Tanzania Tailor Made Safaris Just for You

Tailor made safaris just for you

:ŽƵƌŶĞLJƐŽĨĂ>ŝĨĞƟŵĞ

dŚĞ^ǁĂŚŝůŝǁŽƌĚ͚ƐĂĨĂƌŝ͛ůŝƚĞƌĂůůLJŵĞĂŶƐƚŽƚƌĂǀĞů͕ƵƐƵĂůůLJ ĂŐƌĞĂƚĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞƚŚĂƚŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐƐŽŵĞĨŽƌŵŽĨŶŝŐŚƚůLJƌĞƐƚ ƐƉĞŶƚŽŶƌŽƵƚĞ͘dŚŝƐƐĞĐƟŽŶŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŽŶƚŚĞ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƐŽƌƚƐŽĨƐĂĨĂƌŝƐĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ͕ŵĞƚŚŽĚƐŽĨƚƌĂǀĞůĂŶĚ ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶƚŚĂƚŝƐĐŽŵŵŽŶůLJŽīĞƌĞĚ͘͟

TĂŶnjĂŶŝĂ ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ƚŽƵƌŝƐƚƐ͛ ĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶƐ ŝŶ ĨƌŝĐĂ͘ /ƚ ŚĂƐ ŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐ ŵƵƐƚͲƐĞĞƉůĂĐĞƐƚŚĂƚǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐůŽǀĞƚŽĞdžƉůŽƌĞ͘ ƚ ŽŶĞ ĞŶĚ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ĞdžŽƟĐ ĂĚǀĞŶƚƵƌĞ ŚŝĚĚĞŶ ŝŶ ĞdžƉůŽƌŝŶŐǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ͕ǁŚŝůĞƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂůƐŽĂ ĨƵŶͲĮůůĞĚ ĂŶnjŝďĂƌ /ƐůĂŶĚ͕ ŬŶŽǁŶ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ĚŝǀŝŶŐ ƐŝƚĞ͕ ǁŚĞƌĞ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ĞŶũŽLJ ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ ůŝŬĞ ƐĐƵďĂ ĚŝǀŝŶŐ and snorkeling. In order to add to the comfort ůĞǀĞůŽĨǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐ ƚĂŝůŽƌͲŵĂĚĞ safari Ideas based on your needs. ෽ DW/E' ĂŵƉŝŶŐ ĐŚĂƌŵƐ ƵƉ ŵĂŶLJ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ŝŵĂŐĞƐ ĨŽƌ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ʹŵĞŵŽƌŝĞƐ ŽĨ ƐĐŽƵƚ ĂŶĚ ŐƵŝĚĞ camps as a youth or perhaps family camping trips – but for the purposes of describing the ƐĂĨĂƌŝƐŽīĞƌĞĚďLJddKŵĞŵďĞƌƐ͕ǁĞŚĂǀĞĚŝǀŝĚĞĚ camping into four categories:

෽ h'dDW/E' ƵĚŐĞƚ ĐĂŵƉŝŶŐ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞƐ ƚƌĂǀĞůŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ Ăůů LJŽƵƌ ĐĂŵƉ ĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ͕ LJŽƵƌ ŐƵŝĚĞ ĂŶĚ ƉŽƐƐŝďůLJ Ă ĐŽŽŬ ŝŶ LJŽƵƌ ǀĞŚŝĐůĞ ǁŝƚŚ LJŽƵ͘ KŶĐĞ LJŽƵ ŐĞƚ ƚŽ ĐĂŵƉ͕ ĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ ŚĞůƉƐ ƚŽ ĐŽŽŬ ĂŶĚ ƐĞƚ ƵƉ͘ dŚŝƐ is economical and fun, but it means that you will ƐƉĞŶĚ ǀĂůƵĂďůĞ ƟŵĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjŝŶŐ your camp and food, when you could be out on ŐĂŵĞ ĚƌŝǀĞƐ͘ dŚĞƐĞ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ƚLJƉŝĐĂůůLJ ƵƐĞ ƚŚĞ ůĞƐƐ ĞdžƉĞŶƐŝǀĞ ƐŚĂƌĞĚ Žƌ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĐĂŵƉƐŝƚĞƐ͕ ďƵƚ ĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ĐĂŵƉƐ͕ Žƌ ĐĂŵƉƐŝƚĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŚŽǁĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŽŝůĞƚ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ ŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƌŬƐ ĐĂŶ ĂůƐŽ ďĞ ŬĞĚĂŶĚƵƐĞĚ͘ĞĚƐĂƌĞƵƐƵĂůůLJŵĂƩƌĞƐƐĞƐŽŶ ƚŚĞŇŽŽƌŽĨĂƐŵĂůůƚĞŶƚ͘

