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Southern Tanzania is vast and wild and聽has two large parks: Nyerere National Park and Ruaha National Park.
It has two smaller parks as well, the Udzungwa Mountains and Mikumi National Park, but all of these parks receive a fraction of the visitors that their counterparts in the north do and offer untouched wilderness and an exciting safari experience.
Nyerere National Park
Nyerere National Park is one of the largest national parks in Africa and has beautiful wetland scenery with abundant hippo, crocodile and birdlife. It has Africa鈥檚 highest population of wild dog and buffalo as well as lion, elephant, leopard and giraffe.
Ruaha National Park
Ruaha is good for large predators, elephant herds and localised antelope species such as sable, roan and greater and lesser kudu. In the dry season Ruaha has some of the best game viewing Africa has to offer.
Nyerere and Ruaha are always accessed by light aircraft and combine well on a week long fly-in safari. The two smaller parks of Mikumi and Udzungwa are smaller and only accessible on a guided 4x4 safari.
Mikumi National Park and Udzungwa Mountains
Mikumi is a good place to stop for a couple of nights at the start of your safari and is very family friendly. The Udzungwa Mountains are a place for keen walkers with steep trails leading up the mountains to waterfalls and lookout points. A large number of the animals are endemic with Sanje crested mangabeys, uhehe red colobus and Matunda galagos of particular interest.
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Places to visit in Southern Tanzania
Featuring heavily on our experiences of visiting Southern Tanzania, these selected places are destinations that also prove consistently popular with our travellers. Our specialists can help you choose how to include them in your wider trip, based on your preferences.
Suggested itinerary featuring Southern Tanzania
This sample itinerary will give you an idea of what is possible when you travel in Southern Tanzania, and showcases routes we know work particularly well. Treat this as inspiration, because your trip will be created uniquely by one of our specialists.
Places in and around Southern Tanzania
- Mikumi National Park Southern Tanzania
- Nyerere National Park Southern Tanzania
- Ruaha National Park Southern Tanzania
- Bagamoyo 201 miles away
- Saadani 210 miles away
- Dar es Salaam 211 miles away
- Songo Songo Archipelago 211 miles away
- Tanzania's Swahili Coast 245 miles away
- Tarangire National Park 281 miles away
Photos of Southern Tanzania
Accommodation choices for Southern Tanzania
We've selected a range of accommodation options for when you visit Southern Tanzania. Our choices usually come recommended for their character, facilities and service or location. Our specialists always aim to suggest properties that match your preferences.
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Ruaha River Lodge
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Kichaka Zumbua Camp
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Mwagusi Camp
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Mdonya Old River Camp
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Jongomero Camp
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Kwihala Camp
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Beho Beho
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Kiba Point
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Selous Impala Camp
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Selous Kulinda Camp
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Lake Manze Camp
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Sand Rivers
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Siwandu
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Rufiji River Camp
Nyerere National Park