Ruaha Wildlife Safari

Wildlife of Ruaha
The wildlife at Ruaha National Park can be defined in two words of wild and beautiful. According to people in the tourism industry, the southern parks and reserves of Tanzania such as Selous Game reserve are for seasoned wildlife watchers as they are not plains game. In other words, one needs to really drive in search for the animals and this is due to the bush and Miombo vegetation. The park is said to be having animals like African hunting dogs (painted dogs), the lesser and greater Kudu, the silver back Jackal, pelicans lions, plus Zebras. Of recent, the Tanzania park authorities authorized the ability for visitors to undertake an all day walking safari which is assisted by an armed ranger that accompanies the trip, this factor being an additional to the game viewing vehicle.

The all day walking safari experience enables visitors to explore the Africa wildlife on foot as they continue creating a personalized experience of sporting animals tht norally shy away from humans for example the leopards.

There are other unique animals visitors to Ruaha should look out for other tant positive popular ones of zebras, leopards, lions, elephants and hyenas. The uniqie animals to be boked up for are mainly the African huntitn dog and lesser and greater kudu as tey are going to be discussed further below;

The African hunting Dog: because of their beautiful mixed back, white brown and mustard colors, they are also called the painted dog and although some may call them wild dogs as well, this is a wrong reference. They always appear passive in nature, however, they will have to reach if bothered, harassed and disturbed. It is important still to note that there is no relationship between the common domesticated dog (dogs kept at home) and the African dog. Together in packs of between 6 and 20 they live and are moving form one place to another. In fact, they are noted be spend most of their time in the year moving (nine months) and the only 3 remaining months is when they reduce their movement to a home range. The other impressive information about this king of a dog is that during the early century they were considered to be wild animals who could attack farm animals and birds and hence so harmful to livestock keeping and therefore this factor led to the unfair killing of many of them viewing these animals in action is so hard, and so if one gets the opportunity tosees them one should be considred very lucky.

Lesser and greater Kude: these have got the size of the body that make them be appropriately reffered to. They are normally sight in Ruaha National park and spoting them there is easy, however they tend to be shy and affected by the approach of anything that they feel may be of threat. This beautiful animal which is fight easily like the young male impalas who normally fight using their horns. Taking these animals’ photograph will bring out a prized picture because of their beautiful spirated horns and white stripes.

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Ruaha Vegetation and Terrain

Vegetation, landscape and Terrain of Ruaha:
Just a few days spent in Ruaha national park will be enough for you to realize the diversity of the vegetation growth and terrain structure, more so during the dry season when the water levels of the greater Ruaha river bed and reducing the vegatationt to a different color and shape. Ruaha has a mixture of savannah plains grass, acacia trees, miombo woodlands and submontane forest zone, some of which are back dropped against rolling plains, rock out crops or kopjes and hilly forests. Meanwhile, the value to visitors who want to focus on the botany of the region is added due to the presence of over 1600 documented species of flowering andno flowering plant life.

Combining the vegetation and terrain leads to a picturesque view during the sunrise and sunsets more so at accommodations like Ruaha river lodge, which overlooks the east. Driving from Jongomeru region coming back to the main bridge would be the other example where you could spot the pleasing well arranged colors of nature being displayed on the landscape from the southern hillside overlooking the Ruaha river.

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Ruaha Travel Information

Geographic location of accommodation in Ruaha.
There are four main accommodations that visitors who come to the Ruaha National Park choose from, regardless of the way they travel to the park. The accommodations include; Mwagusi Safari camp which is situated on the banks of Mwagusi sand river, Mdongo old river camp which is situated in the remote Mdonga sand river, Ruaha river lodge literally on the Ruaha river and the Jongomero tented camp which is situated in Jongomeru overlooking a sand river.

Every accommodation is situated in its own strategic locations focusing on the various aspects it is to promote or present because of the in depth knowledge and personal visits to these accommodations, an Travel to Tanzanian customer care specialist can therefore help you plan for your specialized programme with ease.

Travel to Tanzania thought its would be of great importance of guests to learn about the location and characteristics which these accommodations bring forth to them, being the fact that they are located in their specific sections of the park.

