Tanzania’s second-largest national park protects a variety of woodland, grassland and riverine habitats, as well as the full gamut of large predators (including African wild dog), huge elephant herds and localized antelope such as sable, roan and greater and lesser kudu.
Game viewing is almost secondary to the untrammeled wilderness atmosphere that envelops this park.
WHEN TO VISIT
Ruaha has a hot and rather dry climate with an average annual rainfall of arounbd 50mm falling almost exclusively between October and May, and peaking in February and March.
Daytime temperature is excess of 40 c are regularly recorded, particularly over October and November before the rains break, but a very low humidity level makes this less noticeable than might be expected, and it cools down reliably at night.
The best game viewing is generally from May to November, but the bush is greener and prettier from January tu Jube, and birding peaks during the European winter months of December to April.