Ruaha is Tanzania's second largest national park and has a mix of vegetation types and scenery which combines those of a variety of parks further north - open plains, rocky kopjes, river systems and pools. Huge baobab trees stud the landscape and tall palms line the rivers. This national park is for people looking for a genuine, off-the beaten track, round-the-campfire experience.
It is located on a high central plateau with a watershed at its highest point where the two main rivers meet, the Mzombe (northern boundary) and the Ruaha River on the southern boundary. There is a huge variety of wildlife here as it is an ecological meeting point for species from south, west and east Africa. The vegetation also reflects this with East African acacia-combretum with the south and western miombo woodlands. As some of the animals found here are at the edge of their dispersal range you can see unusual species such as Lesser Kudu and Sable and Roan Antelope. There are a huge number of giraffe here and you will always see plenty of elephant, buffalo and zebra. The pools and rivers support a large number of hippos and crocodiles and the birdlife here is amazing with over 400 species.
