Saadani National Park
Saadani National Park is the 13th national park in Tanzania. Tourists can observe animals sunning themselves along the shores of the Indian Ocean. It has an area of 1062 km2 and was officially opened in 2005 by a game reserve that existed since 1969. It is the only nature reserve in Tanzania bordering the sea.
Saadani's wildlife population has increased in recent years after being classified as a national park and previously a hunting ground. The wildlife in Saadani includes four of the Big Five, namely lions, African bush elephants, Cape buffalo and leopard. Masai giraffes, Lichtenstein's Hartebeest, waterbuck, blue wildebeest, Bohor reedbuck, common and red duikers, dik diks, yellow baboons, vervet monkeys, blue monkeys, colobus monkeys, mongooses, genets, porcupines, antelope, capuchin, and more to call.