Saadani National Park Tanzania 598
Saadani is where the beach meets the bush. The only wildlife sanctuary in East Africa to boast an Indian Ocean beachfront, it possesses all the attributes that make Tanzania?s tropical coastline and islands so popular with European sun-worshippers. Yet it is also the one place where those idle hours of sunbathing might be interrupted by an elephant strolling past, or a lion coming to drink at the nearby waterhole!
Hippos
Baboons
Giraffe
Today, a surprisingly wide range of grazers and primates is seen on game drives and walks, among them giraffe, buffalo, warthog, common waterbuck, reedbuck, hartebeest, wildebeest, red duiker, greater kudu, eland, sable antelope, yellow baboon and vervet monkey.
Herds of up to 30 elephants are encountered with increasing frequency, and several lion prides are resident, together with leopard, spotted hyena and black-backed jackal. Boat trips on the mangrove-lined Wami River come with a high chance of sighting hippos, crocodiles and a selection of marine and riverine birds, including the mangrove kingfisher and lesser flamingo, while the beaches form one of the last major green turtle breeding sites on mainland Tanzania.
What to do
- Game drives and guided walks.
- Boat trips. Swimming.
Visit Saadani fishing village, which lies within the reserve, where a collection of ruins pays testament to its 19th century heyday as a major trading port.
Safaris
7 Days Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro and Serengeti
6 Days Safari to Amboseli, Lake nakury and Maasai Mara Reserves
4 Days Masaai Mara and Lake Nakuru Safari
1 - 4 Days Short Safaris
5 Days - Manyara, Ngorongoro and Serengeti National Park
7 Days Samburu, Aberdares, Lake Nakuru and Maasai Mara
12 Days Mountain Gorrilas Trakings
8 Days Uganda and Rwanda Gorilla Tracking
14 Days Tanzania Classic Safari
6 Days Tanzania Camping Safari