All images Copyright 2001, Jon K Hill

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Ruaha National Park is my favorite wildlife area in Tanzania.  It is not uncommon to drive through the park for hours and not see another vehicle.  The game viewing is excellent, especially during the dry season.  The terrain is rugged and beautiful.  These photos are from my second trip to the park in October 2001.  They are from scanned negatives or slides and were taken with Nikon equipment.

The Ruaha River Lodge is operated by Foxtreks Wildlife Safaris.  They offer comfortable bandas along the Ruaha River.

A view from Ruaha River Lodge

The Ruaha River

Zebra

Maasai Giraffe

Baboon

Cape Buffalo and Helmeted Guinea Fowl

Hadada Ibis

Impala (female)

Hippopotamus

Fish Eagle

Agama Lizard (male)

Ostrich

Lesser Kudu

Silver-backed Jackal

Rock Hyrax (20cm tall and the closest living relative to the elephant)

Warthog

When I think of Ruaha NP, the two animals I think of first are lions and elephants.  The park has healthy populations of both.  It was the place I first saw lions in the wild.

Lion cub

Male lion with pride

Lioness

Lionesses

Young lion with kill (Cape Buffalo)

African Elephant (male)

African Elephant

Baobab Tree (hole made by elephants)

And finally, an intrepid explorer of the park...me.