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Ruaha National park Tour

There are several reasons as to why people need to visit the park, and below are some of the reasons;
High concentration of wildlife; Ruaha National park get boosted in the concentration of wildlife because of the dispersal and migration of other wildlife from its ecosystem coming down from the northern game reserves of Kizigo and Rungwa. There are therefore big numbers of Lions, Elands, Zebra, Buffalos, Kudus, Impalas and Elephants
Preserved vegetation. Ruaha’s vegetation has remained in tact and safe because its ecosystem and its surroundings has seen not been faced with livestock grazing problems.
Increased Biodiversity: Just one-third of the park size is enough for Ruaha National park to show case a reasonable number of biodiversities on any given day. It is possible to spot silver Back jackal, Elephants walking into the camp, Hippos searching for food around the camp at night , African dogs hunting, a pride of 18 Lions hunting the superb Lesser and Greater Kudus. The park is also noted to have more than 1600 plant species and 370 bird species.
Lets. To Discover; visitors have got a greater chance of exploring much of the park where they are permitted. This is because there are no access restrictions in the areas where the park authorities have formal tracks. Even still, the Tanzania park authorities are adding more routes by carefully monitoring the ecological impact thus making sure that the wildlife is not disturbed in any way. Plans to add up to1500km of road networks are made.
Personalized wildlife watching : Ruaha is expanding every year, and because of this chances of bumping into other vehicles that can startle an animal you may be already watching is limited.
Untouched and Prisitve Nature; The wildlife in Ruaha is less adapted to humans because this park is the less frequented one in Tanzania. This park is not so much frequented because; it is incorrectly assumed to be very expensive park to visit yet the fact is that its pricing structure for park charges and accommodations are just a little over industry standards when compared to other parks in Tanzania.
Accommodation fairly priced: Ruaha National Park’s accommodation charges cater for all people to the extent that every one visiting Tanzania will wish to visit the park as well. It is important to note that the slightly increased cost is reflected of the value the park provides of exclusivity and remembrance.
Walking safaris: Ruaha has proved to be one of the very few parks in Tanzania where an armed ranger accompanies a walking safari. This liberty gives outdoors and nature enthusiasts an opportunity to receive an up close and person treatment of the offering in dense places where safari vehicles cannot penetrate.

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Ruaha River

River of Ruaha
Ruaha national park has got two main types of rivers that is to say, flowing permanent arteries of the Ruaha river and its seasonal tributaries and rivers of white sand which are also referred to as sand river during the dry season. It is said that a sand river appears to be a unique concept as to many visiting Ruaha National Park.

There are two opposite directions in which the main rivers in the Ruaha ecosystem appear: the Ns’ombe river located completely on the northern section runs through Rungwa game reserve and a section of its tributary spurs into Ruaha National prk. Te grate Ruaha rives runs on the southern section of Ruaha National park and continues to flow eastwards and joining Njombe and Rufiji river, and dumping itself on the Indian ocean.

Mdonya and Mwagusi sand river are the two main sand rivers of Ruaha National Park. These two rivers act as inlets carrying rainwater into the Ruaha during the rainy season despite the fact that they are white sand beds and carry no fishes. The river has no water on the surface during the dry season, however there is building of water close to the surface of the river bed which is promoted by the presence of granite mineral, that collects the water together. The elephants are normally viewed by the guides as they keep on digging up on the sand rivers trying to get the water. It is very common still to view many other animals on the sand river.

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Ruaha River lodge

Ruaha River lodge, which is believed to be the oldest lodge that Ruaha National Park has. Peter and Sarah Fox manager this lodge, no wonder therefore, in the past no years their family has been visiting the area. The lodge has got a stunning scenery, nearby bods which are filled with crocodiles and hippos plus rapids over which the it looks always have game drinking.

The lodge is build on and around the rocky out crops that surrounds the river bank. The lodge is divided up into two distinct camps each with their own facilities and dining areas tht makes each of them feel personal. The lodge therefore has the new camp which has got ten bandas and the old, original camp which has got eight bungalows.

These bandas which are large have got rooms of good standards with flush toilets, electricity and hot water. They are make of stone and thatch all with a good veranda and plenty of comfy seats.
High on a rocky out crop or on the river bank is where meals are served, the food is wholesome and has a lot of fresh vegetables offered by the family farm in Iringa.

The lodge concentrates more on open-sided game drives which are normally accompanied by a guide and tracker from the local community, although walking Safaris are possible too.

