{"id":1666,"date":"2022-12-27T13:38:35","date_gmt":"2022-12-27T13:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/domestictourismsafaris.co.tz\/site2026\/?page_id=1666"},"modified":"2024-01-11T10:30:29","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T10:30:29","slug":"east-african-national-parks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/domestictourismsafaris.co.tz\/site2026\/east-african-national-parks\/","title":{"rendered":"East African National Parks"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>TANZANIA NATIONAL PARKS<\/h4>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1663 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/domestictourismsafaris.co.tz\/site2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Tanzania-Serengeti-National-Park.webp\" alt=\"TANZANIA NATIONAL PARKS\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1055\" srcset=\"https:\/\/domestictourismsafaris.co.tz\/site2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Tanzania-Serengeti-National-Park.webp 1600w, https:\/\/domestictourismsafaris.co.tz\/site2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Tanzania-Serengeti-National-Park-300x198.webp 300w, https:\/\/domestictourismsafaris.co.tz\/site2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Tanzania-Serengeti-National-Park-1024x675.webp 1024w, https:\/\/domestictourismsafaris.co.tz\/site2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Tanzania-Serengeti-National-Park-768x506.webp 768w, https:\/\/domestictourismsafaris.co.tz\/site2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Tanzania-Serengeti-National-Park-1536x1013.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tanzania National Parks, the Custodians of the National and World Heritage Areas, established in 1959, and countrywide all national parks are under control and supervision of Tanzania National Parks Authority\u00a0<strong>(TANAPA)<\/strong>, the parastatal organization responsible for managing the country\u2019s 21 National Parks. As a trusteeship, Tanzania National Parks Authority has the mandate to manage all areas designated as national parks in the country in a way that ensures an appropriation balance between preservation and use.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/domestictourismsafaris.co.tz\/site2026\/tanzania-national-parks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Learn More!<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>RWANDA NATIONAL PARKS<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1671 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/domestictourismsafaris.co.tz\/site2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/rwanda-national-parks.jpg\" alt=\"RWANDA NATIONAL PARKS\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/domestictourismsafaris.co.tz\/site2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/rwanda-national-parks.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/domestictourismsafaris.co.tz\/site2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/rwanda-national-parks-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/domestictourismsafaris.co.tz\/site2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/rwanda-national-parks-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/domestictourismsafaris.co.tz\/site2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/rwanda-national-parks-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/domestictourismsafaris.co.tz\/site2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/rwanda-national-parks-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Rwanda\u2019s fourth national park, Gishwati Mukura is made up of two separate forests \u2013 the larger Gishwati and small Mukura, forming a total of 34 square kilometers plus a buffer zone. The forests sit on the ridge which divides the Congo and Nile water catchment areas, along the incredibly biodiverse Albertine Rift in the west of the country. It is made up of 60 species of tree, including indigenous hardwoods and bamboo. Gishwati is home to a group of 20 chimpanzees which live alongside golden monkeys, L\u2019Hoest\u2019s and Blue monkeys. Birds are well represented too, 232 species have been seen at Gishwati and 163 at Mukura, among then Albertine Rift Endemic species and forest specialists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/domestictourismsafaris.co.tz\/site2026\/rwanda-national-parks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Learn More<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>UGANDA NATIONAL PARKS<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2109 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/domestictourismsafaris.co.tz\/site2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/kidepo.jpg\" alt=\"UGANDA NATIONAL PARKS\" width=\"850\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/domestictourismsafaris.co.tz\/site2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/kidepo.jpg 850w, https:\/\/domestictourismsafaris.co.tz\/site2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/kidepo-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/domestictourismsafaris.co.tz\/site2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/kidepo-768x452.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Uganda\u2019s 10 national parks contain a fabulous variety of habitats, ranging from snow \u2013 capped Mountain peaks and vast papyrus swamps, to dark tropical forests and open savanna plains. These diverse settings are home to an impressive range of wildlife including 1000 species of birds, with many central African species at the eastern limit of their ranges. Mammals include numerous forest primates, among them chimpanzee and Mountain gorilla, white big game animals are to be found in the Savanna parks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/domestictourismsafaris.co.tz\/site2026\/uganda-national-parks\/\"><em><strong>Learn More<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC) NATIONAL PARKS<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2116 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/domestictourismsafaris.co.tz\/site2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Herd-elephants-Virunga-National-Park-Congo.webp\" alt=\"DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC) NATIONAL PARKS\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1043\" srcset=\"https:\/\/domestictourismsafaris.co.tz\/site2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Herd-elephants-Virunga-National-Park-Congo.webp 1600w, https:\/\/domestictourismsafaris.co.tz\/site2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Herd-elephants-Virunga-National-Park-Congo-300x196.webp 300w, https:\/\/domestictourismsafaris.co.tz\/site2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Herd-elephants-Virunga-National-Park-Congo-1024x668.webp 1024w, https:\/\/domestictourismsafaris.co.tz\/site2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Herd-elephants-Virunga-National-Park-Congo-768x501.webp 768w, https:\/\/domestictourismsafaris.co.tz\/site2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Herd-elephants-Virunga-National-Park-Congo-1536x1001.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/domestictourismsafaris.co.tz\/site2026\/democratic-republic-of-congo-national-parks\/\"><em><strong>Learn More<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TANZANIA NATIONAL PARKS Tanzania National Parks, the Custodians of the National and World Heritage Areas, established in 1959, and countrywide all national parks are under control and supervision of Tanzania National Parks Authority\u00a0(TANAPA), the parastatal organization responsible for managing the country\u2019s 21 National Parks. 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