TANZANIA'S TOP RATED PARKS ACCORDING TO THE THE NETHERLANDS – SafariBookings.com, 2013

The Serengeti and Ngorongoro crater are the most famous parks of Tanzania. Both are located in the northern safari circuit and both are Unesco World Heritage Sites.But the southern circuit is not far behind as the Selous Game Reserve and Ruaha national park were also highly rated.
Below is the list of Tanzania's Top Rated Parks according to the SafariBookings.com


4.91/5     66 reviews
Classic safari, Big 5 present (rhino rare), many big cats, wildebeest migration
Ranks #1 of Africa’s top 50 safari parks
FACTS
The Serengeti is the most well known destination for African safari vacations. This is due to the wide diversity of the wildlife found within the park and the great wildebeest migration.


4.56/5     27 reviews
Walking, boat or classic safari, Big 5 present, healthy population of wild dogs
Ranks #11 of Africa’s top 50 safari parks
FACTS
Africa's largest protected area uninhabited by man, where Tanzania's greatest populations of elephants wander in an area bigger than Switzerland! 


4.55/5     27 reviews
Walking and classic safari, 4 of the Big 5 (no rhino), cheetah and wild dogs
Ranks #12 of Africa’s top 50 safari parks
The largest national park in Tanzania with 20,226sq.km
FACTS
Ruaha is the largest park in Tanzania covering 20,226sq.kms.  The park is rich of plants and animals such as Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus  strepsiceros) which can not be found in any other national park. 

4.50/5     67 reviews
Classic safari, abundant wildlife in the volcanic crater, includes the Big 5
Ranks #15 of Africa’s top 50 safari parks
FACTS;
Ngorongoro Crater is the largest intact caldera, a cooking pot shaped collapsed volcano, in the world, with a crater 259 square kilometres (100 square miles) in area and with walls 600 meters (1970 feet) in height. 

4.40/5     11 reviews
Excellent chimp tracking, several other safari animals present but rarely seen
Ranks #21 of Africa’s top 50 safari parks
FACTS
Mahale Mountains National Park is home to one of Africa’s most studied chimpanzee populations.




4.40/5    9 reviews
Excellent chimp tracking, famous for Jane Goodall’s chimp research
Ranks #22 of Africa’s top 50 safari parks
FACTS
It's is a living laboratory, home to the world’s most studied group of wild chimpanzees by Dr. Jane Goodall.
  • It is bordering Lake Tanganyika-the World’s longest, second deepest and least polluted freshwater lake-harbouring an estimated 1000 fish species
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4.35/5    15 reviews
Classic safari, 4 of the Big 5 (no rhino), abundant wildlife in the dry season
Ranks #24 of Africa’s top 50 safari parks

FACTS
Katavi boasts Tanzania’s greatest population of both crocodile and hippopotamus.






4.00/5      47 reviews
Classic safari, 4 of the Big 5 (no rhino), abundant wildlife in the dry season
Ranks #42 of Africa’s top 50 safari parks

FACTS 
Despite the fact that Tarangire is drier than the Serengeti, its vegetation is generally much more dense including densely packed elephant grass, large areas of mixed acacia woodlands and some lovely ribbons of riverine forest.






3.87/5       51 reviews
Classic safari, 4 of the Big 5 (no rhino), big cats present but difficult to spot
Ranks #47 of Africa’s top 50 safari parks

FACTS
Although the park is small in size, it boasts over 400 species of birds, tree climbing lions and massive elephant herds. Its ecosystem consists of open plains, lush forests and acacia woodlands. The forests are one of the best places to spot leopards.




3.61/5       25 reviews
Classic safari, hiking, antelope species and black-and-white colobus monkeys
Ranks #50 of Africa’s top 50 safari parks

FACTS
Arusha National Park is a multi-faceted jewel, often overlooked by safarigoers, despite offering the opportunity to explore a beguiling diversity of habitats within a few hours.  


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