With years of experience to our names, we have an eye for quirk and would prefer to offer you intelligent simplicity over impersonal luxury. We travel extensively in search of what’s really worth doing, rather than just what makes a good photograph.
Who we all aresome of our current favourite
experiences in Tanzania:
01.
Serengeti Tented Camps; following the great migration
02.
Chimpanzee trekking in Tanzania’s Mahale Mountains
03.
Family Safari - an epic safari in Tanzania for spirited families
04.
Walking safari in the Selous, Tanzania
05.
The Serengeti Wildebeest Migration - River Crossings
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Game drives in western corridor, ballooning, limited walks
Guide Price: From: $495 To: $695
Kirawira belongs to the Serena group of Hotels, and is built on the top of a hill with wonderful commanding views to the north over the Ndabaka plains and to the west towards the shores of Lake Victoria, which is visible in the distance on a clear day.
The camp describes itself as the reincarnation of an elegant Victorian outpost. However, this is slightly removed from the reality. This is a 25-room hotel in tents. Every thing works well, but it has a sterile feel and lacks the intimacy or character of the small privately owned camps.
The staff are friendly and proficient and the food is fine, but this place has the unmistakeable stamp of a chain property, most used to dealing with large tour groups. The tents are large and comfortable and set on platforms with shady verandas in front, there is an ensuite bathroom at the back with a very powerful hot shower and a flush loo.
The camp has a swimming pool. More of a comfortable motel in the bush - this is a place to spend up to a couple of nights to catch the migration as it heads through the western corridor in July.
Also worth mentioning that camps and game drives in this area can suffer from occasional tsetse issues. This varies hugely and in our opinion is definitely not a reason to miss out either the area or the camp, but we think it's helpful to flag up the issue and do ask us for any latest updates if you're concerned.
From: 495 To: 695
Game drives in western corridor, ballooning, limited walks
price includes accommodation, food, drinks, laundry, activities and excludes transfers.
The Western Corridor is the hotspot in late June and July as the wildebeest migration rolls into town, but it also retains a sizeable resident population of wildebeest - and good general game viewing - year round. This is a funnel shaped piece of land running from the Central Serengeti west to the park boundary near the shore of Lake Victoria. It's an interesting and beautiful area, particularly when you leave the main road - and the Peugot 504 taxis - behind. Read more?
Tanzania safaris rival a safari any other country in Africa in terms of sheer wilderness, formidable landscapes and volume of wildlife. At Natural High, we have travelled all over the country, worked in some of its best Tanzania safari camps and lodges and flown all over as bush pilots so we feel qualified to venture such opinions. Read more?
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Vanessa's 16 years in travel has seen her knowledge develop from sub-Saharan Africa into North Africa, Central and Southern America and the Galapagos. Consequently, she’s a veritable encyclopaedia of travel information and exceptionally cool, calm and collected in the face of the greatest planning demands.
At Natural High, we've had long experience putting together trips in Africa that really work. Whether it's intimate bushcamps in out of the way places, or a private lodge in one of Africa's top-billing wildlife areas, light mobile camping or remote island escapes, we know there is a lot to choose from. We're absolutely confident that we can recommend the right places for you.
