Fly to
Kilimanjaro (for Northern Tanzania), Dar es Salaam (for Selous, Ruaha, Zanzibar)
flying time
11 hours 30 minutes including transit stop
time difference
GMT +3 hours
Visas
Required for UK passport holders
Health Requirements
Yellow fever certificate required
Best time to travel
December - March, July - October
Weather
Due to Tanzania's proximity to the equator the climate is generally warm year round ranging between 25°C to 32°C, there are however regional variations. With two rain seasons, the 'short rains' fall between November and December whilst the 'long rains' between February and into early May. The best time to travel to Tanzania is between December and March and July and October.
Itineraries
Selous & Ruaha
Highlights -Take advantage of your lodge’s fantastic location by heading out on a walking, boating or jeep safari;take a flight to Ruaha National Park... Read more ...
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Being the second largest park in Tanzania it is surprising that it is also one the counties lesser know parks. The vastness and remoteness of this amazing area is what makes Ruaha National Park so special.
The parks life blood is the Ruaha River which it a massive flood of water during the rainy season and then during the drier, harsher months it is nothing but a trickle with a few pools which are home to hippos. The game viewing is excellent and includes huge herds of elephants - some herds being the largest in East Africa. The park is also home to some lesser know or seen animals like the Roan and Sable antelope who in enjoy the more dry, open woodland areas.
Even though the park is so remote it is accessible from Dar es Salaam by scheduled or charter flights and very much worth a visit for those who enjoy the more adventurous and active side of an African safari.
Suggested Ruaha National Park Accommodation
Jongomero Camp
Located in the heart of Ruaha National Park, lies the beautiful Jongomero Camp. Eight large tented suites are spread out over the edge of the sand river on raised wooden platforms...
Mwagusi Safari Lodge
Situated on the banks of the Mwagusi Sand River, this small intimate tented camp overlooks a watering hole in the riverbed. The writer John Hemmingway once wrote that the camp is designed as...
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This is my first booking with A & K and the whole experiance was outstanding. I would say it was 110%.
- NC, Bath
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