Tanzania wildlife, mountain and beach safari
This holiday is operated by a company based in the holiday destination and they will be able to provide expert local knowledge. They will be able to tailor make your holiday to suit your requirements not only concerning the dates of travel but also typically the standard of accommodation, and thus price. It is rare for local operators to be able to help with the booking of your flights.
How this holiday makes a difference
Environment
Authentic 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. At Emau Hill the camp uses solar power, composting toilets and recycles as much as possible. They make their own bricks and blocks and use natural materials sourced as close to site as possible whilst supporting several community projects which can be visited locally such as the women’s batik cooperative and a butterfly project. The Tides Lodge financially supports a conservation project at the Maziwe Marine Reserve. This preserves marine life. It also provides income for the local fisherman in a sustainable way. The lodge also uses an Ionising Water Filter. This reduces the consumption of plastic Water bottles, and uses Solar Water Heaters. The lodge has a brick oven, fired with bio-mass, to reduce the consumption of gas purchase as much as possible locally. This reduces the damage to the environment Laundry is done by hand. This employs more people locally and reduces electricity consumption by using low energy light bulbs throughout the hotel. The Tides Lodge also employs 30 people in the local village of Ushongo, donates books to the local school and makes a monthly contribution to the village directly linked to the number of visitors to The Tides. It encourages guests to make a direct contribution for the benefit of the village, and buys as much as possible from the Local community. Harvests the coconuts grown at The Tides and donates the proceeds to the staff.
Community
Starting in Dar es Salaam a half day visit takes you to the Bibi Jann Day Care Centre - this 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.
The Tides Lodge also employs 30 people in the local village of Ushongo, donates books to the local school and makes a monthly contribution to the village directly linked to the number of visitors to The Tides. It encourages guests to make a direct contribution for the benefit of the village, and buys as much as possible from the Local community. Harvests the coconuts grown at The Tides and donates the proceeds to the staff.
Whenever we use the local cultural tourism initiatives all fees are paid directly to the local programmes and funds are used to develop new projects locally. Our Ruaha camp makes a payment of $5 for every visitor that stays in the camp directly to Ruaha Conservation Fund.
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