This circuit is less crowded and offers a more remote safari experience.
- Ruaha National Park: Tanzania’s largest national park, known for its wild and relatively untouched landscapes, large elephant populations, and diverse predator sightings, including lions, leopards, cheetahs, and wild dogs.
- Nyerere National Park (formerly Selous Game Reserve): Africa’s largest game reserve, offering diverse wildlife viewing opportunities through game drives, walking safaris, and boat safaris along the Rufiji River. It’s known for its healthy populations of elephants, wild dogs, and various bird species.
- Mikumi National Park: Easily accessible from Dar es Salaam, often compared to the Serengeti for its open savannah landscapes and abundant wildlife, including elephants, giraffes, zebras, and large bird populations.
- Udzungwa Mountains National Park: Part of the Eastern Arc Mountains, a biodiversity hotspot known for its rainforests, endemic plant and animal species, and scenic waterfalls. It’s primarily a hiking destination with no roads inside the park.