks.

Southern Tanzania has more forest habitat and primates whereas; the primates are less in northern Tanzania.

You can do night game drives, walking safaris etc. in southern Tanzania whereas; those activities are not permitted in northern Tanzania.

We hope this information about southern Tanzania wildlife safaris can help you to make your mind clear about the destinations of southern Tanzania for your Tanzania safari. Explore the wildlife and start an adventurous Tanzania safari.

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