෽ &>zDW/E' &ůLJĐĂŵƉŝŶŐŝŶǀŽůǀĞƐƐĞƫŶŐƵƉƐŵĂůů͕ƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJ ĐĂŵƉƐĨŽƌĂŶŝŐŚƚƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĞƐƚĂƌƐ͕ŵŽƌĞŽŌĞŶƚŚĂŶ not, in a remote part of the bush. Fly camps are ƚŚĞ ŝĚĞĂů ĞŶĚ ƚŽ Ă ĚĂLJ͛Ɛ ǁĂůŬŝŶŐ ƐĂĨĂƌŝ Žƌ ŐĂŵĞ ĚƌŝǀĞ͕ǁŝƚŚŵĂŶLJƵŶĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚĐŽŵĨŽƌƚƐʹĂĐĂŶǀĂƐ washbasin with hot water, fresh towels, hurricane ůĂŵƉƐ ĂŶĚ ĚĞůŝĐŝŽƵƐ ĨŽŽĚ ĐŽŽŬĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĮƌĞ͘ ƚ ŶŝŐŚƚ͕ ƚŚĞƐĞŶƐĂƟŽŶŽĨƐůĞĞƉŝŶŐŝŶĂůŝŐŚƚ ƚĞŶƚŽƌ ũƵƐƚ ƵŶĚĞƌ Ă ŵŽƐƋƵŝƚŽ ŶĞƚ͕ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽŽŶ ƐŚŝŶĞƐ down and the noises of the African night begin, is the highlight of any safari holiday. ෽ >/',dt/',d>hyhZzDW/E' >ŝŬĞ ƚŚĞ ůƵdžƵƌLJ ĐĂŵƉƐ͕ ƚĞŶƚƐ ǁŝůů ŚĂǀĞ ŵĞƚĂů Žƌ ǁŽŽĚͲĨƌĂŵĞďĞĚƐ͕ƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐŚĞĂĚƌŽŽŵ͕ĂǀĞƌĂŶĚĂ and small en-suite toilets and hot showers. ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ƚŚĞƚĞŶƚƐǁŝůůďĞƐŵĂůůĞƌĂŶĚŵĂLJďĞƚŚĞ ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů͚͛ƐŚĂƉĞǁŝƚŚĂĐĞŶƚƌĂůƌŝĚŐĞƉŽůĞ͘dŚĞ ĐĂŵƉƐ ĂƌĞ ĨƵůůLJ ƐƚĂīĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŵĞĂůƐ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƚŚƌĞĞ ĐŽƵƌƐĞĂīĂŝƌƐ͕ ƐĞƌǀĞĚ ďLJĂǁĂŝƚĞƌŝŶĂůĂŶƚĞƌŶůŝƚ mess tent, or on a table under the stars. PickƵƉ ƚƌƵĐŬƐ͕ ƌĂƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ůŽƌƌŝĞƐ͕ ŽŌĞŶ ŵŽǀĞ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĐĂŵƉƐ͕ƐŽƚŚĞLJĚŽŶ͛ƚŚĂǀĞůƵdžƵƌŝĞƐƐƵĐŚĂƐĂĚĞĞƉ ĨƌĞĞnjĞ͘dŚĞƌĞǁŝůůƵƐƵĂůůLJďĞǁŝŶĞ͕ďĞĞƌĂŶĚƐŽĚĂ on ice, in camp. Lightweight camps like this can ďĞŵŽǀĞĚŽǀĞƌŶŝŐŚƚĂŶĚŽīĞƌĂŶĂŵĂnjŝŶŐĚĞŐƌĞĞ ŽĨ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚ ǁŚŝůĞ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŇĞdžŝďŝůŝƚLJ ŽĨ Ă lighter camp. ෽ >hyhZzDW/E' /ŵĂŐŝŶĞĨĞĂƚŚĞƌƉŝůůŽǁƐ͕ƐŽŌƚŽǁĞůƐ͕ŐŝŶĂŶĚƚŽŶŝĐ and four course gourmet meals in a candlelit dining tent, as far from the hustle bustle of modern life as you can get. This is what luxury camping is all about. The tents are roomy and comfortable, with ĂǀĞƌĂŶĚĂŝŶĨƌŽŶƚĂŶĚĂďĂƚŚƌŽŽŵǁŝƚŚŚŽƚͲǁĂƚĞƌ shower, washbasin and toilet directly behind the ƚĞŶƚ͘ dŚĞ ůƵdžƵƌLJ ƚĞŶƚƐ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ďĞĚƐŝĚĞ ƚĂďůĞ͕ ŐĂƐ or solar lamps, chairs and a wardrobe for your ĐůŽƚŚŝŶŐ͘  ĚĞĞƉ ĨƌĞĞnjĞ ǁŝůů ƐƵƉƉůLJ LJŽƵƌ ĚƌŝŶŬƐ with ice and keep specialty food items fresh. >ĂƵŶĚƌLJ ŝƐ ĚŽŶĞ ĚĂŝůLJ͘  ůĂƌŐĞ ƐƚĂī ǁŝůů ĞŶƐƵƌĞ that your meals are gourmet and all your needs in ĐĂŵƉĂƌĞŵĞƚ͘>ƵdžƵƌLJĐĂŵƉƐĂƌĞŽŌĞŶƐŝƚƵĂƚĞĚƐŽ ƚŚĂƚLJŽƵĐĂŶĞŶũŽLJƚŚĞƐĂŵĞĂƌĞĂĨŽƌƐĞǀĞƌĂůĚĂLJƐ͘

