Tanzania

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Tanzania in east Africa offers a whole host of fantastic National Parks for you to discover. Enjoy the thrills of watching Africa’s outstanding game on a safari holiday including the "Big 5" - lion, rhino, elephant, buffalo & leopard. The best known park is the Serengeti however Ruaha and Selous are also well worth a visit.

Beach lovers will be drawn to Mombasa or the Spice Islands of Zanzibar, which can be enjoyed as beach holidays or as a combination with a game lodge or safari tour. Our safaris can also be combined with Lamu, Victoria Falls, Seychelles, Mauritius, Maldives, Bangkok, Hong Kong and Dubai, as well as Southern Africa.

The Swahili word ‘safari’ literally means ‘journey’. Today the word has been adopted throughout Africa to encompass the thrill and excitement of game viewing. East Africa lays claim to some of the world’s finest game viewing against a backdrop of diverse and dramatic landscapes.

Tanzania Royal – Flying Safari

This breathtaking flying safari offers an unforgettable journey into Northern Tanzania with stays in Conservation Corporation Africa’s exclusive lodges. Lake Manyara Tree Lodge is discreetly tucked away in an ancient mahogany forest close to the exquisite osda lake. There are ten stilted tree house suites with large windows, contemporary furnishings, overhead fans, mosquito nest and earthy understated features. Grumeti River Camp is situated in a remote valley in the western corridor of the Serengeti. This flamboyant camp overlooks a bywater of the Grumeti River and offers a comfortable haven from which to experience the truly wild pulse of Africa. Ten spacious tents under makuti canopies. Klein’s Camp is a small, elegant safari lodge set deep in the heart of Masai territory in the buffalo rich north-eastern Serengeti. Ten intimate rock and thatch cottages, with wooden floors and serene classic interiors. Ngorongoro Crater Lodge perched on the edge of the world-famous Ngorongoro Crater is one of the most architecturally spectacular safari lodges in Africa.

2 nights Lake Manyara, Lake Manyara Tree Lodge
2 nights Serengeti, Grumeti River Camp or Klein’s Camp
2 nights Ngorongoro, Ngorongoro Crater Lodge

6 nights, from £4452 per person

Elewana Safari

A truly ‘Out of Africa’ experience through contrasting landscapes with stays in some of the finest accommodation Tanzania has to offer. Arusha Coffee Lodge lies cradled in the endless acres of Tanzania’s largest coffee plantation. This exclusive boutique lodge radiates the warmth of the old colonial plantation homes. Then onto the elephant capital of Tarangire. Here you will stay at Tarangire TreeTops, perched high up in the age-old Boabab and Marula trees. Ngorongoro Farm House is situated at the foot of Ngorongoro Crater and boasts three stylish, yet refreshingly simple camps. Onto the world famous Serengeti National Park, which will include a stay at the Serengeti Migration Camp. Richly furnished throughout, the spacious tents have been carefully placed to provide privacy and they blend into the natural environment, overlooking the Grumeti River and its resident hippos.

1 night Arusha, Arusha Coffee Lodge
2 nights Tarangire, Tarangire Treetops
2 nights Ngorongoro, Ngorongoro Farm House
2 nights Serengeti, Migration Camp

7 nights, from £3541 per person

Tanganyika Under Canvas

Reaching far beyond the bounds of the traditional Tanzanian safari, this tour features the best in mobile-tented accommodation, offering the experience of exploring the remote bush country. A stay in Maramboi Tented camp is a unique opportunity to experience and explore the Tarangire and Manyara ecosystem. The area is the only place in Eastern Africa where it is possible to see the migration of wildebeest and zebra between national parks. The Exclusive Mobile Camp is intimately integrated into the surrounding African bush. This migratory camp, moves around the Serengeti flowing directly in the footsteps of the animals on the annual Great Migration.

