Ruaha National Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
National park in Tanzania
About Ruaha National Park
The park is home to very large prides of lions, giraffes, herds of elephant and many other wild animals. The road network follows the Ruaha River, where the animals congregate in the dry season. The park was established in 1910 by the Germans and initially called Saba Game Reserve. In the late 1940s, the British took over, renaming it Rungwa Game Reserve. In 1964, it was finally named Ruaha National Park, after the Ruaha River, and gazetted. Ruvaha in the local Hehe language means ‘river’. The Usangu Wildlife Management Area was included as part of the park in 2008. Ruaha National Park is generally hot and dry. Its temperature does not vary so much all year round because of its location near the equator. All year-round, the nights are warm. October to March are the warmest months, while th
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