Ruaha Climate, When to Visit

Best time to visit
Though the park remain stunning through out the year, it is best to visit it between July and November when the animals gather around the water holes. Their cover is blown a during May to December which is a dry season and animals become easier to spot when when leaves and branches dies down. Eurasian migrating birds normally come and increase the already ;big numbers of exotic and colorful species in the park, and this usually happens twice a year that is in March/April and October/November.

In South-central Tanzania is where Ruaha is situated with the nation park as the boundary and with multiple ecosystems; It is important to note that Ruaha Nation park has Rungwa, Kizigo and Muhesi Game reserves in its north, while its east contains Iringa Highlands plus Rubeho mountains. ‘Ruaha’ is more of a genetic terminology traditionally use dby the natives of the region, and it comes from “Luvaha” which means water stream- this referring to the river that runs through the park. However, the real indigenous name for the Great Ruaha River is “ Lyambangari”. It was in 1964, that Ruaha National park formally came into existence and it was given a National park status. An official boundary survey was forced in 1973 that it now stands 12,950sq km. the reason for this boundary survey was due to the ecosystem relationship it shared with the northern game reserves.

Ruaha National park, the second largest National park after Serengeti, in its pristine ecological condition. It is not so much frequented and this makes any visitors experience a unique ore. Ruaha is a park that deals so much in under taking nature is fact guest to this park you can also spot th speeding fish eagle in motion, a spray of water made by a hippopotamus and so many other experiences

When visiting Ruaha National park, guests can normally use two ways. Guests can either use the road through safari from Dar-es-Salaam taking the A7 high, passing Mikumi National park and Udzungwa mountains National kpark or they can merge off to the west going through the beautiful and gorgeous Iringa Highlands. If you do not use driving methods, then Travel to Tanzania can arrange for flight departures from Arusha and Dar-es-Salaam where accommodation guides meets you as soon as you arrive. The green season usually force visitors to fly dow instead of driving. Between the months of mid May to the end of December are the best months avisable for visiting the Ruaha National park.

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