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Selous Safari Camp
 
Selous Game Reserve, The Great Selous:
The Selous Game Reserve is the largest protected wilderness reserve in Africa. Named after the legendary 19th century explorer and hunter Frederick Courteney Selous, the reserve was founded by the German colonial administration in 1905. It was later expanded to include traditional elephant migration routes and accommodate the vast herds of buffalo that roam this remote, untouched corner of Africa. Boat Rides, Game Drives, Walking, Game Watching, Fishing, Swimming Pool. The Selous Safari Camp, on the banks of the Rufiji River, is designed to blend in with the spectacular natural scenery in what is one of the most photogenic areas of the Selous Game Reserve. Each of the twelve safari tents is on its own raised timber platform, affording guests an unmatched experience of the African bush. Has en suite bathroom and an open-air shower. And the pool is a great place to cool off in the heat of the day. Few other names evoke the romance, mystique and spiritual delight of the African bush as the Selous Game Reserve does. Embracing 54,000 square kilometers of south-western Tanzania, it is the largest protected wilderness reserve on the continent, three times larger than the Serengeti and twice the size of Belgium. The sheer diversity of the landscape - from hot volcanic springs, placid lagoons and the many channels from the Great Ruaha and Rufiji Rivers which bisect the reserve - makes the Selous a unique area in which to observe the full panoply of African wildlife. Most of Africa?s mammal species, from the largest to the smallest to the rarest, thrive here. In addition there are some 440 species of birds and more than 2,000 recorded varieties of plants (with many more still to be discovered.) The camp has the prime position at the centre of the unique riverine and lake complex, with the highest concentration of African wildlife and myriad birdlife. The spacious tents are luxuriously appointed, with en suite bathrooms and open air hot-water showers. The camp has its own swimming pool, enabling guests to cool off in the heat of the day.
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A Tent with a View Safari Lodge
Saadani Game Reserve:
A Tent with a View Safari Lodge is located on the northern boundary of Saadani National Park in the Mkwaja region, East Africa's only coastal preserve and the latest gazetted National Park in Tanzania. Saadani is Tanzania's only coastal reserve and offers the chance to see fantastic birdlife and big game interacting with the sea. Half day game drives, foot safaris, an incredible boat safari, and a cultural visit to one of the oldest Swahili villages in East Africa are organized at the lodge. Offshore islands offer snorkelling in clear waters with a diversity of corals and marine life. The new lodge consists of just 8 beachfront tented bandas elegantly perched on stilts overlooking the Indian Ocean. Emphasis is on exclusivity and privacy in a unique natural environment. All bandas are fully en suite with a spacious private verandah and are individually styled. Exclusive, natural and tranquil this is the ultimate Swahili Coast hideaway. Saadani has a diverse population of mammals and birds. Of the big five, lion, leopard, elephant and buffalo are present, the rare Roosevelt sable is indigenous, whilst plains game such as giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, eland and hartebeest are more frequently seen in larger herds. The Wami River attracts fabulous bird life, large pods of hippo, massive crocodiles and the spectacular black and white Colobus monkey. Bottle-nosed dolphins are common off the Southern coast of the reserve, whales pass through the Zanzibar Channel in October and November, and there is a green turtle breeding beach at Madete in the North.
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Sable Mountain Lodge
Selous Game Reserve, The Great Selous:
Perched high on one of the Beho Beho Hills and spread across two peaks with magnificent views to the Uluguru mountains in an area rich in both wildlife and birdlife, Sable Mountain Lodge is the fabulous new base from which to explore the Selous Game Reserve. Full and half day game drives, boat safari, foot safaris, night drives and a cultural visit to a Masai village are organized at the lodge. With just eight stone cottages individually spaced out over the hillside, the lodge offers intimate and personal service in the midst of a vast wilderness. Each cottage provides spacious and stylish accommodation with full en-suite facilities, 24 hour solar lighting, a spring water supply and wonderful views from a private verandah. At the heart of Sable Mountain Lodge is a restaurant serving international cuisine, and the well stocked ?Cup and Bucket? bar, the perfect setting to unwind before dinner. On the West side of the camp is a tree-house overlooking our waterhole. Regular evening guests include elephants, buffalo, leopards, sable antelope and wild dogs. The new swimming pool is due to be completed in early 2002 and has commanding views across the game rich hills behind the lodge. At night relax in the snug, the perfect place for stargazers to observe the pristine night sky and experience the sounds of the bush. As the largest reserve in Africa at 55,000 sqkm, Selous can justifiably claim to offer unparalleled wilderness. Located in southern Tanzania, it is home to the largest populations of some of Africa?s most sought after game including elephant, lion, wild dog, leopard, buffalo, hippo, crocodile and herds of plains game, yet it remains one of the least visited of the great game sanctuaries on the continent. Full day game drives inside the reserve in 4x4 vehicles from Sable Mountain Lodge often do not pass a single other vehicle, since the North-West sector of the reserve is far away from the busier routes in the East.