෽t></E'^&Z/^ To walk through the African bush is to experience Africa close-up. Smells are suddenly ƐƵďƚůĞ ĂŶĚ ǀĂƌŝĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƐŽƵŶĚ ŚĂƐ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶĐĞ͘ ŝƌĚƐ ĂŶĚ ďƵƩĞƌŇŝĞƐĂƌĞ ŶŽƟĐĞĚ ĂŶĚ studied, not simply rushed past in the race for the bigger game. And when the larger animals appear, they are met at eye ůĞǀĞů͕ ƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ earth. Safety is not an issue – armed, experienced guides and game rangers accompany all walks. Your camp is packed up and transported to the ŶĞdžƚ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ ďLJ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ methods: pickup truck, porters or donkeys. The camping style tends to be lightweight and extremely mobile. You will walk ĨŽƌ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ĚĂLJƐ͕ ƚƌĂǀĞůŝŶŐ ůŝŬĞ nomads across the African bush ŽŌĞŶ ŵŝůĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶLJ ƌŽĂĚƐ Žƌ tracks.

෽Yh^dZ/E ^&Z/^;,KZ^ ^&Z/^Ϳ dĂŶnjĂŶŝĂŚĂƐĨĞǁŽƉĞƌĂƚŽƌƐƚŚĂƚ ŽīĞƌ ŚŽƌƐĞďĂĐŬ ƐĂĨĂƌŝƐ͕ ƵŶůŝŬĞ ĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐĞůƐĞŝŶĨƌŝĐĂ͘'ĂůůŽƉŝŶŐ ĂůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞ Ă ŚĞƌĚ ŽĨ njĞďƌĂ Žƌ wildebeest as they race across the open plains is a lifelong dream for many riders around ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ͘ dĂŶnjĂŶŝĂ͛Ɛ ŚŽƌƐĞ ƐĂĨĂƌŝƐŽīĞƌƚŚĞĐŚĂŶĐĞƚŽŵĂŬĞ