1 night Arusha, Olasiti Lodge
1 night Tarangire, Maramboi Tented Camp
2 nights Ngorongoro, Ngorongoro Farm House
3 nights Serengeti, Exclusive Mobile Camp

7 nights, from £2340 per person

Serena Serengeti

An extraordinary journey through contrasting landscapes with excellent opportunities for game viewing. Lake Manyara features early in the itinerary. This unusual park lies in the shadow of the Great Rift Valley whose reddish brown escarpment wall looms on the eastern horizon. The park is particularly known for its tree-climbing lions, who may be seen sleeping off the heat of the day on a branch instead of a shady spot on the ground. Then onto the world-famous Serengeti National Park. Serengeti means ‘endless plain’ in the Masai language. Here there are vast open savannahs dotted with acacia trees and a few rocky hillocks. The Serengeti is Tanzania’s largest and best-known national park, with a massive concentration of migratory animals who move around the park according to the availability of food. The Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s largest unbroken volcanic caldera whose steep sides form a natural enclosure for a wide variety of wildlife. An estimated 25,000 animals, including the ‘big five’ inhabit the interior of the crater.

1 night Arusha, Serena Mountain Village
1 night Lake Manyara, Lake Manyara Serena Lodge
2 nights Serengeti, Serengeti Serena Lodge
2 nights Ngorongoro, Ngorongoro Serena Lodge

6 nights, from £1922 per person

Introduction to Southern Tanzania Safari

Combining two remote, untouched, vast areas of Selous and Ruaha, this safari offers a great introduction to Southern Tanzania. Ruaha National Park is a remote bastion of spectacular wilderness, undisturbed wildlife, and breathtaking scenery. For the intrepid bush lover and the avid safari explorer, a trip to Ruaha is uniquely rewarding. Selous is Africa’s largest protected wildlife reserve. Due to its remote location, and because it is most easily accessible only by small aircraft, the Selous Game Reserve has remained one of the untouched gems of Tanzania’s national parks and game reserves. In short, a game-watcher’s ultimate holiday with intimate camps in superb locations. Electricity and hot water are powered by solar panels.

1 night Dar es Salaam, Movenpick Royal Palm Hotel
2 nights Ruaha, Jongomero Camp
3 nights Selous, Selous Safari Camp

6 nights, from £2540 per person

Best of Northern Tanzania

Visiting some remote parts of Tanzania’s game parks, this trip undoubtedly includes the best of the area. Accommodation is in charming and intimate camps and lodges. One night is spent at a coffee plantation in an exclusive boutique lodge. In the bush you stay at small or mobile camps, all sited for maximum game viewing. Gibbs Farm is an old colonial farmhouse which offers a wonderful warm welcome. In the Serengeti we stay in mobile camps which move according to where the best game viewing is at the time of year you travel. They offer prime wildlife viewing, away from the crowds. Other highlights of this itinerary include a visit to a local Masai Village and the opportunity to take an early morning balloon flight over the plains followed by a ‘bubbly’ bush breakfast which is an optional extra, available from June to November.

1 night Arusha, Arusha Coffee Lodge
2 nights Tarangire, Oliver’s Camp
2 nights Ngorongoro, Gibbs Farm
2 nights Southern/Central Serengeti, Camp
3 nights Northern Serengeti, Sayari Mara Camp

10 nights, from £3140 per person

North to South in Tanzania

Your safari in Tanzania will take in the best of the north and south of the country. Your holiday starts at the unique Arusha Coffee Lodge which lies in the endless acres of Tanzania’s largest coffee plantation. This exclusive boutique lodge has been designed around the farm’s original plantation homes. Three nights are spent at Mbalageti which is off-the-beaten-track and offers an exclusive safari experience. It is a true oasis in the wild. From here you can enjoy panoramic views of the Serengeti. The Chalets have a private verandah with thatched roof. Travel south to Selous, the relatively untouched vast game reserve. At the Riverside Camp there are ten chalets with private verandah all of which boast commanding views of the river. Here you can enjoy plenty of games drives, together with boat and walking safaris. Selous is home to a large concentration of elephants. On your game drives you may also see buffalo, crocodiles and hippos as well as relatively high numbers of lions and rhinos.