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Kusini Camp
Serengeti National Park:
Intimately situated in the natural curve of a group of Kopjes, Kusini Camp is unique in the Serengeti, an elegant blend of the modern and the traditional in the time-honoured grandeur of the earliest safari camps, from which you can experience the most dramatic wildlife spectacle on Earth, the great annual Migration of the plains game, almost year-round. Kusini is located in the South Central area of the Serengeti National Park. The park itself covers more than 14,763 sq. km's, making it one of the world's largest wildlife sanctuaries. The name Serengeti comes from the Maasai language meaning, 'endless plains'. Safari Lodge, Game Drives, Bird Watching, Walks. The Serengeti Ecosystem is defined by the dominant annual wildebeest migration route and incorporates areas outside the park boundaries. The area around Kusini Camp is visited by the Migration between the months of January and April but it should be noted that this is a grazing pattern and therefore experienced in the general area for this period. The season between January and March greets the arrival of newborn zebra and wildebeest calves. Accommodation is offered in nine double tents, each attended by a personal butler, which are scattered around the main Kopje. Each tent has en-suite facilities and hot running water. Private balconies with comfortable furnishings extend in front of each unit. The dining area, lounge and library are housed in the main public area, which affords spectacular views from its wooden deck. The park, and the area around Kusini in particular, is noted for its lion and cheetah populations and excellent leopard sightings. Sites such as the nearby Moru Kopjes are also renowned for good resident game, particularly cats, all year round. The woodland area fringing the short grass plains, where Kusini is located, also has high sightings of resident game including rarer species such as klipspringer in addition to some incredible bird-life.
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Klein's Camp
Serengeti National Park:
Klein's Camp is set on the edge of the Kuka Hills and commands breathtaking views of the valley through which pass migratory herds of wildebeest and zebra. The majestic elephant rules this landscape, moving in numbers unequalled anywhere else in the Serengeti. The Klein's concession accommodates a maximum of 20 camp residents, in every sense the ultimate private Tanzanian safari and your own, personal piece of Africa. Klein's is located in one of the most strategically positioned wildlife sanctuaries in the world. The camp is situated in a 10 000 hectare private sanctuary leased from the local Maasai community. Our safari operation shares the sanctuary with the local Maasai pastoralists who traditionally graze their herds alongside the wildlife. The camp is bordered to the north by Kenya's Masai Mara National Reserve and to the west by the Serengeti National Park, into which we venture on thrilling game drives. CCAfrica is taking an active role in involving the neighbouring Maasai people in ecotourism initiatives through participation in community projects, employment opportunities and sustainable resource use. Klein's is 23km from the Kenyan border. The Grumeti River flows near the camp, then lunges west past CCAfrica's secluded Grumeti River Camp, on the far western side of the Serengeti. Once a controlled hunting zone, the wildlife around Klein's Camp is now protected under the exclusive concession enjoyed by CCAfrica, and many of the big game species are rapidly becoming habituated to the presence of humans shooting rolls of film instead of bullets. An epic film, 'Serengeti Shall Not Die', is an inspired tribute to the national park. Klein's Camp comprises a main lodge and ten luxury cottages, set on the edge of the Kuka Hills, commanding sweeping views of the valley below. The camp contains just ten intimate, turn-of-the-century style cottages of local rock and thatch. The rich wooden floors and serene, classic interiors are reminiscent of the heydays of rugged safaris. Each spacious cottage has an en suite bathroom. With showerheads the size of a dinner platter, our spacious enclosed showers offer you the sensory equivalent of an indoor cloud-burst. From each private terrace, a diversity of resident wildlife, including elephant, may be viewed in the valley.
