One of the most popular entertainment for tourists in Tanzania is a safari. Not for nothing that it is the East Africa is the birthplace of this entertainment, because here in the national parks there is an infinite number of wild animals and birds. But if earlier only hunting trips were considered safaris, today this word means excursions to the wild nature of Africa in order to see and photograph animals in their natural habitat.
Features of Safari in Tanzania
Tanzanian safari exists in two versions:
- short-term day trips through the territory of one of the parks, implying a return to the night in the lodges (such safaris are conducted in open jeeps with the driver);
- a long-term off-road safari, when a group of tourists drive an SUV to 3000 km per week.
As a rule, a safari tour can be purchased at one of the numerous agencies. More extreme option - go on a safari in Tanzania yourself. It will cost you almost twice cheaper: you will only have to hire a car, pay entry to the park and guide services, which will make your trip more informative and safe.
Prices for safaris in Tanzania depend on the duration: for 2-day entertainment you will pay 400-450 dollars, and for a 10-day trip - about 3 thousand dollars. Keep in mind that an individual safari, unlike a group one, will cost a little more. Even more expensive will be the present, hunting safaris - no less than 6-7 thousand conventional units. At the same time, the cost of such a safari in Tanzania largely depends on your hunting trophies: if small prey in the form of an antelope or baboon will cost the tourist a relatively small amount of about $ 200, then a solid trophy - say, a lion or a rhinoceros - is already several tens of thousands.
Safari Tourist Safety Rules in Tanzania
To make the trip pleasant and avoid problems, during a safari tour in Tanzania parks try to follow a few simple rules:
- Keep at a safe distance from animals, do not go too close to them;
- behave silently so as not to frighten off the animals;
- move only along the paved paths or paths, so as not to cause harm to the local flora;
- Do not leave the car in the park in places that are not marked with a parking sign;
- Strictly observe all the requirements of the conductor.
In addition, keep in mind that for participation in the safari you will need equipment: clothes for cold and hot weather, comfortable shoes and, of course, a camera. It is required to have a certificate of vaccination against yellow fever and repellents to protect against local mosquitoes - malaria carriers. In general, going on a safari to an African country, it will not hurt to get vaccinations against hepatitis A and B, tetanus, cholera, poliomyelitis and meningitis, and also arrange comprehensive tourist and medical insurance.
Best parks for safaris in Tanzania (Africa)
The fourth part of the country is national reserves, where countless wild animals live. These are elephants, lions, rhinoceroses, antelopes, giraffes, buffaloes, leopards, baboons, pink flamingos, ostriches and many others. other
- In the park Mikumi , in the floodplain of the river Mkata, the fauna is very diverse. It is worth to come here just to see the canna - the largest antelope in the world. Also here there are hippopotamuses, lions, zebras, wildebeest, impala, buffaloes, numerous birds.
- Very popular with fans of safari is the Serengeti Park . Here there are large herds of zebras, wildebeest, gazelles, as well as African jackals, hyenas, cheetahs, servalis. In this oldest park in Tanzania, you can watch a spectacular spectacle - as predators get their livelihood. Tourists celebrate and beautiful landscapes of this park with an interesting relief.
- The Ngorongoro Reserve is famous for its greatest density of predators throughout the African continent. Also here are rhinoceroses, which are seldom found in other parks. Moreover, large flows of animals migrating from the Serengeti pass through the Ngorongoro crater in the season.
- In the park Tarangire, along with large predators and herbivores, you can see the heaviest of all flying birds - the African bustard, the largest bird in the world - the ostrich, and other fauna - dwarf mongooses, Tarangir pythons, and bulls.
- Katavi is the third largest Tanzanian national park. Here, the most interesting is the observation of hippos and crocodiles in the floodplain of the river Katum. There are so many hippopotamuses that battles take place between males, which are very fascinating for the observer.
- In the park of Ruaha, there are countless antelopes that, during a drought, come to the river of the same name. It is at this time in Ruach that you can see an unforgettable picture of hunting large predators for antelope kudu. But to observe the birds here it is better to come to the wet season, from January to April.
- Arusha is a relatively small park, but here, too, a safari promises to be very interesting. Giraffes and flamingos, blue monkeys and colored turakos, black and white colobus and African wild boars, flamingos and dikdiki leave an indelible impression of the safari in Arusha Park. But it's almost impossible to see elephants and lions here.
- Also popular among foreign tourists is the safari tour "Tanzania plus rest on Zanzibar" . Such a route allows you to combine the observation of exotic animals and rest on the white beach of the Indian Ocean on the island of Zanzibar .
Tanzania is a fairly large country, and visiting all its parks, as well as the road between them, will take a very long time. Therefore, being here, it's better to visit 1-2 parks, but at the same time give each trip at least a few days.
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