Safari East Africa

 

 

You may choose to travel the world, however there is something that Africa has to offer that you can experience nowhere else. ’Safari’ is a Swahili word for journey and there are very few experiences that rival a journey through the wilderness, watching wild animals in their natural habitat. We operate a mixture of safari experiences and you should check when you book to clarify what is included within your package.

 

 

What are The Big Five?

 

Elephant – Lion – Black Rhino – Leopard - Buffalo

 

 

 

Kenya Safari

 

Regardless of how long you stay at Camp Kenya, you will take part in a local safari in the Shimba Hills and the Mwaluganje Elephant Sanctuary. This is normally as part of a stay at Camp Mwaluganje and the safari is an integral part of your day-to-day wildlife project work if included in your itinerary. In addition to this and only three hours drive away, we operate a dedicated 3-day safari in Tsavo. Here we look out for all the Big Game and regularly see the Big Five. Accommodated in tents on Taita private ranch, we drive out every day in safari vehicles for game viewing drives, it’s rough, it’s dusty and it’s everything you could want from a real Safari!

 

 

 

Tsavo National Park

 

The Tsavo National Park is a vast arid region of 20,807sq km (8,034sq miles) and is Kenya’s largest Park. Consisting of semi-desert scrub, savannah bush and acacia woodlands the Park is watered by two permanent rivers, the Tsavo and Athi rivers. Elephants in large herds are the main attraction for this Park but to try and name all of the mammal and bird species to be found in the Park would require another website.

 

Tanzania Safari

 

The Northern safari circuit in Tanzania is widely recognised as providing some of the best safari experiences in Africa and we have included a 3-day classic in our Tanzania programmes. Taking you to Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater and Tarangire you will experience breathtaking scenery and incredible wildlife viewing opportunities.

 

Lake Manyara Park

 

This is small, beautiful park is at the base of the Great Rift Valley escarpment and comprises of forest, woodland, grasslands, and swamps. It is also famous for its tree-climbing lions. The park is 330 sq. km in size, of which 230 occupied by the lake and it’s terrain is incredibly diverse. Large areas of ground water forest with giant fig and mahogany trees alternate with acacia woodland. A network or roads and tracks give you maximum game and bird viewing opportunities. Leopards occur in most places and Manyara is noted for its wealth of bird life including visits by many thousands of Lesser Flamingos.

 

 

Ngorongoro Conservation Area

 

The conservation area is located between the Serengeti and Lake Manyara. It is home to the famous volcanic Ngorongoro Crater, which is the largest unbroken caldera in the world. The crater (610 metres deep and 260 km squared) is a microcosm of East African scenery and game. The Crater is one of the most spectacular game haunts in Africa and one of the biggest craters in the world. Entry into the Crater is down an extremely steep descent road negotiable only by 4 wheel drive vehicles. The caldera bottom is mainly open grassy plains interspersed with lakes, swamps and the Lerai and Laindi Acacia Forests.Game animals and birds are abundant and the big five can be seen. Other notable species are Cheetah, Eland, Grants and Thomson’s Gazelles, Zebra, Wildebeest, Hyaena and if lucky, Leopard.

 

 

 

 

Tarangire National Park

 

The park is located 120 km from Arusha south east of Manyara and covers approx. 1,400 sq. km. This park has a particularly dense wildlife population between June – December, more than 2000 elephants live here, and in the dry season most of the game congregates along the river Tarangire. The Park is an ornithologist’s paradise rich in birds of prey and on incredible diversity of avifauna. Among the larger mammals Lion, Black Rhino and Buffalo are common

 

 

Serengeti National Park

 

In the Serengeti there exists the greatest and most spectacular concentration of game animals found anywhere in the world.

A visit to the Serengeti is very special indeed and we are happy to provide you with quotes on request. It is the largest and best known of Tanzania’s National Parks, covers an area of over 14,500qs km and it’s northern boundary borders Kenya’s Masai Mara Game Reserve.

Acknowledgements: Some research text taken from the excellent Collins Field Guide, National Parks of East Africa.

 

I’ve learnt to cope in different situations and appreciate what I have so much more.

Bryony Allen