Tanzania

NATURE, CULTURE AND THE WILD!

Four times bigger than France, Tanzania is home to the Serengeti plains, eight times the size of Masai Mara. It has a phenomenal diversity of wildlife and eco-systems, also being the gateway to Africa’s highest peak Kilimanjaro and Africa’s only live volcano the Ol Doinyo Lengai.

Not to be missed

Crater Safari

Ngorongoro

The world's largest unbroken caldera complete with resident prides of tree climbing lions, flamingo filled lakes and ancient elephants.
Right at the heart of the Serengeti sits the world’s largest unbroken and unflooded Caldera. A natural game reserve, it is replete with all the big safari animals and over 500 species of birds.
As your vehicle descends the tall walls of the Caldera, your gaze is arrested by a lake of pink. Pink flamingos own all squatting rights over Lake Magadi and have no intentions of going anywhere.
The floor of the Caldera is flat and open and in the distance you can spot herds of zebras, wildebeest, warthogs, gazelles, clans of hyenas, solitary jackals, curious vultures et al. Lucky visitors may even spot the endangered black rhinos. Ngorongoro has the largest concentration of lions. Lions happily stray across the paths without sparing on-lookers a second glance.
Apart from the game drives, you also have the option to visit Maasai villages and learn their ancient culture.

Must Dos

Enjoy the ultimate safari experience at the Serengeti National Park, where the Lion follows the Wildebeest in the greatest migration on earth.
See ‘real wilderness’ in the tropical lowlands of Selous (Africa’s largest national park) and Ruaha.
Breathe in and withness the view of a lifetime at the large inland sea, Lake Tanganyika, fringed by the Mahale Mountains.
Take a walking, riding, jeep or balloon safari to see the who’s who of the animal kingdom. The list includes Giraffes, Baboons, Bush Babies, Aardvarks, Elephants, Chimps, Flamingos, Ungulates, Hippos, Wild Dogs, Hyenas and more.
Visit the spice island of Zanzibar for unspoilt, white sand beaches and stunning reefs.

The lake that turns animals to stone? Not quite, but its salty waters mixed with natrocarbonatites from the nearby Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano calcifies most animals. However, it is the largest breeding ground in Africa for lesser Flamingos and the place for phantasmagorical photo opps.

Off the tourist map, you won’t be going bumper to bumper with other 4x4s here. The Katavi Plains have knee high golden grass and thousands of Zebra, Topi, Impala, Hartebeest, Giraffe and Defassa Waterbucks. Huge Buffalo herds and prides of Lions ensure frequent predator-prey contests.

It’s one for the books. A geographical conundrum, this snow topped, free standing mountain close to the equator, is the poster child of the African enigma. You will pass through rain forests, heather moors, lava formations, and glaciers. 5 different climatic zones frame the way to reach the ‘Roof of Africa’. It’s a do-able journey but only if you take it ‘pole-pole’ (Swahili for slowly)!

Meet the tall, proud, warrior race with their iconic red robes and spears. Learn their songs, their rituals and their age old wisdom. Go for a bush walk, feast on the local food and stay overnight in a village, with lions and other animals just outside the thorny fence! Buy beautiful Maasai beadwork and come home with a new cultural perspective.

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