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Grumeti
Mwanza, Lake Victoria:
In the untouched seclusion of a remote, idyllic valley in the western corridor of the Serengeti National Park, 50km east of Lake Victoria, lies the tented Grumeti River Camp. Flanked by two hillsides, this blissful camp nestles beneath tall riverine trees on the banks of an oxbow tributary of the Grumeti River. It is one of the wildest and most remote camps in Africa's greatest wildlife sanctuary, the Serengeti. Life under canvas enchanted early visitors. Every year during the great migration, wildebeest, zebra and other herbivores plunge into the Grumeti River, risking the jaws of some of the largest crocodiles on earth. Crocodiles came under the spotlight here when filmmaker Alan Root used the camp as a base for filming the story of the crocodile, 'There are Dragons'. Another film, 'Serengeti Shall Not Die', is an inspired tribute to the national park. Intimate and distinctive, Grumeti River Camp takes its name from the river running next to the camp. The friendliness of the people who live and work here makes for a truly African welcome. At Grumeti, some of the world's largest hippos greet you through watery carpets of lilies. Black-and-white colobus monkeys (guereza) with their spectacular pied coats flash through the bird-filled riverine trees, and the area boasts one of the highest densities of cheetah in Africa. We invite you to go on intrepid expeditions in Land Rovers into the wild Serengeti, take a relaxing walking safari along the river, enjoy bird-watching or experience a trip to Lake Victoria, the biggest lake in Africa. At night, the wild pulse of Africa thumps to the nocturnal tunes of owls, bats and galagos (bushbabies). The haunting primeval calls of hyena, leopard and lion echo through the shadowy branches. Tented Accommodation: Entering the cream and ivory canvas tent, you will be delighted by the sight of the room's grand centrepiece - a colourfully adorned bed dramatically offset by a lavish wooden headboard, styled to resemble a regal crown. Vast and expansive, these beds are made of Tanzanian cypress. Intimate and distinctive, Grumeti has just ten spacious tents with en suite bathrooms and showers open to the sun and stars. Each flamboyant tent perches on a raised platform. At night you will lie under the cool shade of African thatch grass, stirred by ceiling fans. The high-roofed tents are lined with hand-sculpted African finishes, hand-blown Kenyan glassware and the unexpected colours of bright lime, scarlet, bronze, orange and crimson. Ensconced in accommodation fit for royalty, you can gaze out over the riverbanks and hippo pools. The d?cor of the shared living spaces is funky, with unusual beaded antique artefacts.
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Mount Meru Game Lodge
Arusha, Mount Kilmanjaro:
Mount Meru Game Lodge is situated 25 km's east of Arusha town, on the main Nairobi/Moshi road. Safari Lodge, Game Drives, Bird Watching, Walking. The small sanctuary in which the lodge is situated consists of 33 acres. With tranquil gardens, mainly containing indigenous trees and shrubs, bounded on one side by the Usa river, and on the other by the large paddock where our resident animals and birds live out their lives in peace. Many of these animals were brought here injured or orphaned, and could not be relocated into the wild, as they could not survive on their own. The many birds are free to come and go as they will, with a few exceptions whose injuries prevent them from doing so. There are also migrants, who may arrive exhausted from their long flights, and who take a few days rest with the residents, then go on their various ways. The Lodge consists of 17 rooms, of which two have king-size beds, 14 are twins, and one triple bed. All rooms have private shower and toilet facilities, with hot running water, each room has a verandah with comfortable chairs, where guests may sit during the late afternoon enjoying the peace of the surroundings, or watching the birds and animals. The dining room and bar are situated in the main building, together with the reception office and our small gift shop. Outside the main building, there is a large terrace, under enormous old mango trees - the ideal spot for sundowners or just sitting, relaxing and soaking up the atmosphere. Mount Meru Game Lodge takes pride in the homely and friendly welcome given to all guests, and particularly to families.
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Swala Camp
Tarangire National Park:
Sheltered beneath a canopy of majestic Acacia Tortillis in a remote and secluded corner of Tarangire National Park, Swala Camp, with just 9 luxuriously furbished en-suite tents, offers you the perfect setting from which to explore one of Tanzania's best kept secrets. Swala Camp is located within Tarangire National Park borders. The park is an easy 115 km's from Arusha on excellent roads and the camp itself is another 67 km's into the park. This section of the park is exceptionally private with no other camps around. Safari Lodge, Game Drives, Bird Watching, Walking. The park's name is derived from the Tarangire River, the park's only source of permanent water. In the dry season this river is the lifeline, attracting much of the game. Huge herds of elephant, greater kudu, and fringe-ear Oryx are what the park is synonymous with. In addition, leopard and tree-climbing pythons often inhabit the trees. Accommodation is offered in nine double tents, each attended by a personal butler and all placed to offer maximum privacy and tranquillity. Each tent has en-suite facilities and hot running water. Private balconies with comfortable furnishings extend in front of each unit. The dining area, lounge and library are housed in the main public area, which affords spectacular views from its wooden deck. Tanzania has a tropical climate, which is characterized by warm days and cool evenings. There is no winter here and the coolest months are June to September with average day temperatures of 18C - 22C and night temperatures of 8C - 15C. The hottest months are October to February with temperatures ranging between 22C - 30C during the day and 15C - 21C at night.
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