We have several Philanthropy tours in the winter of 2008 and are already taking our clientele to various parts of Kenya, including the Lake Victoria region on these exclusive packages...

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  Adventure Travel packages that include Family Tours, Wildlife Adventure Travel and Beach Holidays are also available for both the summer and winter of 2008.

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Air Safaris

The Best of Africa Wildlife

Tanzania Game Sanctuaries, Tanzania National Parks

Lake Manyara National Park

Indisputably one of Africa's true wonders of nature and an extraordinary place of haunting beauty, with its grand majestic mountain ring and lake, pinkly shimmering in the blue grey haze. Ngorongoro covers an area of (264km/102m) and is the largest intact caldera in the world, its enduring charm stems from its overwhelming physical beauty and the abundance of wildlife permanently resident on the crater floor. The beautiful Rosy-breasted Longclaw, waders and flamingo can be seen around the lake, whilst on the crater rim the Abyssinian Nightjar is often seen at dusk.

Lake Manyara National Park nesting under the wall of the Great Rift Valley is like a perfectly cut gemstone. It contains a variety of habitats and diverse animals and birds. It covers an area of 319sq Km, altitude 945 meters. Lake Manyara has 5 distinct zones.

• Ground water forest with towering mahogany and fig trees
• Extensive marshland reeds
• Plains of Savannah grassland
• Outbacks scattered with acacia trees
• Scrubland on the face of the rift wall

Ngorongoro Crater

Indisputably one of Africa's true wonders of nature and an extraordinary place of haunting beauty, with its grand majestic mountain ring and lake, pinkly shimmering in the blue grey haze. Ngorongoro covers an area of (264km/102m) and is the largest intact caldera in the world, its enduring charm stems from its overwhelming physical beauty and the abundance of wildlife permanently resident on the crater floor. The beautiful Rosy-breasted Longclaw, waders and flamingo can be seen around the lake, whilst on the crater rim the Abyssinian Nightjar is often seen at dusk.

The Serengeti National Park

The Serengeti (14,500 sq.kms/5,600 sq.m) is undoubtedly the most famous wildlife sanctuary in the world, unequalled for its natural beauty and the greatest concentration of plain game anywhere. It lies between the shores of Lake Victoria in the East and Kenya's "Serengeti" - the Maasai Mara, to the northwest. Hills rising out of the seemingly endless plain, riversand small lakes, magnificent rocky outcrops and the occasional swamp all add to the park's fascination. In addition to the vast herds of wildebeest, Zebra, Thomson's Gazelle and other plain game, the Serengeti is reknown for its lion and other plain predators, including the wild dog, spotted hyena and jackal. Leopard may often be seen along the Seronera River. The wealth of bird and water fowl. During May and June, or sometimes earlier, Lake Ndutu at the foot of the Ngorongoro highlands is the starting point for one of the great natural wonders nature, the serengeti migration. Nearly two million wildebeest and a quarter of a million Zebra move in winding columns several miles in length towards the Maasai Mara to the north and west.

Arusha National Park

This park is remarkable for its range of habitats – miniature volcanic craters, highland rainforest, acacia, woodland and a string of crater lakes (The monella lakes). In addition, on clear day there are spectacular views of both Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru. Arusha National Park offers many beautiful panoramic views. An opportunity to visit this park is not to be missed.

Tarangire National Park

This park is scattered with Baobab trees alternating with open acacia woodland, open bush, plains woodland, open bush, plains, swamps and rivers along which stands palm trees. Big game and birds abound. Among the wildlife that can be seen are lions, elephants, zebras, oryx and many more. The birdlife is also extremely rich and varied.

Mt Kilimanjaro

This is the highest Mountain in Africa is just three degrees below the equator and its two peaks, the KIBO (5,893) and MAWENZI (5,149) are permanently snow-capped. Ascent and Descent takes five days and can be climbed by any normal, fit person with the assistance of experienced mountain guides porters. Kilimanjaro can be climbed at any time of the year except during the long rains April and May.

Olduvai Gorge

Within Ngongoro conservation area is the Olduvai Gorge, 180 Km from Arusha. The remains of Homo Habilis or "Handy Man" regarded as mankind’s first step on the ladder of Human evolution. Guides operate lecture tours of the sites.