1 night Arusha, Arusha Coffee Lodge
3 nights Serengeti Western Corridor, Mbalaget Serengeti
3 nights Selous, Selous Riverside Safari Camp

7 nights, from £2530 per person

Sopa Serengeti

In addition to abundant game to view in the renowned Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater, we include a visit to the Tarangire National Park. Tarangire’s river attracts numerous game and this park has a particularly dense wildlife population between June and October. There are always a fantastic number of colourful birds. Sopa lodges are notable for their grand, visually stunning public areas, excellent dining and large, well-appointed rooms. Each lodge offers a swimming pool, nightly wildlife films, an opulent bar and lounge area and a wide variety of cuisine. Ngorongoro Lodge is an architectural marvel built on the rim of the collapsed volcano, with magnificent views over the crater floor.

1 night Tarangire, Tarangire Sopa Lodge
2 nights Serengeti, Serengeti Sopa Lodge
2 nights Ngorongoro, Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge

5 nights, from £1625 per person

The Great Migration

This magnificent safari follows the migration path between the Serengeti and the Masai Mara where hundreds of thousands of animals thunder past in search of greener pastures. The first class Serena properties have been specially selected for their locations, and you may even be lucky enough to witness one of nature's great events. The Ngorongoro Crater is the world's largest unbroken volcanic caldera, whose steep sides form a natural enclosure for a wide variety of wildlife; an estimated 25,000 animals, including the 'big five' inhabit the interior of the crater. The Serengeti is Tanzania's largest and best-known national park, with a massive concentration of migratory animals who move around the park according to the availability of food. Finally, into the world-famous Masai Mara, one of the most enthralling wildlife theatres on earth. The reserve is host to countless species, including the 'big five” and the incredible spectacle of the annual wildebeest migration.

1 night Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge
1 night Ngorongoro Serena Lodge
2 nights Serengeti Serena Lodge
3 nights Masai Mara Ashnil Emuny Mara Camp

7 nights, from £2675 per person

Klein’s Camp, Northern Serengeti

Envied for its location, the camp is bordered by the Masai Mara and Serengeti – return route for the October/November migration when wildebeest and zebra fill the valley below. Unique in Tanzania, night game drives and bush walks are offered and driving off-road in open game vehicles is permitted. Masai trackers will teach their skills and traditional community visits can be arranged.

Grumeti River Camp, Serengeti

Flanked by two hillsides, this blissful camp nestles beneath tall trees on the banks of an oxbow tributary of the Grumeti River. It is one of the wildest and most remote camps in Africa’s greatest wildlife sanctuary, the Serengeti. Situated in the remote western corridor of the Serengeti National Park. This unspoilt wilderness is not only famous for its river nut also for the thousands of animals that have to wade across it every year during the ‘great migration’. Offers 10 spacious tents, which are intimate and distinctive with en suite bathrooms with showers, which are open to the stars. Each flamboyant tent perches on a raised platform. Lie under the cool shade of African thatch grass, stirred by an overhead fan.

Note: The lodge is closed from mid April to Mid May.

Kirawira Tented Camp, Serengeti

Standing high on the bluff of a ridge, commanding panoramic views over the Serengeti National Park, Kirawira Camp is the epitome of colonial-style safari luxury. Situated in the western Serengeti, Kirawira is the prefect location for an exclusive executive retreat, special anniversary or an unforgettable honeymoon. 25 tents with en suite shower and private verandah.

Greystoke Mahale Camp, Tanzania

Greystoke Mahale Camp is famed for its chimpanzees. From the moment you arrive at this luxurious camp, you will be in awe of the setting. Located on the shores on Lake Tanganyika, the Mahale Mountains rise from behind the camp. Accommodation is in open-fronted cottages, with decks upstairs where you can relax after a day of searching for chimpanzees in the wild.

