TOURIST ATTRACTIONS IN NYERERE PARK: Nyerere national park has a lot to offer to the visitors who get to the park during their Tanzania safari. With its diverse ecosystem, rich wildlife and a number of tourist activities that enable you to explore the vast park to see the different attractions, your safari trip to Nyerere national park will be a thrilling and rewarding one.
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS IN NYERERE NATIONAL PARK
The animals of Nyerere national park
Nyerere national park has a rich animal life with a variety of different animal species that can be spotted around the park including elephants, buffalos, lions, leopards, different primate species like the vervet monkeys, colobus monkeys and olive baboons, zebras, giraffes, spotted hyenas, crocodiles, hippos, cheetahs, wild dogs and a number of antelope species like wildebeests, gazelles, Topis, hartebeests, kudus, dik-diks, waterbucks, bushbucks, klipspringers among many other animal species.
The birds of Nyerere national park
Nyerere national park is home to over 400 different species of birds that can be seen during birding safaris. While on other activities around the park. The birdlife in Nyerere national park is inclusive of the mighty African fish eagle, storks like the yellow billed stork, parrots like the brown-necked parrot and the brown-headed parrot, kingfishers, African skimmers, cuckoos, lapwings, herons like the Goliath heron, egrets, vultures like the palm nut vulture and the white-backed vulture, sunbirds, bee-eaters, hornbills and many others.
Rufiji River
This mighty river is a major lifeline of Nyerere national park. It is the largest river in Tanzania. Supports a number of wildlife and vegetation within Nyerere national park and Selous Game Reserve. The picturesque scenery around this river is a great attraction to the visitors. The oxbow lakes created by the slow-moving Rufiji River are a sight to see.
Lakes like Lake Tagalala and Nzerakare.
The Scenic landscape of Nyerere national park
This includes the various water bodies. Like Rufiji River, lakes and other smaller water channels, swamps and marshes, open grassland savannahs, riverine forests and the woodlands.
The tourist activities in Nyerere national park
The presence of various activities in the park. Visitors can engage in are also an attraction of tourists to the park. These include day game drives, walking safaris, bird watching, boat trips on Rufiji River and other water bodies in the park, catch and release sport fishing and hot air balloon trips over Nyerere savannah plains.
The Hills of Nyerere national park
These include the Beho Beho hills, Fuga Hill, Mau Hill, Kinyanguru Hill, Nyamambi Hill, Mtudussi Hill, Kipalala Hill and Namkwere Hill.
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