Saadani National Park is a new wildlife on Tanzania's Indian Ocean coast, bringing terrestrial and water animals together, making it the only tourist park in East Africa where the bush meets the beach and where the visitor enjoys both photographic safari and water sports. Covering an area of 1,137 kilometres, Saadani National Park is located 160 kilometres north-west of Dar es Salaam on Chalinze/Segera highway.

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With barely 2 hours drive from Dar es Salaam, Saadani is a good choice for a day trip or weekend retreat. It a a relaxing place for visitors wishing to escape the busy city of Dar es Salaam without the need to visit other far away parks. The Wami rivers passes through the park empties into the Indian Ocean, hosts a large population of hippos, crocodiles, flamingoes and many large bird species. Bottlenose dolphins are common off the southern coast of the park. Lucky visitors can watch whales passing through the nearby Zanzibar channel between October and Novermber, while the luckiest as well, can observe the green turtle breed at Madete Beach. Equally exciting, is the elephant population frolics in the sands. These jumbos sometimes venture into the crushing surf, which alone makes Saadani one of the unique and exciting parks in Tanzania. Ideal for nature lovers, the park offers picturesque views of palm-fringed tress and mangroves on the reserved coastal rain forest inhibited with all African big mammals including elephants, lions, buffaloes and leopards.

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Canoeing through Wami could be an exciting adventure, where one shares water with crocodiles and hippos, which dominate the river. Sailing through the river, you can enjoy watching golden feathers of some endemics births of the area like the African cornorants, kingfishers and songbirds, all flying the river bank trees.

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