Africa Dream Safaris
  1. Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  2. Mandusi Swamp
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Mandusi Swamp

Highlights

  • Best Known For

    • Striking Hippo Pool
    • Side-Striped Jackal & Serval Cat
    • Colorful flocks of birds
    • Courtship displays by Jackson's widow-bird

  • Size

    3 square miles

  • Topography

    Marsh, Floodplain, Riverine Area

  • Main Species

    Elephant, Hippo, Side-Striped Jackal, Reedbuck, Serval Cat, Buffalo, Bat-Eared Fox

Mandusi Swamp

Mandusi Swamp is a marshy floodplain formed by the Munge stream. The swamp is a special habitat: a refuge for elephants and hippos, hunting ground for predators, cover for small animals, reserve grazing for the large herds of wildebeest and zebra and a nesting site for birds. There are about 70 different bull elephants that are regular visitors to the Crater floor and Mandusi Swamp while breeding herds of elephants (cows and calves) wander only through the rim forests and are rarely seen on the floor.

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Lodging Near Mandusi Swamp

Seasonal Highlights

For the Mandusi Swamp

Recommended Month to Visit

Month Season Recommended Weather Wildlife Sightings
Jan Green Season YES 60 - 85 F
Mostly sunny with few showers		 Black Rhino, Elephant, Buffalo, Lion, Cheetah
Feb Green Season YES 60 - 85 F
Mostly sunny with few showers		 Black Rhino, Elephant, Buffalo, Lion, Cheetah
Mar Green Season YES 60 - 83 F
Mostly sunny with few showers		 Black Rhino, Elephant, Buffalo, Lion, Cheetah
Apr Green Season YES 60 - 83 F
Mostly sunny with few showers		 Black Rhino, Elephant, Buffalo, Lion, Cheetah
May Northward Migration YES 56 - 81 F
Mostly sunny 		Black Rhino, Elephant, Buffalo, Lion, Cheetah
Jun Beginning of Dry Season YES 56 - 81 F
Mostly sunny 		Black Rhino, Elephant, Buffalo, Lion, Cheetah
Jul Dry Season YES 60 - 83 F
Mostly sunny 		Black Rhino, Elephant, Buffalo, Lion, Cheetah
Aug Dry Season YES 55 - 81 F
Mostly sunny 		Black Rhino, Elephant, Buffalo, Lion, Cheetah
Sep Dry Season YES 55 - 81 F
Mostly sunny 		Black Rhino, Elephant, Buffalo, Lion, Cheetah
Oct Dry Season YES 60 - 83 F
Mostly sunny 		Black Rhino, Elephant, Buffalo, Lion, Cheetah
Nov Southward Migration YES 60 - 83 F
Mostly sunny with few showers		 Black Rhino, Elephant, Buffalo, Lion, Cheetah
Dec Beginning of Green Season YES 60 - 83 F
Mostly sunny with few showers		 Black Rhino, Elephant, Buffalo, Lion, Cheetah

Attractions Near Mandusi Swamp