Selous Safari Camp, Selous National Park

This camp is designed to blend in with the spectacular scenery in the Selous Game Reserve. Nine tented suites, each on its own raised timber-framed platform, offer en-suite bathrooms, the camps pool is popular for cooling off. Selous Private Camp boasts four tented suites. Located on the banks of Lake Nzerakera. Includes all meals, park fees and scheduled activities.

Selous Impala, Selous National Park

Selous Impala Camp enjoys a perfect location on the banks of the rippling Rufiji River, in Africa’s oldest and most spectacular game reserve. This untouched and uninhabited area is home to a huge variety of game and some of the largest herds of elephants in the world. Set amidst shady palms and Tamarind trees, Selous Impala Camp provides excellent comfort, superb wildlife and opportunities for dining under the stars. Situated in Selous Game Reserve on the banks of the Rufiji River. There are just 8 beautifully furnished tents, including one family tent (which is two separate en suite tents on the same platform). All the tents are built on platforms, with an en suite shower and flush loo, equipped with luxurious furniture, dressing area and spacious verandah. These are set amidst borassa palms and tamarind trees and provide superb views of the Rufiji River and its wildlife.

Note: The camp is closed in April and May.

Sand Rivers Selous, Selous National Park

It is a smart, permanent lodge, stylishly designed in thatch and stone flagstones with views over a wide and dramatically rocky stretch of the Rufiji River, that runs through the north of the Selous Game Reserve. Situated in the Selous Game Reserve, which is home to such a Noah’s ark of wildlife that it has been made a World Heritage Site. Sand Rivers Selous lies in close proximity to Steigler’s Gorge, Lake Tagalala and the Beho Beho hot springs. 5 standard rooms and two suites, each with its own spacious bathroom with powerful showers, four-poster bed and a standing fan. The suites feature their very own plunge pool and lounge area and the Rhino House is perfect for honeymoon couples, featuring private dining and a variety of activities. Each room and suite is completely open-fronted, with an expansive verandah set on stilts, giving each a stunning view over the river. Note: Sand Rivers Selous and Rhino House will be closed from mid March to end of May.

Serena Mountain Village, Arusha

Hidden in the depths of a tree-shaded coffee plantation, wreathed in multi-coloured tresses of tumbling boungainvillea, cooled by mountain streams and strung like a necklace around the shores of an idyllic wooded lake. Mountain Village offers a haven of calm and serenity just outside the hustle and bustle of Arusha, Tanzania’s premier ‘Safari Town’. 42 rooms with en suite bath/shower and verandah.

Arusha Coffee Lodge

Arusha Coffee Lodge lies cradled in the endless acres of Tanzania’s largest coffee plantation. This exclusive, boutique lodge has been designed around the farm’s original plantation homes, radiating the warmth and invitation of the bygone era. Luxurious accommodation, fine cuisine, and roaring fires, beckon the most seasoned traveller. Situated on the western edge of Arusha town. 18 plantation houses with en suite bath/shower, hairdryer, safe, ceiling fan, mini bar, telephone and tea/coffee making facilities.

Lake Manyara Tree Lodge, Lake Manyara

Welcome to this unique lodge in its spectacular setting on the edge of the Mto Wa Mbu escarpment overlooking the Great Rift Valley and the Manyara Lake. Not only is this area known for its tree-climbing lions, but also pink flamingos and great birds of prey. As a result the lodge has a bird theme, shown in such touches as stylish murals which depict bird migration patterns. A spirit of tranquillity pervades the sit. The circular, closely-thatched rooms were inspired by the traditional Masai ‘boma’ style of construction. Standing high on the bluff of a dramatic ochre cliff above the expanse of Lake Manyara’s gleaming alkaline waters. 67 rooms with en suite bath/shower and a verandah.

