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UNSPOILT TANZANIA, exploring three more remote National Parks – Ruaha in the centre of the country, Katavi further west and Mahale Mountains bordering Lake Tanganyika

	Fly overnight from London to Dar es Salaam. Fly to Ruaha. Mwagusi for 3 nights. Fly to Katavi. Chada Camp for 3 nights. Fly to Mahale. By boat to Greystoke Camp for 4 nights. Fly via Kilimanjaro and Nairobi overnight to London. From £8,979 per person sharing for 12 nights
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Your safari begins in the RUAHA, one of Tanzania's lesser visited national parks. Here we have chosen Mwagusi Safari Camp, our favourite in the area with very good guiding. Each spacious tent is set on its own wooden platform under a huge thatch roof in a private location on the riverbank. Dry for most for the year, the river bed is a route frequently used by the game which is found in this lovely park. The dining room and bar are cool and airy and there is a comfortable reading banda.

Known for its large elephant and buffalo herds, Ruaha is also a great place to see both greater and lesser kudu as well as the majestic sable and roan antelope. Predators include lion, leopard and cheetah and it is home to the African hunting dog, otherwise known as wild or painted dog.

Fly on to KATAVI NATIONAL PARK, miles from anywhere and reputedly with a greater density of mammals than any other Tanzanian reserve. Game viewing is by vehicle and on foot and overnight fly camping can be arranged with mouth-watering bush cuisine, piping hot water from a bucket shower and your bed unrolled under mosquito nets below borassus palms.

At tented Chada Camp, every comfort awaits you with fine wooden furniture, woven rugs and beds spread with crisp white Egyptian cottons. The mess tent is lit with candles and lanterns at night and you will be served fine wines to accompany a delicious dinner.

There are no roads within 100 kms of Greystoke Mahale so the only way in is by light aircraft and then by dhow from the airstrip. As you arrive, the huge thatched roof of the bar and mess area are visible against the deep green of the forested slopes of the MAHALE MOUNTAINS and the white sandy beach. Your open-fronted ‘banda’ is set back amongst the palms with an upstairs chill-out deck looking out to the lake. The whole camp is most imaginatively designed.

The length of time it take to find the chimpanzees varies with their movements but any effort required is fully rewarded by the hour spent in their presence, watching their daily life of grooming, wrestling, bickering, foraging, eating, and mothering. Be sure to show respect to the alpha male!

Back on the beach, go fishing or kayaking along the lake shore, swim in the beautifully clear waters and enjoy the peacefulness of this amazing setting.

and what about?
	Nomad Tanzania, in their own words ‘an eclectic mix of visionary people’, is the small owner-run safari company behind Chada Camp and Greystoke Mahale. They also offer tented WILDERNESS MOBILE CAMPS, the perfect way for a family or group of friends to enjoy a real bush experience. With 4-wheel drive vehicles, and fully equipped and staffed camps, this gives you a rare chance for roving explorations in another area – your own tailor made mobile safari!

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