Mikumi, Selous and Uluguru mountains tours in Tanzania

Environment
Our wilderness camps are seasonal camps – i.e. we remove the entire camp when the peak seasons are over to allow minimum impact on the area. With just 6 tents in each camp we minimise the number of visitors we take on safari – most of our safaris are tailor made for 2-4 pax with some small groups to a maximum of 12 people. Water is an obvious scarce resource in the bush so we encourage bucket shower use and explain ways to minimise water use in the bush at our camps. Our cooks are trained to minimise waste and wherever possible we use natural products and minimise use of packaged goods. Our guides are trained by one of the directors of the company, Sven Liebchen who is a professional safari guide, in all aspects of respect for the environment, flora and fauna and safari ‘etiquette’ including respecting the space of the animals, off road driving and ‘leave nothing but footsteps’ principles.
Mikumi Camp is a seasonal wilderness camp which is removed during the low season and is designed to leave minimum imprint on the environment. The camp is owner/operated by a Dar es Salaam based company and run by Tanzanian staff.

Community
Most of our trips will include some aspect of social awareness as we support initiatives in several areas. We have selected a few from many possibilities based on first hand recognition of the direct benefits each project is making to the local communities.

The Bibi Jann Centre is an inspiring example of how every little bit helps and the grass roots support for this primary school has changed the lives of many orphaned children and their grandmothers who exuberantly share their life experiences. Visitors bring old toys, clothes, books, school equipment and often end up sponsoring a bibi. We also campaign locally for donations whether financial or toys, etc. The developments at the school have all happened via sponsorship.

As a Dar es Salaam based company we have Tanzanian directors of the company and provide on going training programmes for our office staff, mechanics, guides and camp staff whether this be on computer courses, field guide training, bush cooking courses or in hospitality management. In certain areas such as Rungwe, Usambaras, Ulugurus and Lake Niassa we use local guides to escort guests on hikes, canoe trips and village visits and all income from this goes directly into the local community tourism initiatives in each area. We buy locally grown produce for our camps in Ruaha and Mikumi and encourage visits to local craft initiatives such as those in Iringa and Usambaras or the pottery market at Lake Niassa..