Gombe National Park Situated some 16 km north of Kigoma town in western Tanzania, Gombe Stream is the smallest National Park in Tanzania with an area of 52 sq. km of land. Gombe is a narrow strip of a mountainous country bounded to the east by the crest of the Rift Valley escarpment and by…
Kibale National Park contains one of the loveliest and most varied tracts of tropical forest in Uganda. Forest cover, interspersed with patches of grassland and swamp, dominates the northern and central parts of the park on an elevated plateau. The park is home to a total of 70 mammal species, most famously 13 species of…
Katavi National Park Isolated, untrammelled and seldom visited, Katavi is a true wilderness, providing the few intrepid souls who make it there with a thrilling taste of Africa as it must have been a century ago. Tanzania’s third largest national park, it lies in the remote southwest of the country, within a truncated arm of…
Lake Manyara National Park Stretching for 50km along the base of the rusty-gold 600-metre high Rift Valley escarpment, Lake Manyara is a scenic gem, with a setting extolled by Ernest Hemingway as “the loveliest I had seen in Africa”. The compact game-viewing circuit through Manyara offers a virtual microcosm of the Tanzanian safari experience. From…
At 4,000km² Mt. Elgon has the largest volcanic base in the world. Located on the Uganda-Kenya border it is also the oldest and largest solitary, volcanic mountain in East Africa. Its vast form, 80km in diameter, rises more than 3,000m above the surrounding plains. The mountain’s cool heights offer respite from the hot plains below,…
Mount Kilimanjaro-Lemosho Route High success rate. Good for acclimatization Remote and spectacular, dramatic gorges and views of west Kilimanjaro Converges with Machame on day 4 at Baranco Shira offers higher start point compared to Lemosho and poorer acclimatisation Fully catered camping only The Lemosho route is one of the newer and longest routes on Mount…
Climbing to 5,199 meters, Mount Kenya is the second tallest mountain in Africa. The scenery surrounding this designated World Heritage Site is breath-taking. It is pristine wilderness with lakes, tarns, glaciers, dense forest, mineral springs and a selection of rare and endangered species of animals, high altitude adapted plains game and unique montane and alpine…
Accomodation/luxurious accomodations Singita Faru Faru River lodge. Singita Faru Faru Lodge is set in the Grumeti Reserves in northern Tanzania. Built on a gently sloping hill, this riverine lodge, positioned on the renowned migratory route, is a place where you can quite literally expect the unexpected especially on the great migration route. Serengeti Serena Lodge….
Murchison Falls National Park lies at the northern end of the Albertine Rift Valley, where the sweeping Bunyoro escarpment tumbles into vast, palm-dotted savanna. First gazetted as a game reserve in 1926, it is Uganda’s largest and oldest conservation area, hosting 76 species of mammals and 451 birds. The park is bisected by the Victoria Nile,…
Mount Kilimanjaro-Machame Route Highly recommended for scenic value, with medium success rate. Not recommended for first-time climbers. Most technically difficult route available without a permit due to vertical climb on Day 4 Great for acclimatization with lots of walk high, sleep low opportunities Challenging trek with stunning scenery through 5 diverse climatic zones Good opportunity…