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65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Tanzania by Bob Gunderson
Home to some of the best safari parks in the worlds.
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65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Nomad Tanzania by Bob Gunderson
I cannot imagine that there are more knowledgeable guides and that camp are first-rate.
Review about Ngorongoro Crater by Alistair Tough
This is one of the outstanding tourist destinations in East Africa
Review about Tarangire National Park by Alistair Tough
I know that I did visit but cannot rember anything with real clarity or detail. This probably reflects the fact that it was the last stop on a long and exhausting itinerary with me as the only driver on a 2,000 mile trip.
Review about Mikumi National Park by Alistair Tough
Although the main road inland from Dar runs through it, it is not hard to get away into remoter areas. Watch out for tree-climbing lions. The camp site is basic but a wonderful place to enjoy the sounds of the night.
Review about Serengeti National Park by Alistair Tough
This is one of the outstanding tourist destinations in East Africa
Review about Selous Game Reserve by Alistair Tough
Driving in from the Uluguru mountains gave a particularly pleasing experience.
Review about Lake Manyara National Park by Alistair Tough
The park is quite small but has an unusual rain forest environment. The hotel overlooking Manyara has one of the most exciting swimming pools in the world - there is a thousand foot drop from one side.
Review about Ruaha National Park by Alistair Tough
In the dry season the wildlife congregates around the river pools. I have happy memories of watching two male hippos contesting the right to occupy one pool: they used excrement-spraying and eventually worked who was dominant without the use of violence. We stayed in the main safari lodge which was excellent with wonderful views from the dining area
Off the beaten track, kweli
There were many highlights of our week in Katavi, including a dramatic encounter between buffaloes and lionesses (which the buffaloes won) and a wonderful sighting of bee-eaters working as an extended family (parent birds plus previous year's adolescents) collecting insects on the edege of the flood plain. Perhaps the most evocative was sitting in camp beside a camp fire and realising that a herd of elephants was quietly walking past just a few yards behind us. We stayed with Fox safaris and spent a few days at Lazy Lagoon before transferring to Katavi. They managed the transfers well and the accommodation and food was superb. There were just two other guests in their camp and only 8 visitors in the entire park whilst we were there. So this felt like a real wilderness rather than a replicated experience.