Ruaha National Park Lodges Safaris and Tours

Ruaha National Park Lodges

Ruaha National Park Tanzania offers an excellent year-round destination for game viewing with some of the best safari tours on the African continent. Experience our luxury safaris to Ruaha National Park lodges that you will never forget. Stay in some of the most attractive and comfortable safari accommodation options in East Africa in Ruaha.

Ruaha National Park is visited by only about 1% of travelers to Tanzania, making it one of the country’s most hidden safari destinations and best kept secrets. This secluded fly-in destination offers a unique blend of exclusivity and adventure, with opportunities for uncrowded game viewing and exceptional game viewing. Guests can enjoy luxurious accommodations and exceptional hospitality at scenic riverside lodges and tented camps. This famous and accessible conservation region comprises pristine African bushveld stretching a staggering 20 226 square kilometres, making it the largest national park on the continent. The Great Ruaha River is the lifeblood of spectacular Ruaha National Park, carving its way through the centre of the reserve where it sits in central Tanzania.

Ruaha is located at the intersection of Southern African woodlands and East African savannahs, resulting in a rich diversity of wildlife. The park derives its name from the Great Ruaha River, which forms its eastern boundary and serves as a vital water source. Ruaha is renowned for housing the largest elephant populations in East Africa and is celebrated for its thriving predator populations. Visitors can observe all the major big cats, including lions, leopards, and cheetahs, as well as endangered species such as wild dogs and spotted hyenas.

Twice daily game drives and wilderness walks in Ruaha National Park take keen nature loving guests into the larger Rungwa-Kizigo-Muhesi ecosystem that covers an area of 45,000 square km including Ruaha, two other game reserves and a wildlife management area. Find all the information you need on Ruaha National Park lodges and holiday accommodation here – book your luxury safari of a lifetime with Voyage2Africa – the Tanzania specialists.

Highlights

Wild animals congregate along the splendid main river of the park, the Great Ruaha River is the source of life for the park, its lifeblood, especially during the dry season when the river can dry up.
See the Africa’s largest herds of Buffalo and spot the critically endangered African Wild Dog hunting in the dramatic scenery of Ruaha
Large hippo pods wallow in the pools of the Rufiji where wild fig trees grow. The second river is the Njombe that crosses the park through ravines and rock-strewn landscapes, and is habitat for large Nile crocodiles.
Fishing is popular in Rufiji River – catch Tigerfish and slippery Vandu catfish which can cross land to find water using its primitive lungs when it is dry!
Ruaha is known for its ancient baobab trees, some of them more than a 1,000 years old and many whose tree trunks open out, creating natural havens for bees, tree agamas, snakes, birds, squirrels, bush babies and bats.

Did you know?

In Ruaha National Park, lions are known to hunt elephants more frequently than smaller prey like antelope or zebra. This unusual behavior is partly due to the size of the prides in the area, which require larger quantities of meat to sustain themselves. Additionally, the park’s dominant males tend to roam more extensively than in other regions, driven by the need to secure larger prey. The availability of elephants provides a substantial food source, which is essential for these large prides. As a result, Ruaha’s lions have developed unique hunting strategies, showcasing their adaptability in a challenging environment with limited smaller game in Ruaha National Park.