Giraffe silhouetted beside an acacia tree at sunset

Vegga Safaris

Wildlife of Tanzania

From the rhino-grazed floor of Ngorongoro to the wild-dog country of Ruaha — meet the animals our guides know by name and by habit.

Tanzania’s Residents

Explore the
Animal Kingdom

Tanzania protects more of its land for wildlife than almost any country on earth, and every drive out of Arusha is a chance to prove it. These are the animals our guests ask about most — how to recognise them, where they live and how our guides give you the best chance of a sighting.

Species Profiled: 6
Habitats: 3
Of the Big Five: 3

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Black Rhino

Diceros bicornis

Tanzania’s black rhinos belong to the eastern subspecies, a shy browser brought back from the brink by decades of round-the-clock protection.

Cheetah

Acinonyx jubatus

Slender, spotted and astonishingly quick, the cheetah hunts by daylight across Tanzania’s short-grass plains.

Leopard

Panthera pardus

Powerful, secretive and beautifully camouflaged, the leopard is the Big Five cat that makes every safari guest hold their breath.

Lion

Panthera leo

Tanzania is home to more wild lions than any other country, from the great prides of the Serengeti to the tree-climbers of Lake Manyara.

White Rhino

Ceratotherium simum

The white rhino is the heavyweight of the rhino family, a sociable grazer whose recovery is one of conservation’s great success stories.

Wild Dog

Lycaon pictus

Also called the painted wolf, the African wild dog lives in tight-knit packs and is one of the most efficient hunters on the continent.

Our Commitment

Every journey supports wildlife conservation.

Park fees paid on every Vegga safari help fund Tanzania’s rangers and anti-poaching work, and our guides follow park rules to the letter — keeping a respectful distance so the wild stays wild.

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