50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A Boutique Park
This was a great Park to start in, considering some slight jet lag we were dealing with. It’s a small park in comparison to most others, but hasn’t any of the main predators in it like lions, leopard and hyena BUT this means all the animals we did see were quite relaxed with our presence
Wildlife highlights here included the very beautiful black & white but shy Colobus monkeys with their long fluffy white tails. Around one of the lakes in the park was an abundance of Lesser Pink Flamingoes constantly feeding and also some of our favourite birds, the African Fish Eagle. There were numerous large and very confident ‘tribes’ of baboons, which would happily sit very close to our vehicle and the baby baboons kept us very amused with their playful antics. There are also quite shy Blue Monkeys and plenty of zebra, giraffe and buffalo.
Our accommodation outside the Park near Arusha was fabulous!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Chyulu Hills National Park by Felix Kamami Charles
Chyulu Hills National Park is small but beautiful. it has a smaller number of wildlife compared to other Parks in the country. but it has a beautiful scenery and beautiful mountains. its a perfect park for campers. am not sure about birding because am not a birder. but i have see several types of birds in there.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Lake Manyara National Park by Jeremy
Hard to see wildlife at the park. Known for flamingos but I have never seen them here.
Arusha NP was disappointing. The other parks in Tanzania were amazing!
Arusha National Park was the first National Park we visited. This was probably just as well as all the wildlife we saw was new and interesting to us. It was also relatively close to our Lake Duluti accommodations. As a photographer I did take a lot of images of Bush Bucks, Water Bucks, Cranes, flamingos, some giraffes and many baboons (who are everywhere). However, you will not see any large predators or for that many any of the Big Five. The park is surrounded by farmers who have hunted or at least cleared out all the large predators. Compared with the other parks it was a great disappointment. If I were to do the trip again, I would skip Arusha NP and spend an extra day at Ngorongoro Crater which was exceptional.
Review about Lake Manyara National Park by Amy Haselow
Lake Manyara was definitely beautiful, but there is not much wildlife, other than baboons and hippos.
IT
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Marakele National Park by Stefano
The mountain section is spectacular for its scenic beauty; the plains section is less interesting as wildlife is hidden in the thick vegetation, so spotting animals is not easy. Road network is limited so it is often crowded
IT
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Augrabies Falls National Park by Stefano
It is not a park for wildlife, but for the falls; these are very nice and worth the visit
Accomodation is very good
IT
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Easy to reach and to visit, affordable, interesting
I did not expect plenty of wildlife, being a small park surrounded by civilization; however the variety and the amount of game viewing surprised me. We just missed big cats, but the kind of vegetation does not help easy spots; we could see several interesting mammals, including black rhinos. Birding is really worthy, as the quantity and variety of birds is impressive. Access is easy, roads are well maintained and such that even if the park is crowded, you seldom have to share space with other visitor's cars if an interesting spot is made
Review about Lake Manyara National Park by Justin
We saw lots of baboons and some birds, not much else though.
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
More history than wildlife
The Waterberg is not as interesting for the wildlife as one could expect, especially when Etosha is so close. However, the dirt roads inside and around it are really pleasant to drive. The cliffs of the plateau are impressive, particularly at sunset. The most interesting about the Waterberg Plateau is that it makes an opportunity to learn about the history of Namibia, as the Herero fought the Germans at this exact place. There is a German war cemetery within the park boundaries. For the rest, Etosha provides much more for the same price (or less).