Tarangire Treetops, Tarangire National Park

The suites are perched high up in the age-old baobab and marula trees. Tarangire Treetops sits alone in the private game reserve bordering Tarangire National Park and the Masai Steppe amid rolling, baobab-studded hills with views to Lake Manyara and the Rift Valley wall. This exclusive lodge has a magical, adventurous and exotic fee, whilst exuding a timeless essence, which will take you back to days gone by. On the border of Tarangire National Park and the Masai Steppe. 20 luxury tents with en suite bath/shower, hairdryer, fan, telephone and private balcony.

Note: This lodge will be closed during April and May.

Sanctuary Swala, Tarangire National Park

Nestled in the remote southwest corner of Tarangire National Park, Sanctuary Swala is sited in a copse of majestic acacia trees at the edge of the Gurusi wetland, with views across the savannah. This picturesque safari hideaway provides guests with private game viewing, wilderness luxury, and a privileged glimpse of an Africa unexplored by tourists. Ancient baobab trees, large family herds of elephants, prolific bird life and dry season concentrations of wildlife, make Tarangire an exceptional viewing destination. Throughout your stay, you will be serenaded by the resident wildlife, including impala, waterbuck, lion and various elephant. There is even a resident leopard that puts in the occasions guest appearance at the waterhole during dinner. The 12 tents are butler-serviced and feature en suite bath/shower and a private balcony with comfortable furnishings. New camp features include an inviting infinity-edge pool overlooking the waterhole.

Ngorongoro Crater Lodge

High on the south-western rim stands Ngorongoro Crater Lodge, commanding views of this natural wonder that often moves onlookers to reverential awe. Inspired in design by the Masai mud-and-stick manyatta (homestead), Ngorongoro Crater Lodge is without doubt one of the most architecturally spectacular safari lodges in Africa.

Gibbs Farm, Ngorongoro

An old-colonial farmhouse, built by German settlers in 1929. Superbly located at the heart of a beautifully fertile valley, with the heavily forested slopes of the Ngorongoro highlands as a backdrop, this simple farmhouse sits in lovely flower-filled gardens. A real chance to experience rural Africa. Nestled into the northern Tanzanian hillside near Ngorongoro Conservation area. Offers 20 rooms with en suite bathrooms set amongst the gardens.

Jongomero Camp, Ruaha National Park

Offering a unique experience in direct contact with nature, the camp is located at the heart of a pristine area with curious rock formations and rich vegetation. The spacious, welcoming suites are furnished with comfortable, elegant furniture and allow guests to relax in this mysterious corner of heaven.

Situated on the banks of the Jongomero River in southern Tanzania, at the edge of the Ruaha National Park, the second largest reserve in Tanzania.

Note: The camp is closed from mid March to end of May.

Chada Katavi, Katavi National Park

From its elevated vantage point on a peninsula that rises out of the Miombo woodland, the camp is perfectly positioned for panoramic views over the Chada plain. Hidden in a shady area of acacias and tamarinds, the camp is invisible against the browns and gold’s of the surrounding bush. Come dinner time, the mess is nothing short of splendid, silverware and glasses shining in the lamplight.

Situated in the heart of Katavi National Park, in western Tanzania, reputed to be one of the wildest places on earth.

Hidden in the trees that flank it are 6 guest tents with en suite bathrooms and a verandah.

Note: The camp is closed from mid February to end of May.

Fact File

Flying time: 10 hours, flights operate via Nairobi
Time difference: 3 hours ahead of GMT time
Visas: British Passport holders require a visa – can be arranged on arrival

Did you know?

In March 1998 Sarova Shaba Game Lodge played host to the cast and crew of “Born Free”, the true-life story of George & Joy Adamson. Some scenes were shot at the lodge.
The Ngorongoro Crater is one of the world’s greatest natural spectacles and has been called the eighth wonder of the world.
Between late January and mid-March the wildebeest calving season takes place in the Serengeti. At its peak about 80% of the pregnant females give birth within three weeks

Weather

Average temperatures and rainfall for Tanzania (Arusha)
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Temp (°C)	33	33	32	29	27	26	26	27	29	31	32	32
Rainfall (inches)	3	3	5	9	3	1	0	0	0	1	5	4

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