Tanganyika Travels Ltd. The best of wildlife sataris & Camping in East Africa

WILDLIFE SAFARIS (LODGE/CAMPING)

TANGANYIKA TRAVELS LTD (TTS) organize wildlife safaris to Ngorongoro Crater National Park, Serengeti National Park, Lake Manyara National Park, Arusha National Park, Tarangire National Park and Mkomazi Game Reserve, both Lodge Safaris and the Camp (Budget) Safaris.

Lodge Safari is a Safaris which is arranged in advance with Hotel reservations and advance booking for a specific itinerary especially during the high season months of July to September and November to February. The advantage of this type of Safari is the certainty of concluding a certain itinerary in a specific period of time as planned since all bookings will be made and confirmed before the guest departs from home. Nothing is left to chance. This type of Safari is also safer and most preferred by many people as standard type of Safari.

Camping (Budget) Safari is more adventurous and a lot is left to chance. There is no need for advance booking of Hotel and almost all Hotels in the Northern Tourist circuit have reserved a specific area for camping. This type of Safari is cheaper and exciting in that wild animals could sometimes come very close to the camping site giving the guests a very sensational experience. Camping sites are guarded throughout the nights.

Ngorongoro Crater National Park:

The Ngorongoro Crater, 610 m deep and 20 km in diameter, is the home of hundreds of thousands of animals and flamingos and other birds which stage spectacular displays. Ngorongoro was an active volcano some eight million years ago whose cone collapsed leaving a crater or more properly a caldera.

The crater rim, where lodges like the Ngorongoro Wildlife Lodge, the Ngorongoro Crater Lodge and the Ngorongoro Forest Resort, are superbly situated at an altitude of 2,286 m, is wooded with mountain forest vegetation.

Serengeti National Park:

Serengeti plains, the vast area of over 14,763 sq. km with the most spectacular concentration of game found anywhere in the world is the symbol of Africa's wildlife. It's primeval beauty is the subject of many great books and films. It is Tanzania's largest National Park. The Serengeti contains all the big five and over thirty five other species of game animals. A splendid selection of bird life is also to be found in the park.

The annual migration of wildlife animals add to the uniqueness of the Park. This is massive movement of vast herds of animals, usually in May and June. Thousands upon thousands of wildbeast and zebra are seen moving across the central plains westwards and northwards in search of water. To watch this animal movement is a remarkable and inspiring sight.

Lake Manyara National Park:

Lake Manyara National Park, covering an area of 325 sq. km, has various unique characteristics making it one of the most beautiful places to visit in Africa. The Park has five distinct vegetation zones including the ground water forest and the hot sulphur springs at the southern end of the Park. Every year the hot springs attracts masses of tourists and other people with skin and related ailments from various parts of the world to benefit from it's proven natural healing power.

Lake Manyara National Park is famous for its numerous wild animals like buffalo, elephants, leopards and lions which recline their limbs on the acacia trees some three to seven meters above the ground. The famous Lake Manyara Hotel and Serena Lodge are perched on the very brink of the Great Rift Valley and commands a panoramic view over the Park.

Arusha National Park:

Described as the "little gem", Arusha National Park consists of three spectacular features: the Momella Lakes, Meru Crater and the Ngurdoto Crater. The all time thrillers "Hatari" and "Sammy Going South" were filmed in this enchanting wildlife sanctuary. With a small area of about 137 sq. km and situated only 87 km from Moshi, this Park could be visited in a day.

The Park is famous for its profuse bird-life both migrant and resident; and the handsome black and white colobus monkey which inhabit the lush green forests of ancient cedar and podocarpus. Other animals commonly seen in the Park are baboons, elephants, giraffes, buffalos, hippos, rhinos, leopards, hyenas, klipsringers, warthogs, bushpigs, bohor reed bucks, waterbucks, bushbucks, blue, red and bush duickers.

Tarangire National Park:

The Tarangire National Park is famous for its dense wildlife population, which is at its peak between June and December. During this period thousands of animals migrate from Southern Masailand to Tarangire River looking for water. Tarangire Safari camp offers good accommodation. It is a tented Camp located on the high bank of the Tarangire River overlooking a favorite drinking place of the animals.

Mkomazi Game Reserve:

Mkomazi Game Reserve is located midway between Mount Kilimanjaro, the Indian Ocean and part of the greater Tsavo ecosystem. The Reserve's 3,276 sq. km encompass most of the area between the Pare and Usambara Mountains in the South and the Kenya border to the North.

For more information please contact:

Tanganyika Travels Ltd,
Double Road (near Kahawa House),
P.O. Box 8357, Moshi, Tanzania
Tel/Fax # +255-27-275 1017

E-mail: tangan@tannganyikatravel.com OR tantravel@kicheko.com