Saadani: Where Wildlife Meets the Beach Saadani National Park is ideal for you if you are looking for both bush and beach in one destination. It is the only bush-meets-beach wildlife sanctuary in East Africa making it wonderfully unique and […]
Saadani: Where Wildlife Meets the Beach
Saadani National Park is ideal for you if you are looking for both bush and beach in one destination. It is the only bush-meets-beach wildlife sanctuary in East Africa making it wonderfully unique and worth a visit if your route permits.
Saadani is a comparatively small park. However, what it lacks in size, it makes up for with the variety of safari it offers as well as the diversity of its terrain. Saadani is steeped in history, located in the center of Bagamoyo to the south, Pangani to the north and the Indian ocean to the east. Relics of a long trading and cultural history can be identified. The coastal and river location features mangrove and salt flats.
The wildlife
The park is home to several species of large mammals including elephant, lion & buffalo. In fact, one unexpected discovery over the years are the huge herds of elephants that move together. The park might have lower numbers in total with fewer herds but greater numbers per herd making an elephant sighting here spectacular.
Expanding the diversity of this park further is the Madete marine park which forms part of the park and preserves the endangered green turtle. The best time for hatchlings is July through to September and a wonderful thing to witness as the baby turtles hatch and immediately take to the enormous Indian ocean, probably never to return to the beach of their birth for up to 50 years.
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Saadani National Park can easily be accessible from Dar es salaam so you can plan a day trip or weekend getaway. It is also a superb area for foot safaris. Contact us to plan your tailor-made experience.
