Ruaha National Park

Why visit Ruaha National Park?

Ruaha National Park is an ancient landscape of giant gnarled baobabs, sandy riverbeds and rocky hills. In addition to hosting about 10% of Africa's lions, this wilderness also supports significant populations of leopards, wild dogs, and cheetahs, as well as huge herds of buffalo and Tanzania's largest population of elephants. Ruaha is one of the few places where greater and lesser kudu occur together. Visitors may even encounter the elusive striped hyena.

Centre of a massive conservation area

Ruaha National Park spans over 20,000 km² (2 million hectares), thanks to the inclusion of Usangu Game Reserve and important wetland areas into the park in 2008.

The semi-arid park is one of the largest protected areas in East Africa. It is just part of a vital ecosystem in central Tanzania, which includes Muhesi, Kisigo and Rungwa Game Reserves, as well as surrounding Wildlife Management Areas and community regions - a combined Ruaha landscape of almost 50,000km² (5 million hectares).

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In the words of our CEO

"There is a primordial feel about Ruaha - those huge ancient baobabs, scarred by centuries of weather and elephants and the huge herds of buffaloes kicking up the dust as they battle prides of lions - eternal enemies. My kind of place." Simon Espley - CEO of Africa Geographic

Why Ruaha National Park is a responsible safari choice

Your Africa Geographic safari to Ruaha contributes directly to the conservation of the park to the benefit of local people because:

• We donate a portion of every safari sold to selected conservation efforts at ground level.

• Your safari supports our conservation publishing efforts, which educate the world about Ruaha, the neighbouring protected areas and other threatened ecosystems.

• Our chosen lodges support local community initiatives, ensuring that tourism benefits the nearby villages directly. They also adhere to strict environmental practices, such as limited vehicle numbers and sustainable camp operations, which help protect the ecosystem.