National Parks & Reserves

Tanzania has more protected areas than any other African country with over 25% of the country's land being preserved as either national parks or game reserves. Tanzania currently has 13 national parks, 14 game reserves and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area as well as several protected marine reserves on the mainland and around Mafia island and the Zanzibar archipelago. The country's national parks are managed by the Tanzania National Parks Authority (TANAPA) which is under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism. The game reserves fall under the jurisdiction of the Wildlife Division and the marine reserves under the Division of Fisheries which both in turn, fall under the responsibility of the same ministry. Some general rules to be aware of when visiting these parks and reserves include:

Keep to the speed limit - this is for your own safety as well as that of the wildlife

Stay on the road / track - do not go offroad unless specifically allowed

Be considerate to the wildlife - do not feed, interfere or harrass them

Do not get out of your vehicle, especially if you are near any wildlife - this is incredibly disturbing to them

Do not remove any animals, plants, bones, rocks, skulls etc. from the park / reserve

Do not bring any plants or animals into the park / reserve

Please take any garbage with you - do not leave it in the park. Please use the vehicle's ashtray for extinguishing cigarettes

National Parks

Game Reserves