Ruaha

Ruaha National Park is the second-largest national park in Tanzania after the Nyerere national park. The park covers an area of about 20000 square kilometers. Ruaha is found in the middle of southern Tanzania about 130 kilometers from Iringa. The park has a broad ecosystem that includes Rungwa Game Reserve, Usangu Game Reserve, and several other protected areas. The name "Ruaha" is derived from the Great Ruaha River, which flows along its South-Eastern margin and is the focus for game-viewing. The park is famous for being one of the Tanzania birds’ paradise with more than 571species and some of them are known to be migrants from within and outside Africa.

Also, Ruaha is believed to have a high concentration of elephants than any National Park in East Africa. It is also home to magnificent mammal-like Kudu, Sable, and Roan antelopes. The park is also a habitat for endangered wild dogs. Other animals in the park include lions, leopards, cheetahs, giraffes, zebras, elands, impalas, bat-eared foxes, and Jackals. Apart from large animals, the park also harbors a number of reptiles and amphibians such as crocodiles, poisonous and non-poisonous snakes, monitor lizards, agama lizards, and frogs.