The rive lodge is highly recommended, not because it is not comparable to the more expensive lodges of Jongomero and Mwangusi, but because of its good value for money.

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Ruaha Attractions

Ruaha river lodge within the Mwayangi and Nsembe vicinity.
A superb hilltop view welcomes you to the moment you enter Ruaha National Park from Iringa town. Underneath the new disgned bridge, is the striking mix of dark rocky-river which offers you a chance to spot crocodiles, hippos as well as bird life. Immediately after paying the park charges, one enters Mwanyangi, the closest area to Ruaha river lodge, which is just some few kilometers down to the left.

As you continue with the road heading down t the lodge, you pass some rapids called Nyamakuyy rapids which are caused by the underlying terrain of the river bed. The prefrerable periodfor visiting Ruaha is during the dry season, however Travel to Tanzania will hardly sport the rapids if the visit during this season, and this is because of the water levels that tends to be low at that time.

Nsembe is the area on the opposite side that runs down stream from the Ruaha river lodge and it has got very good sighting points. This section of Ruaha has got vegetation of mixed plains, savannah grass, tall palm trees growing near the river with beautiful horizontal landscape, and a mix of thorny trees is between. Going further towards the Msembe area, you can sport the park headquarters that handles all the administrative and logistics work for Ruaha National Park. The park headquarters has also got airstrips where some of light aircrafts form Arusha and Dar-es-salaam arrive and leave.

There are various animal and bird species in this area of Ruaha National Park and so some of them include; Hippos, Batleur Eagles, Defassa waterbuck, lions, Kudus, Von Der Decks and Wild dogs.

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Mwagusi Safari Camp
Located on the banks of the Mwgusi sand river Mwagusi safari camp is highly regarded luxury tented camp in Ruaha National park of Tanzania. It is believed to be one of the greatest wildlife concentrations.

A naturalist who loved being in the bush an in fact spent his childhood holidays on camping trips in the area before the park was formed, is believed to have set up this lodge. It is important to note that guiding at the lodge has become some of the best in East Africa, due to his teaching over the last 16 years. As far as Safari options are concerned, it should be realized that the camp concentrated more on walking safaris that includes interactions with an elephant which has come to know and respect the staff. However, driving in open-sided 4×4 is also possible.

The camp is an intimate lodge with only 8 tented rooms each with a superb view over the sand river. Mean while, this and river ensures a large variety game visiting throughout the year, because of the fact that the river never dries up completely.
The rooms are made from local, natural materials and furnishings and decorations leads to a cosy feeling.

Mwagusi is highly recommended for visiting the moment you visit Ruaha, because it provides guests with a high quality safari experience, without the luxuries of some lodges.

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Mdonya old river camp
Mdonya old river camp is situated in the for North West of Ruaha National Park near the Mdonya falls. There is at least enough privacy and great views at the camp because, the 11 Safari tents that the camp has are spaced along the banks of the Mdonya sand river. The tents are just decorated and every tent has got both twins and doubles as well as open-air showers and private toilets.

Not only does Mdonya aim at the luxurious market, it also provides a real bush experience. With animals moving through the camp, simple tents and longer, no electricity and meals like those made by a mother rather than a new kitchen make one forget all about being a visitor and instead get become part of the environment.

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Jongamero camp
Jongomero camp is located in the remote south-western section of Ruaha National Park, on the banks of the seasonal Jongomero sand river. It is believed to be one of the best safari camps in East Africa.

Jongomero has got 8 large en-suite tents, which are filled with an opulent 8-foot wide emperor bed and minimalist though tasteful safari styling. The tents are all raised and extremely large thatched roofs help in offering the shade.

From your veranda or any of the communal areas, you can view games which are attracted throughout the year due to the presence of Sand River that has got some pools a grove of acacia and Ebony trees usually protects that areas which include; eating area, natural rock swimming pool and a bar. Because of the fact that guests enjoy sitting on the sand river bed under the stars or classic safari picnics as they get surprised with special meals like al fresco dinner, the eating area is normally left un occupied.
This camp is beginning to set standards for the other Ruahas luxury camps, after all it has been cleaned, decorated and re-build of recent. Jongomero is really in the bush for it is 60 kilometres from the main gate. This kind of remoteness therefore helps the camp to allow clients have direct access to it, even still, there is an airstrip that adds to the accessibility.

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