Ruaha National Park

Ruaha National Park covers an area of 10,300 square kilometers, is the third largest game conservation area after Selous and Serengeti. Located in south central Tanzania, it is a remote a wild place which is way off the routes taken by most visitors to the country receiving a paltry number of visitors each year.

In consequence Ruaha is considered to be one of the great "undiscovered" wilderness areas of East Africa, it is actually at the heart of a much larger ecosystem, which extends across the Rungwa and Kizigo game conservation areas (hunting blocks), which totals an area five times the size, the main feature of the park is the Ruaha river, which rises in the swamps to the south and sweeps north and eastward through the park, turning back south and passing through the Iringa Highlands in deep-cut gorges to reach the Great Rufiji in the region of the Beho Beho mountains in the western Selous, it is the presence of this river which brings life to the broad valleys that make up the main portion of the park, sustaining the wildlife through the dry season, along the northern border of the park runs the Northern Escarpment.

Ruaha is a wonderful place to visit, which if done correctly can offer some superb game-viewing. One interesting little feature down here is the little rope bridge spanning one of the tributaries of the Ruaha, which when in flood cuts off Ruaha River Lodge from the airstrip and was thus installed to make sure that guests could arrive and depart on schedule. It is a pretty precarious affair. Across the centre of the park lies a seemingly endless swathe of featureless dry scrub, made up of combretum and comifora bushes ... which you may not have heard of now, but you will get to know pretty well out here. They are remarkable for their red flowers and orange seed pods, which are the largest flying seed pods that we've ever seen.

The area immediately around the Jongomeru sand river is a particulary nice section of mature riverine woodland, which presumably plays host to a wide variety of game. Unfortunately everything is so shy down here that it legs it at the first sight of you. One particular highlight in the area is a good hippo pool, with a few dozen chubby chaps and quite a few good sized crocs too.

Udzungwa Mountains Park

Centered on 30o - 41oE and 7o - 48oS, the park falls in the Iringa and Morogoro Regions of south-central Tanzania. the park is bordered by the Great Ruaha River to the north and the Mikumi-Ifakara Road to the east. Park Headquarters are located at Mang'ula, 60km from Mikumi. The area of the park is 1900km2 or 199,000 hectares.

The park is easily included as part of a visit to Tanzania's southern parks such as Mikumi and Ruaha. The park gate is located at headquarters, 60km south of Mikumi village on the Mikumi - Ifakara Road (see map). Designated areas of the escarpment and rainforest are currently open to visitors for hiking and climbing.

Self-contained accommodation is available near the park gate at the Twiga Resort. For those with camping equipment, three campsites have been established inside the park. Very basic supplies and a market are available in Mang'ula village. You should bring other supplies with you.

Mikumi National Park

Mikumi National Park is located on the northern border of Africa's biggest game reserve - the Selous – and is transected by the surfaced road between Dar es Salaam and Iringa. It is thus the most accessible part of a 75,000 square tract of wilderness that stretches east almost as far as the Indian Ocean. The open horizons and abundant wildlife of the Mkata Floodplain, the popular centerpiece of Mikumi, draw frequent comparisons to the more famous Serengeti Plains.

Lions survey their grassy kingdom – and the zebra, wildebeest, impala and buffalo herds that migrate across it – from the flattened tops of termite mounds, or sometimes, during the rains, from perches high in the trees. Giraffes forage in the isolated acacia stands that fringe the Mkata River, islets of shade favoured also by Mikumi's elephants. Criss-crossed by a good circuit of game-viewing roads, the Mkata Floodplain is perhaps the most reliable place in Tanzania for sightings of the powerful eland, the world’s largest antelope. The equally impressive greater kudu and sable antelope haunt the miombo-covered foothills of the mountains that rise from the park’s borders.

More than 400 bird species have been recorded, with such colourful common residents as the lilac-breasted roller, yellow-throated longclaw and bateleur eagle joined by a host of European migrants during the rainy season. Hippos are the star attraction of the pair of pools situated 5km north of the main entrance gate, supported by an ever-changing cast of waterbirds.

Selous National Park

The Selous game Reserve is the largest in Africa.It is a vast wilderness, untamed by Man. has a large population of the Elephants. Walking Safaris accompanied by an armed ranger can be organized together with game drivers and boat trips.