Saadani is Tanzania's newest national park. The park covers 1000sq. km and is a unique wilderness - the heady mix of beach, bush and river - found nowhere else on the eastern African coastline.

It is the range of different ecosystems that set Saadani apart from all other national parks and reserves in Tanzania. In the Wami River hippo and crocodile are prolific, literally a stone's throw from the open sea. Here also there is exceptional wildlife, particularly in the brackish waters of the river mouth, a favourite spot for pelicans and flamingos.

Game is plentiful in the bush, predators jousting with plains animals and elephants have been seen on the beach.

The coastline at Saadani stretches to the horizon in both directions. Plains animals and elephants have been seen on the beach. Nutrients in the seawater attract prawns and other seafood which make feasts for the dining table. Turtles and dolphins are often seen around the sand island off shore.