Saanane Island National Park, Tanzania: A Complete Guide

A Comprehensive Travel Guide to Saanane Island National Park, Tanzania. Saanane National Park is situated on an island in Lake Victoria and is roughly 2.20 square Kilometres in size. The park is named after its former owner Mzee Saanane Chawandi.

Saanane was Tanzania’s first zoo, established in 1964. It was later declared a game reserve in 1991 and subsequently in 2013 it was gazetted as a National Park.

The park may be accessed by boat journey of around 20-15 min from Mwanza town in Tanzania. The Park is also noteworthy for being in the city of Tanzania. The park is full of adventures and welcomes the people coming for wonderful Tanzania Safaris.

Some of the mammals in the Park are the Impala, Velvet Monkeys, Rock Hyrax and Wild Cats. The existence of “De-brazza’s Monkey” makes the park the only Park in the Country that is inhabited by the species.

The park is also home to reptiles such as crocodiles, Monitor Lizards, Agama Lizards, Pancake and Leopard Tortoises, Snakes especially Python.

The aquatic area of the Park is home to a variety of fishery life, particularly the Tilapia and Nile Perch.

There are 44 species of birds recorded at Saanane Island National Park. Some are more common at other periods of the year.