Learn all about Tanzania’s remote parks!
The remote parks of Tanzania are the least frequented and most difficult to reach parks, but offer a unique and wild nature, and exclusive possibilities such as tracking chimpanzees. The lake extension is an alternative (not necessarily too expensive) to the sea extension.
They are small parks, and some of them are visited on foot. Usually you can reach them by plane, but with a little time available you can reach them by car, using when necessary the boat for the last stretch. There is no real circuit because they are located in different areas. The newly established parks still lack adequate development of tourist facilities.
Entry to the National Parks in Tanzania is allowed to licensed off-road vehicles of local tour operators with a valid license. The paths of the safaris are strictly bound to the trails. The strict regulation of parks has the laudable aim of safeguarding the inestimable natural heritage and supporting the local economy. The “DIY tourism” presents many unknowns and therefore becomes difficult to practice. With us, local tour operator with Italian participation, you can realize your dream of a tailor-made safari! Contact us
The remote parks
PARCHI NAZIONALI DI NUOVA ISTITUZIONE: Burigi-Chato NP, Ibanda-Kyerwa NP, Rumanyka-Karagwe NP, Kigosi NP, Ugalla river NP.
For information on transit fees and park accommodation, already included in the price of our safaris, visit the Park Fees page
If you want to visit a small park with a great wealth
If you want a meeting in the wild forest with your next genetically related animals
If you want to go on an exciting safari on foot
Visiting time from 1 to 3 days
from Mwanza – Lake Victoria to Kigoma: 8 hours
from Mpanda – Katavi NP to Kigoma: 6 hours
Alternatively Kigoma can be reached by plane
The park can be reached by boat from Kigoma in 2 hours
when to go
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over 200 species of birds recorded in the park
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Learn more about Gombe National Park!MahaleKatavi
nearby destinations
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If you are looking for a park in the wild and free nature
If you are attracted by ponds and streams with an incredible number of crocodiles and hippos
If you can’t resist birdwatching between the branches of the miombo and the stream
Visiting time from 1 to 2 days
from Kigoma: 6 hours
from Singida: 8 hours
Alternatively it can be reached by plane
when to go
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excellent
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over 450 bird species registered in the park
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excellent
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Learn more about Katavi National Park!GombeMahale
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If you are willing to push yourself into the most remote jungle to meet the wild chimpanzees
If the green heart of Africa, its biodiversity and its beaches on Lake Tanganyika are worth for you the effort of a trip in the journey
If “Doctor Livingstone, I suppose” is more than a suggestion
Visiting time from 2 to 7 days
Boat trips: 10 hours from Kigoma
Travel by plane: 4 hours from Arusha/6 hours from Dar es Salaam
when to go
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excellent
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discreet
difficult
birdwatching
over 250 bird species registered in the park
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excellent
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Learn more about Mahale Mountains National Park!GombeKatavi
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Rubondo National Park
If you want to take a leap into the past in a wild island, if you are fascinated by a corner of paradise without human settlements, if you love birdwatching
Accessible only by boat or plane, the Rubondo National Park park is a jewel surrounded by the waters of Lake Victoria.
Paradise of birdwatching, the island is 80% covered by tropical forest.
The island’s resident animals are the sitatunga, antelopes that hide among the marshes and reeds along the coast, the hippopotamuses and Bushbuck (Imbabala), in addition to the Vervet monkeys.
The island has been repopulated with the introduction of elephants, giraffes and antelopes suni, as well as with primates such as the mantled guereza (black and white) and some dozens of chimpanzees, difficult to spot because not accustomed to the presence of man; tourists can join the teams of “accusers” and have a chance to see them.
Although the beaches are very beautiful and inviting, the presence of crocodiles and hippos prevent you from diving.
when to go
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excellent
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birdwatching
over 400 species of birds registered in the park
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from Mwanza: 10 hours by boat or 7 hours by car + 1 hour by boat
from Arusha: charter or scheduled flights
Visiting time from 1 to 2 days
nearby destinations
extra activities
walking safari
sport fishing
boat trip
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Saanane National Park
If reptiles are your passion, if the presence of crocodiles does not disturb the quiet of your lunch, if you love birdwatching
This park is a very small island of Lake Victoria and is part of the territory of the city of Mwanza. After being home to the first zoo in Tanzania for years, it became a national park in 2013.
Just over 2 km², it is easily accessible from Mwanza by boat in a few minutes.
Among the numerous introduced species: zebras, impalas, wildcats, rock hyraxes, vervet monkeys and the De Brazza’s Monkey, which, in Tanzania, is found only in this park.
The island is the natural habitat of numerous reptiles, such as Leopard tortoises, pancake tortoises, monitor lizards, agamas, pythons and crocodiles, for which the island is one of the places of reproduction.
when to go
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excellent
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discreet
difficult
birdwatching
over 70 species of birds registered in the park
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20 min from Mwanza by boat
Visit time 1 day
nearby destinations
extra activities
climbing
sport fishing
boat trip
