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Tourism in Saadani National Park: Africa Natural Tours
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One
gets to relish the palm trees as they sway in a cooling oceanic breeze. White
sand and blue water sparkle alluringly beneath the tropical sun, brand Saadani
is a splendid place to visit. Traditional dhows sail slowly past, propelled by
billowing white sails, whilst Swahili fishermen cast their nets below a
brilliant red sunrise.
Saadani
is where the beach meets the bush. The only wildlife sanctuary in East Africa
to boast for an Indian Ocean beachfront, it as well possesses all the
attributes that make Tanzania’s tropical coastline and islands very popular
with European sun-worshipers. 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!
Protected
as a game reserve since the 1960s, in 2002 it was expanded to cover twice its
former area. The reserve suffered greatly from poaching prior to the late
1990s, but in recent years a marked turnaround has been seen, due to a
concerted clampdown on poachers, based on integrating adjacent villages into
the conservation drive.
Today,
a surprisingly wide range of grazers and primates are seen on game drives and
walks, among them include giraffes, buffaloes, warthogs, common waterbucks,
reedbucks, hartebeests, wildebeests, red duikers, greater kudus, elands, sable
antelopes, yellow baboons and velvet monkeys.
Herds
of up to 30 elephants are encountered with increasing frequency, and several
lion prides are inhabitants, together with leopards, spotted hyenas and
black-backed jackals. Boat trips on the mangrove-lined Wami River come along
with a high chance of sighting hippos, crocodiles and a selection of marine and
riverine birds, including the mangrove kingfisher and lesser flamingo. The
beaches form one of the last major green turtle breeding sites on mainland
Tanzania.
Location:
On the north coast, roughly 100km (60 miles) northwest of Dar es Salaam, and a
similar distance southwest of the port of Tanga.
How to get there
Charter flight from Zanzibar or Dar es Salaam with a possibility of scheduled flights in the future. Thrice-weekly road shuttle from Dar es Salaam, taking four hours in either direction.
No road access from Dar es Salaam along the coast – Follow the surfaced Moshi road for 160km (100 miles), then 60km (36 miles) on dirt.
Road
access from Tanga and Pangani except after heavy rains. 4×4 required.
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.
Accommodation
The Park offers various types of accommodation and their facilities for both Residents and Non-residents visiting the Park.
The Park offers various types of accommodation and their facilities for both Residents and Non-residents visiting the Park.
Rest house near the beach, with a furnished sitting room, master
bedroom, three single rooms and a fully equipped kitchen.
Bandaz which are located along the beach, each with two rooms of four beddings and
single rooms for couples with outside dining and kitchen equipped with cooking gas, deep freezer and utensils.
These facilities offer campers an opportunity to sleep at camping sites by pitching
Tents
at the public camp site which is located along the beach of Saadani,
Special camp sites: Kiwandi campsite located at Zaraninge forest, Kinyonga
campsite located along Wami River and Tengwe campsite located in the wilderness
zone.
Visitors are advised to come with their own food that they may cook using park facilities.
There are other privately owned accommodation facilities inside and outside the parks include Sanctuary Saadani Safari Lodge, Saadani River Lodge, KISAMPA, Saadani Park Hotel, Tembo Kijani Lodge and A Tent with A View Lodge. Please visit their websites for more information.
Visitors are advised to come with their own food that they may cook using park facilities.
There are other privately owned accommodation facilities inside and outside the parks include Sanctuary Saadani Safari Lodge, Saadani River Lodge, KISAMPA, Saadani Park Hotel, Tembo Kijani Lodge and A Tent with A View Lodge. Please visit their websites for more information.
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