SAFARI IN TANZANIA
Prepared for Alexander Svetakov
ITINERARY
13th June: Lake Victoria
Arrive into Mwanza Airport, where Ben will be waiting for you with the helicopter. Fly up to Lake Victoria to Rubondo Island. Spend time out on the boat and trekking for chimpanzees.
Rubondo Island, 1 night.
14th - 15th June: Grumeti
Fly down into the Grumeti National Park, to Singita Sasakwa Lodge. Spend time out on game drives and walking in the bush.
Singita Sasakwa Hillside Suite, 2 nights.
16th - 18th June: Northern Rift
Fly down the Eastern side of the Serengeti, over Lake Natron and Ol Doinyo Lengai past the Ngorongoro Crater to Little Chem Chem.
Spend a day with the Hadza tribe. Opportunities for night drives and guided walks.
Little Chem Chem, 3 nights.
19th - 21st June: Ruaha National Park
Fly to the south to Ruaha National Park. Guided walks straight from the camp.
Usangu Expedition Camp, 3 nights.
22nd June: Hemingways
Fly to Dodoma International Airport to meet your jet to JKIA. A vehicle will transfer you to Hemingways, where a room is available to relax in before your flight home.
End of Safari
LAKE VICTORIA
In the southwest of Lake Victoria lies Rubondo Island, an extraordinary example of wildlife conservation. It’s Africa’s largest island national park at 26 kilometers long and up to 10 kilometers wide. More than 75 percent of the island is covered in pristine equatorial rain forest. Since the 1960s, the island has been a haven for wild chimpanzee, sitatunga antelope, elephant and giraffe.
RUBONDO ISLAND
Rubondo Island lodge is the only camp on the Island, it has eight waterfront rooms which have been hand-built using traditional methods and local materials. The cottages have high ceilings and are decked out in natural colours that mirror the lake and forest. En suite bathrooms all have hot running water and flushing toilets. In front of each cottage, a terrace overlooking the lake is the perfect spot from which to watch the island life pass by.
All meals are served outdoors, under the stars in front of the vast lake. As the sun sets, watch hippos emerge from the water to graze on the grass around camp.
https://www.asiliaafrica.com/camps-lodges/rubondo-island-camp/
GRUMETI
Situated adjacent to the Serengeti National Park, Grumeti it is an integral part of the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem. It provides 350,000 acres of exceptional landscape for wildlife - and the ultimate safari experience.
The Grumeti river has one of the major river crossings for the Serengeti Great Migration. Between May and August, thousands of wildebeest cross this crocodile infested river.
SINGITA SASAKWA LODGE
Singita means 'places of miracles' in Shangaan. Built in the style of a stately Edwardian manor house and featuring a light and airy atmosphere, Singita Sasakwa Lodge offers panoramic views, a sense of immense freedom, and stillness. Striking the perfect balance between casual luxury and sophisticated elegance, it features a grand entrance, wraparound verandas, silver candelabras and coveted antiques, as well as bespoke décor elements such as local artefacts and tribal cushions.
Offering expansive en-suite bathrooms, dressing areas, fireplaces, living rooms and French doors opening onto welcoming verandas, the elegant cottages feature polished parquet floors, vintage collectables and comfortable furnishings – and provide guests with complete privacy, as well as unfiltered space and time to connect with the breathtaking surrounds.
https://singita.com/lodge/singita-sasakwa-lodge/information/
MANYARA NATIONAL PARK
Manyara is best known for it's tree climbing lions, the soda ash lake that attracts thousands of pink flamingos, one of Tanzania’s biggest elephant population and breathtaking scenery.
The unique lions in the park have the capability to climb trees; being nocturnal animals they spend most of their day resting up in the big fig trees and at sunset they descend when the temperatures are cooler. This is one of the only two populations of these unique lions the other being in Ishasha area in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
THE NORTHERN RIFT
A spectacular scenic flight over the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and the volcanoes that make up the Northern Rift of Tanzania, a totally unique and dramatic area. The volcanic region of northern Tanzania has an incredible diversity of landscapes and is rich in Maasai culture.
Fly over Lake Natron, land at Ol Doinyo Lengai where we walk across to the active volcano to peer into its bubbling crater. Then over the Ngorongoro Crater highlands and down Lake Manyara.
LITTLE CHEM CHEM
Set amidst a canopy of ancient baobabs, this quintessential safari camp weaves understated luxury into every experience. Dine in the wilderness, and marvel at the abundance of wildlife surrounding you. From dawn to dusk, relish in the tranquillity and rhythmic pace of a slower Africa. Spend time in the beautiful mess tent or by the open fire in the evenings.
The camp is made up of eight safari tents, each with an indoor and outdoor shower.
RUAHA
The park is located in Southern Tanzania. It is the largest protected area in East Africa. The name of the park is derived from the Great Ruaha River, which flows along its southeastern margin and is the focus for game-viewing. It’s 22,000 square kilometres around 8000 square miles. The Msembe Airstrip, which we are using, is also the site of the park headquarters. The other is the Jongomeru Airstrip, near the Jongomeru Ranger Post.
Ruaha has a stunning and diverse landscape with a vast savannah, a river which attracts a plethora of wildlife, and mountains in the south and west. It has a good elephant population, with other notable species being cheetah, lion, leopard, wild dog, spotted hyena, giraffe, hippo, buffalo and sable antelope. It has more than 571 species of birds have been identified in the park. Among the resident species are hornbills and many migratory birds visit the park.
USANGU EXPEDITION CAMP
Set on the outskirts of the Usangu floodplains, deep in the remote southern corner of Ruaha National Park, Usangu Expedition Camp offers an immersive, conservation driven experience for the adventurous traveller. The camp offers a wide variety of included activities alongside access to ongoing research projects in the Douglas Bell Eco Research Station.
With six beautifully designed tents and full en suite facilities, Usangu Expedition Camp offers an intimate and unforgettably authentic safari experience.
https://www.asiliaafrica.com/camps-lodges/usangu-expedition-camp/