Ruaha

Ruaha

Ruaha National Park, Tanzania 2022 36 photos

Tanzania's wild heart in the dry season — Ruaha's famous lions in golden light, elephant families on sandy riverbeds, kudu among flowering bushes, and ancient baobabs burning against sunset skies. Far from the crowded northern circuits, this is safari at its most raw.

Lilac-breasted roller perched on bare branch tips against clear blue sky Martial eagle soaring overhead with wings spread against wispy clouds Helmeted guineafowl striding through dry golden grass in harsh midday light Masai giraffe head portrait in profile, mouth open mid-chew, white sky Masai giraffe profile against pure white sky, high-key head study Elephant mother and calf on dry sandy riverbed in golden evening light Palms silhouetted against a glowing orange sunset over the savanna Close-up of an African elephant's eye and weathered, dusty skin Leafless baobab trees scattered across dry golden savanna woodland Juvenile yellow baboon chewing food while perched on a branch Lilac-breasted roller perched on a bare twig against golden grass Male lion resting in dappled shade, staring straight into the camera African elephant curling its trunk to its mouth, drinking at a muddy waterhole Leopard staring intently from dry golden grass at dusk Yellow baboon infant huddling against a juvenile in warm morning light Male lion striding through dry golden grass in warm low light Backlit profile of a male lion, mane glowing golden Close portrait of a scarred male lion resting, amber eye in profile Red-winged starling in flight, rufous primaries fanned against blue sky Dark-maned male lion stalking through dry thornbush in golden evening light Two yellow baboons resting in a sunlit acacia canopy Pair of crowned hornbills perched on bare branches against blue sky Leafless baobab crown viewed from below against a dry-season sky Lone baobab standing in dry savanna beneath rocky hills Doum palms silhouetted against a glowing orange African sunset Bare baobab silhouetted against a glowing orange sunset over the savanna Baobab crown in silhouette at golden dusk, sun hidden behind its trunk Lone leafless tree at dusk with the setting sun glowing behind its trunk Dry-season bushland panorama with baobabs scattered along a scrubby ridge Baobabs and wild palms above a sandy riverbank in dry season Two warthogs kneeling to graze in dry golden grass Warthog facing the camera in sunlit dry grassland, tusks catching light Young African elephant striding past dry-season thicket in midday light Young elephant with ears spread wide before an eroded red riverbank Greater kudu bull in profile, spiral horn corkscrewing above dry brush Greater kudu bull stretching to browse a red-flowering bush