| Lodge Safaris in Tanzania - I will try to
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| | camp will depend on what time of year you
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| avoid the travel clichés of - 'unique' -
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| | visit Tanzania. A good camp is Kusini
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| 'off the beaten track' and 'renown
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| | Camp in the Southern Serengeti, small
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| for...' these tired and overused terms
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| | luxurious, and in an ideal spot from the
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| are used over and over again for almost
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| | end of December until March, as the great
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| every destination in Africa! The lodge
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| | migration is in this area at this time.
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| safari in Tanzania is the best way to see
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| | However, the rest of the year this camp
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| this lovely country. Tanzania has so
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| | is a bit isolated and animals may be
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| much to offer, so many parks that have
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| | harder to spot.
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| few visitors and high concentrations of
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| | A problem with planning a safari round
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| game animals. Some National Parks boast
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| | the migration is that the migration
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| just one lodge in a million hectares.
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| | follows the rains and the rains are
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| Your Lodge safari in Tanzania can truly
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| | notoriously unpredictable. Your camp may
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| offer a taste of what the early explorers
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| | end up being in the wrong area of the
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| experienced.
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| | Serengeti. This year the migration was
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| When choosing your lodge safari, choose a
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| | in the Northern Serengeti at a time of
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| lodge with care. Many visitors want to
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| | year when normally the animals have
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| see the great migration and the
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| | crossed into Kenya. Many safari
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| Serengeti. Some lodges are in fact
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| | expeditions finding themselves in the
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| hotels and although very nice; they do
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| | wrong country!
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| not contribute to that 'out of Africa'
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| | This is a head ache for safari operators
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| experience. What is called for is a camp
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| | as a disappointed client is not good for
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| experience; these private camps are ideal
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| | business. This can be solved with a
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| for the intimate African experience. So
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| | 'mobile camp' this is by far the best
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| when you look to plan your trip do not go
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| | option but also by far the most expensive
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| for the 'lodge safari' but the private
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| | option.
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| camp safari. Your choice of lodge or
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| | There are a new breed of camps emerging,
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| camp is an important part of the whole
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| | the semi-permanent camp. This is a
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| safari experience.
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| | tented camp that moves maybe three or
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| These camps are usually made up of a
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| | four times per year. It will follow the
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| small number of tents; not your two man
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| | migration ensuring that whilst the
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| tent with no standing room, sleeping on
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| | migration is in the Serengeti the camp
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| the hard and sometimes damp ground. Not
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| | will also be in the mist of the animals.
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| the cooking over a stove and eating grass
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| | One such camp I have heard good reports
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| and sand with your tinned food. No,
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| | about is EMC [Exclusive Mobile Camp -
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| these private camps have tents that have
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| | Serengeti]. They are friendly,
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| large comfortable beds, bathroom en suite
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| | knowledgeable, embrace fair trade tourism
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| and butler service. The food is of the
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| | and best of all the camp is very good
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| highest quality and you dine from bone
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| | value for money. They have a web site
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| china and drink champagne [or beer] from
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| | and have an office in Arusha and will
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| crystal glasses.
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| | give out details of the migration and the
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| If you want to listen at night to the
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| | position of their camp. This is great
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| song of the African bush with the
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| | for tour operators and also for people
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| occasional distant [or sometimes close]
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| | wanting to plan a safari.
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| roar of a lion; if you want to open your
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| | This is where the internet can help in a
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| tent in a morning to be greeted by Impala
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| | positive way; to help you plan a safari
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| and Zebra grazing so close to your tent
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| | that will truly be a holiday of a life
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| you could touch them; then choose one of
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| | time. There is no need to hope your
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| these camps. If you want to be in a
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| | travel agent will do a good job in
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| remote part of the park but close to the
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| | planning your vacation. Take some of the
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| animals; if you want to stand in to open
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| | responsibility your self and plan your
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| plains of the Serengeti and not be joined
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| | safari; check out your destination and
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| by a caravan of twenty other safari
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| | accommodation. If you travel agent or
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| vehicles then the private camp is the
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| | tour operator is not cooperative or
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| option above the mere mass tourist lodge.
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| | flexible change them to someone who is
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| There are several such camps scattered
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| | willing to earn their commission.
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| throughout the Serengeti. Your choice of
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