Good game viewing away from crowds
Guide Price: From: $995 To: $995
Faru Faru is our favourite of the 3 camps in this private region of the Serengeti. With only 9 rooms Faru Faru is small, exclusive and, with the rooms well spread out offers plenty of privacy. It's built in a wooded area not far from the Grumeti River on the Western boundary of the Serengeti, so pretty much always within reach of good game viewing and at times (particularly June and July) it's right at the heart of the action as the migration comes to town on its way north. The immaculately constructed rooms are of canvas, with vast windows and pale interiors making the place feel light and airy. The bathroom feels substantial with a stone wall to stop any animals joining you in the free standing claw-foot bath or your state of the art power shower.
The camp overlooks not one but two waterholes, both of which are pumped attracting plenty of game including zebra, wildebeest, waterbuck, elephant and warthogs and the birdlife is excellent too. So in an ideal world you can wake up in the morning with your tea or coffee and just watch the game by the waterholes without even getting out of bed. Food at Faru Faru is of an extremely high standard with decent wine served. In terms of luxury, there isn’t much else in Tanzania on a par and there has obviously been a huge investment in making them the most luxurious camps. Everything manages to be sophisticated and works faultlessly. There is also a new 4 bed family suite that would be close to perfection for any family wanting to combine safari with a spoiling degree of comfort. There are two swimming pools, some fairly opulent sitting areas including a lovely upper deck, a spa treatment room, shop and nowadays even a gym.
It’s also worth mentioning that camps and game drives in this area (wherever you stay) 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 as it causes a problem once in a while, we think it's helpful to flag up the issue. Do ask us for any latest updates if you're concerned.
The game viewing was wonderful at Serengeti and we were amazed by what we saw – on the final evening drive a leopard in a tree came down as he heard the distress call of a dik dik being attacked by a cobra - The leopard was going for the cobra but darkness fell and we had to return to camp so never knew the outcome!
CJ December 2011
We have now returned from our wonderful holiday in Tanzania and would like to thank Natural High Safaris for the excellent organization of this safari. Everything worked like a treat, there were always people to meet us on arrival in each stop and everything that we had read and been told about at each place, was as described.
C & L H Feb 2010
We just got back on Monday after our 3 weeks in the bush and we had a fantastic trip - thanks to Natural High for organising everything. We saw all of the game that we could imagine and a total of 250 species of birds, the overall experience was quite overwhelming. We had a wonderful trip.
H & NH August 2008
luxurious mini lodge with 9 cottage suites
From: 995 To: 995
Good game viewing away from crowds
price includes accommodation, food, drinks, laundry, activities and transfers.
The Serengeti is the best known safari destination in the world with good reason. Even if you exclude the Wildebeest Migration with its 1.5 million odd animals, the proliferation of animal life in the Serengeti defies belief. In the company of a good guide, this can be like stepping into a wildlife documentary. We’d advocate building your safari in northern Tanzania around the greater Serengeti, but you do need to be aware that being in the right place at the right time is everything in this neck of the woods. Find out when the Serengeti Wildebeest Migration happens. 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.