the dream a reality with wellbred, well-schooled mounts, ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞ luxury of miles of countryside. The wild animals are not afraid of horses in the same way that they are of cars or pedestrians, allowing you to get much closer than usual. You must be an accomplished rider if you wish to go on a horse safari as ƚŚĞƐĞ ĞdžƉĞĚŝƟŽŶƐ ǁŝůů ƚĂŬĞ LJŽƵ into the wilderness, riding in the same terrain as the wild animals. You will ride daily, your ‘ŐĂŵĞ ĚƌŝǀĞƐ͛ ŽŶ ŚŽƌƐĞďĂĐŬ͘ The camp can be in situ for ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ĚĂLJƐ Žƌ ĐĂŶ ŵŽǀĞ ĚĂŝůLJ by truck. The types of camps that accompany these safaris ǀĂƌLJ ĨƌŽŵ ůŝŐŚƚǁĞŝŐŚƚ ůƵdžƵƌLJ ƚŽ luxury. ෽h>dhZ>^&Z/^ A cultural safari consists of ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ĚĂLJƐ ƐƚĂLJŝŶŐ ŝŶ ůŽĐĂů ŐƵĞƐƚŚŽƵƐĞƐ͕ĞĂƟŶŐůŽĐĂůĞƚŚŶŝĐ food and absorbing the culture ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ůŝǀĞĚ in the area for years. Each day is usually spent trekking and ǀŝƐŝƟŶŐ ĨĂƌŵƐ͕ŚŽƵƐĞƐĂŶĚůŽĐĂů projects. All meals will be in small restaurants and your nights spent in clean but simple local guesthouses. ෽t/E'^&Z/^ ĞŐŝŶLJŽƵƌďŝŐĚĂLJǁŝƚŚĂŐĂŵĞ ĚƌŝǀĞŽƌǁĂůŬŝŶŐƐĂĨĂƌŝ͕ĂƌƌŝǀĞĂƚ the altar on horseback and get married with Mt Kilimanjaro in the background and local Maasai as witnesses. The choices are endless and there are many companies who are happy to work through ƚŚĞ ƉůĞŶƟĨƵů ĨƌŝĐĂŶ ƌĞĚ ƚĂƉĞ͕ ƚŽ ĞŶƐƵƌĞ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ĂŶ ƵŶĨŽƌŐĞƩĂďůĞ ǁĞĚĚŝŶŐ ĚĂLJ ʹ and legally binding marriage. ෽>h^&Z/^ The blue safari, a safari on water, is by no means a new concept, but it is one that has blossomed ĂůůŽǀĞƌdĂŶnjĂŶŝĂŝŶƌĞĐĞŶƚLJĞĂƌƐ͘ &ƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƌŝǀĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ůĂŬĞƐ ŽĨ dĂŶnjĂŶŝĂďŝŐŐĞƐƚƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ͕ƚŽƚŚĞ ƚƵƌƋƵŽŝƐĞ ǁĂƚĞƌƐ ŽĨ ĂŶnjŝďĂƌ͛Ɛ ŝƐůĂŶĚƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ͕ǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐĐĂŶƌĞůĂdž ǁŚŝůĞ ǀŝĞǁŝŶŐ ďŽƚŚ ůĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ marine life, from elephants to ǁŚĂůĞƐ͕ ďƵīĂůŽƐ ƚŽ ĚŽůƉŚŝŶƐ͘  ďůƵĞ ƐĂĨĂƌŝ ĐĂŶ ŽīĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ƌĞůĂdžŝŶŐŐĂŵĞǀŝĞǁŝŶŐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͘

With our ideas of Tailor-Made ^ĂĨĂƌŝƐ͕ ǁĞ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵƌ ĚƌĞĂŵ ƚŽ ĞdžƉůŽƌĞ dĂŶnjĂŶŝĂ will be accomplished with ƵŶĨŽƌŐĞƩĂďůĞ ĂŶĚ ŵĞŵŽƌĂďůĞ ŵŽŵĞŶƚƐ͘zŽƵĐĂŶƚƌĂǀĞůǁŚĞƌĞ you want, when you want and how you want with these selfƚĂŝůŽƌĞĚƐĂĨĂƌŝŝĚĞĂƐ͕ĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞůLJ ĨŽƌĂƌ>ŝĨĞƌĞĂĚĞƌƐ͊

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