Tanzania wildlife, people and beach holiday

COUNTRY:
Tanzania
LOCATION:
Serengeti National Park, Zanzibar
DEPARTURES:
This trip can be arranged at any time to suit you, and adapted to your requirements as necessary.
PRICE:
From £4020 (11 days) excluding flights
MORE INFO:
Price is per person based on two sharing and varies depending on season. (Using a different lodge on Zanzibar, the cost of this trip would drop by about £200 – please ask for details.) We can arrange flights from the UK
VOUCHERS:
Gift vouchers can be used with this holiday
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Tanzania wildlife, people and beach holiday

Tanzania wildlife, people and beach holiday

Tailor made holidays
This trip can be tailor made to create a unique holiday for your individual requirements by travel experts with intimate knowledge of the destination. It is a more luxurious trip that will suit those who enjoy immersing themselves in new cultures and environments before relaxing in comfort. As this trip can be tailor made it would be helpful if you could you provide the following information: rough budget per person (stating with or without flights), your address and postcode, contact phone number, preferred date of travel, length of trip, number of passengers, preferred countries and areas within those countries, specific interests & type of accommodation.

How Tanzania wildlife, people and beach holiday makes a difference

Kirurumu tented lodge is run on strict environmental principles. The lodge is also at the forefront of an initiative to set up the Kirurumu Gorge Conservation area, to help stop the degradation of the gorge, and help local villagers with an income and sustainable wood source.

Ngorongoro highland treks: This is organised in cooperation with the members of a local Maasai village at the foot of Mount Makarot. This community benefits from each visitor as they provide guiding services, plus donkeys for carrying equipment where necessary. Specific boma visits are arranged at extra cost.

Chumbe island: The island is run as a non-profit organisation, where all revenue generated is ploughed back into the project to fund the running costs of the Marine Protected Area, various research projects, conservation and education programmes. Revenue generated by the ecotourism on the island has provided important community benefits and social services to the population of Zanzibar, particularly fishermen, schoolchildren and the population in general.

We were voted most responsible tour operator by UK NGO Tourism Concern. On average 75% of the cost of your trip - excluding flights - remains in the destination.

Flights are automatically carbon offset through The Travel Forest, which plants 10 indigenous trees on your behalf (currently in northern Tanzania). Whilst the primary motivation for planting the trees is to offset carbon emissions, the project also works as a poverty alleviation and environmental improvement scheme.

Tanzania wildlife, people and beach holiday

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The story of the provider of Tanzania wildlife, people and beach holiday

Amanda set up this adventure tour operators with her husband in 1998 because she wanted to involve local people in offering authentic travel experiences. She believes in sticking closely with who you want to work with and maintains strong relationships with her staff. As a result, her holidays offer imaginative itineraries with unusual add-ons, thanks to the interesting links with grass roots companies. Amanda is passionate about green travel and has her own travel foundation which promotes sustainability. She and her staff work hard to 'keep it real' so that your holiday leaves you truly inspired.

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Tanzania wildlife, people and beach holiday

Tanzania wildlife, people and beach holiday

Reviewed 02 Aug 2011 by Liz Taylor5 star rating

A marvellous holiday that exceeded expectations in all areas! Most memorable was the incredible wildlife in both Selous and Ruaha national Parks, plus the coral reefs we saw around Mafia Island - truly spectacular. Lack of other tourists was a major plus. (read full review)

Reviewed 04 Jan 2009 by Laura Dukess4 star rating

Everything was wonderful. The setting perhaps captures most of it - staying in beautiful places in the midst of the national parks and conservation areas, where the animals were everywhere (from in camp to close by during game drives).(read full review)

Reviewed 14 Oct 2008 by Ilana Howley4 star rating

We were lucky enough to see a cheetah hunting a gazelle. Unfortunately the cheetah was unsuccessful but it made the hairs stand up on the back of your neck and you really felt the thrill of the chase watching the animals in action.(read full review)

Reviewed 17 Aug 2008 by Philip Karstadt4 star rating

Most memorable was seeing the great diversity of wildlife and landscapes, from the wildebeest on the plains, lions on the rocks, flamingos in the lakes and dolphins in the sea!(read full review)

Reviewed 03 Dec 2007 by Michael Leenders5 star rating

Besides the great location, accommodations and game drives; it was the staff that made this part most memorable and the highlight of our honeymoon. Our guide and driver were excellent, as was the hospitality of our hosts Gaia and Paolo.(read full review)

Reviewed 13 Jan 2007 by John Black5 star rating

The whole holiday was remarkable from start to finish. The two game lodges in Selous we stayed in were both absolutely terrific and suitably different – from the jungle environment and terrific views at Sable Mountain lodge to the hippo filled river.(read full review)

Reviewed 11 Oct 2007 by D4 star rating

The sunsets from our treehouse at Chole Mjini were perfect. Excellent. A perfect honeymoon - we're already looking forward to going back one day!(read full review)

Reviewed 01 Jul 2007 by Adam Dangoor4 star rating

Driving through the Serengeti with wildebeest, zebra, and giraffe as far as the eye could see. Also sitting eating lunch at the lodge looking across the acacia trees at the classic East African landscape.(read full review)

Reviewed 25 Nov 2006 by Clare Hewitt5 star rating

It was our first visit to Africa. I can now understand why so many people have a love affair with Africa! It is impossible vast and breathtaking. The people were friendly and welcoming. It's a surprising land of contrasts. (read full review)

Reviewed 13 Sep 2006 by Linda de Zilva5 star rating

The whole holiday was uplifting, awe-inspiring, life-changing. I defy anyone to go and not come back a different person! We will definitely be making another trip. Our guide was excellent. Can't recommend them enough. (read full review)

Reviewed 01 Apr 2006 by Carmel Crevola5 star rating

Being able to interact in a non tourist environment with the Maasai community in Loliondo was the ultimate for us once we had experienced the animals this section of our trip was personally very rewarding and meaningful.(read full review)

Reviewed 31 Dec 2006 by Sarah Codacci4 star rating

The best part was finding that despite exciting, big screen footage of animals in the wild on the Discovery Channel or Planet Earth shows that children see easily these days, there is nothing to beat the real thing and my three boys of 11, 14 and 16 were equally thrilled for the week we were in Northern Tanzania. (read full review)

Reviewed 03 Jul 2006 by Jennifer Pointon4 star rating

Apart from the obvious highs of seeing cheetah in the Serengeti and 6 rhino in Ngorongoro, we loved the fabulous locations of all of the tented camps - Kisima Ngeda at Lake Eyasi, and Mt Makarot in particular. (read full review)

Reviewed 02 Oct 2005 by Ulrica Almqvist4 star rating

Most memorable was the very relaxing atmosphere at Sand River. The amazing architecture and people on pretty Chumbe. The dedication of the people working on Chumbe. All the animals. Sleeping under the stars in the Selous. (read full review)

Reviewed 09 Sep 2005 by Sylvia Parsonage4 star rating

Kahawa Shamba in the foothills of Kilamanjaro was the highlight of the holiday. Amazing people. (read full review)

Reviewed 20 Feb 2005 by Joanna Dober4 star rating

The most memorable part of the trip was the tree house in Naitolia camp, the view over Ngorongoro from the rim & the campfire at ndutu camp.(read full review)

Reviewed 30 Dec 2005 by Trude J. Auren3 star rating

Highlights were the safari in Serengeti, Camp in Serengeti and the lodge and hiking/guiding in the local area by Lake Eyasi.(read full review)
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