8 days southern Tanzania Safari (Extension)

Ruaha National Park has a bimodal pattern of rain forest; the short rainfall season begins November to February, while the long season is between March and April. The park experiences its dry season between June and October. The park is one of the Tanzania birds’ a paradise with more than 571 species and some of them are known to be migrants from within and outside Africa. Ruaha National Park has a higher concentration of elephants than any National Park in East Africa. Magnificent mammals like Kudu, Sable and Roan antelopes can be easily spotted in Miombo woodland. The park is also a habitat for endangered wild dogs. Other animals in the park include lions, leopards, cheetahs, giraffes, zebras, elands, impala, bat eared foxes and Jackals. Apart from large animals, the park also harbors a number of reptiles and amphibians such as crocodiles, poisonous and non-poisonous snakes, monitor lizards, agama lizards and frogs.