Ibanda-Kyerwa National Park

The unseen treasure in the Western corner of the country, the paradise with scenic beauty of rolling hills, valleys, plains of Acacia savannah, the central basin dissected by seasonal rivers filling the scattered lakes and swamps all blow your visit to this undiscovered park. The park covers an area of 200km2

Climate
There are two rainy seasons in a year, short rainy period is from October to November and the wet season is from March to May with annual average rainfall ranging from ...... to .....mm. The park is located at an altitude between ...... and ........ meters.

Getting there
The park is accessible by road and air
Road.The Park can be reached by road from Bukoba to Murongo (220km) or from Chato to Murongo (327km) and also from Uganda via Murongo town which is about 3.5km from the Park.

Air. The park can be accessed by scheduled flight via Chato or Kigoma Airports

Park Attractions
The Park is exceptional gifted with a variety of attractions ranging from savannah, lakes, rivers and swamps inhabited with different kinds wildlife.

Wild animals
The park is endowed with various wild animals such as African Buffalo, Hippos, Leopards, Antelopes like reed buck and roan and birds.

Kagera River
This is one of the largest rivers in Tanzania which act as a boundary with Rwanda. The river separates the two nations and also the two national parks; the Ibanda-kyerwa National park in Tanzania and Akagera National Park in Rwanda. Also to the north the rivers is a boundary with Uganda and this makes easy to visit even from Uganda and Rwanda.

Tourism activities
When visiting Ibanda-Kyerwa National Park, a visitor can enjoy various activities such as day and night game drive, Camping, bush meal, bird watching as well as walking Safari

Game drive
With its open savannah grasslands, the scattered lakes, hills, valleys, Kagera river and basins a game drive inside the park is inspirational to many visitors as they can see animals like herds of buffalo, zebra, leopards, topi, eland, impala, waterbuck, reedback and giraffe.

Walking safari
Offers extraordinary recreational opportunities and sense of touch with nature.

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