Soudanian Chad

The Southern Savanna is one of the most hospitable and populated regions of Chad.

Cities

• 1 Bongor
• 2 Doba
• 3 Moundou — the country's second largest city and the cultural centre of the - N'Gambaye people
• 4 Sahr — this major transportation hub is home of the Sarh National Museum

Other destinations

• 1 Aouk National Park — home to a huge and impressive mix of mammals and birds, and a popular place for safari excursions
• 2 Manda National Park — home to large mammals and a diverse bird population
• Siniaka-Minia National Park — home to greater kudu, lions, and the reintroduced African buffalo
• 3 Zakouma National Park — home to half of the world's population of Kordofan giraffe, a critically endangered subspecies, and a birding paradise with nearly 400 species having been recorded

Understand

The humid Soudanian zone of Chad includes the southern prefectures of Mayo-Kebbi, Tandjilé, Logone Occidental, Logone Oriental, Moyen-Chari, and southern Salamat. Between April and October, the rainy season brings between 750 and 1,250 millimeters of precipitation. Temperatures are high throughout the year. Daytime readings in Moundou, the major city in the southwest, range from 27 °C in the middle of the cool season in January to about 40 °C in the hot months of March, April, and May.

The growth is lush here during the rainy season but turns brown and dormant during the five-month dry season between November and March. Over a large part of the region, however, natural vegetation has yielded to agriculture.

Get in

Sarh Airport (SRH ^IATA), Moundou Airport (MQQ ^IATA).