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Where to go on safari in 2022-23

19th November 2021

Where to go on safari in 2022-23

As the Covid pandemic retreats worldwide, thoughts turn to resuming life the way we once did, filled with family, friends, togetherness – and travel.

Picking up where we left off around March of 2020, we can once again dream and plan on visiting foreign shores.

As and when travelers resume planning trips to Africa, they soon find out that there are dozens of safari destinations and hundreds of combinations of camps and activities.

Fortunately, there are just a few golden rules for a happy and successful safari trip:

* Spend more time in fewer locations. Now more than ever it makes sense to take a single country trip with fewer, longer stops.

* If you have a good guide you can have a great safari almost anywhere, anytime.

* Smaller is always better than bigger when it comes to group size and camp size.

* You almost always get what you pay for; in the case of a good safari it is prime location, small camp, good guiding, privacy (private concessions, private guide & vehicle), all-inclusive pricing and an all-round quality experience with no unpleasant surprises.

Here are a few destinations we visited recently and which we think hold great appeal for the next couple of years, for a variety of reasons. Most importantly, all of these destinations are suitable for a single country trip, reducing the number of potential Covid tests and lessening the burden of entry formalities and hassles associated with border crossings.

ZIMBABWE
Zimbabwe’s three prime game-viewing areas namely Hwange, Matusadona (Lake Kariba) and Mana Pools make a truly unbeatable safari combination with as much diversity as just about any other safari destination. You’d have to fly between some areas but even with the inclusion of flights, 10 days split between these three areas in the high season is still going to be 50% less than comparable camps in Botswana.

Start your trip in Victoria Falls for the views and an extraordinary range of adventure activities and consider including the Matobos for rhino viewing, terrific scenery, culture and history.

Zimbabwe is a classic African safari destination with excellent game-viewing, headlined by the presence of thousands of elephants in all of the major national parks, most notably Hwange which has in excess of 30,000 elephants. Add to that buffaloes, eland, plenty of giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, special antelopes such as roan and sable and a good variety of cats and you end up with a first-class game-viewing destination.

KENYA
There is simply nowhere better for a first safari than Kenya. Why? Diversity of habitats, abundance of animals and wide-open plains making game-viewing relatively easy and rewarding. Add to that a well-functioning tourism infrastructure, super-friendly people and a wide range of accommodations catering to every taste and budget. Kenya is easy to get to from the USA via Europe or the Middle East, or on a non-stop flight from JFK to Nairobi on Kenya Airways, currently operating several days per week.

I would be very hard pressed to think of a 10-day safari that offers nearly as much to see and experience as a combination of Amboseli (no place better for elephants & views of Kilimanjaro); Lewa or Samburu (spectacular endemics such as Reticulated Giraffe and Grevy’s Zebra & beautiful ‘out of Africa’ views) and the Masai Mara, for simply the best game-viewing in Africa. This can be done on a fly-in basis with any start date. Shoulder months such as June and November offer excellent value for money.

WESTERN TANZANIA AND THE SERENGETI
Prefer to be away from the ‘maddening crowds’ and able to handle some long flights and the occasional bit of discomfort in pursuit of authenticity and excitement? If so, then Tanzania and specifically a combination of the Serengeti, Tarangire and Katavi National Park in far western Tanzania would be ideal.

What to expect? Mostly small, remote camps with few other people, excellent game-viewing and superb birding plus simply the best chimpanzee treks in all of Africa, at Mahale Mountains National Park. The addition of a few days in Katavi National Park elevates this from a great trip to an outstanding one. This remote park is an unvarnished slice of African wilderness where the dry season pushes its large hippo population to the limits of endurance. Big herds of buffalo, elephant, plenty of predators – Katavi has it all and there’s few other people around.

The ideal itinerary for this combination would have 4 or 5 nights in the Serengeti (which can be split between the northern and central region), 3 nights at Greystoke Camp in the Mahale Mountains National Park and 4 nights at Chada Katavi. Stay a little longer by adding a couple of nights at Ngorongoro Crater at the start of the trip.

SOUTHERN TANZANIA & ZANZIBAR
For another remote and very private Africa experience, I would recommend a combination of 4 nights in the Ruaha National Park in south-central Tanzania (Nomad’s Kigelia, Asilia’s Kwihala or Jabala Ridge or Mwagusi Camp) plus one or two camps in the Selous Game Reserve (Sand Rivers – sublime) and perhaps Beho-Beho (on our Groundhog Day list). And then add a few days in Zanzibar at the end, a combination of Stone Town and one of the beach resorts. If pressed for time, a couple of nights in Stone Town would suffice as long as you include a half day walking tour of Stone Town (must do) and possibly an outing to Jozani Forest Reserve to see the Red Colobus monkeys and the Mangroves. The Spice Tour is a bit touristy but highly entertaining and educational.

ZAMBIA
Zambia is huge and with three premier safari areas – South Luangwa, Lower Zambezi and Kafue – it has an amazing diversity of scenery, habitat and activities. Walking is central to the experience everywhere yet it isn’t forced or mandatory. They do the walking excursions mostly early in the morning as it can and does get hot later in the day.

Some of the best areas in Zambia like the Kafue and Lower Zambezi are considerably better later in the dry season, so my recommendation would be to travel there from July through October. It does get hot and dry then but definitely worth it for the concentration of elephants and other wildlife, close to water.

In terms of game-viewing, the highlights in the Kafue National Park include lions and leopards. The latter are well represented at Musekese Camp (which we highly recommend visiting) where there are 17 leopards in the area just around the camp. On a visit earlier this year, we saw two females interacting which is highly unusual. All the leopards have individual designations and their behavior and distribution and relationships are intensively studied.

The South Luangwa National Park is also known for an abundance of leopards plus good elephant numbers, giraffe, zebra and of course hundreds of hippos along the Luangwa river. There are multiple thousands of hippos on the Luangwa so you are almost never quite out of hearing distance of their booming snorts and honking. We are partial to the Shenton camps (Kaingo and Mwamba) as well as the Bushcamp Company and Time & Tide properties. They all offer a slightly different experience – depending on location and season – but all are excellent.

The Lower Zambezi National Park offers a distinctively different experience and setting, with most of the camps located on the banks of the Zambezi. So in addition to game drives (day and early evening), you can also do boating and canoeing, as well as walking. From August onwards the seeds of the Winterthorn trees start to drop, which attracts dozens of elephants day and night. The pods are like candy to them. This is best seen and experienced at the camps west of Jeki Airstrip, being Old Mondoro, the Tusk & Mane camps and Anabezi.

The area around Tusk & Mane in Lower Zambezi is impossibly atmospheric and there is just nowhere else like it. Tusk and Mane’s Kutali and Chula camps are rustic with bucket showers (having proper flush toilets) but the experience is as ‘classic safari’ as it gets.

The canoeing experience on the Lower Zambezi is amazing as well. We saw about 50 hippos on a three hour canoe outing and elephants crossed the channel in front of us and behind us. All in all an action packed outing with a few jolts of adrenaline here and there, yet I felt quite safe due to the expert guiding. Boating on the Kafue and the Zambezi rivers adds yet another facet to the Zambia experience. The two rivers are so different yet I found both of them to be fascinating given the immense flow of water and the importance they have to the wildlife areas in Zambia.

At any time of the year, the vehicle density in Zambia – except in the Mfuwe area – is lower than anywhere else. The camps are really small, mostly with just 4 or 5 tents. In areas like the Lower Zambezi and Kafue the experience is like being on your own private African safari.

BOTSWANA
I have not changed my mind about Botswana being among the very best safari destinations of any. On a recent trip which included Chief’s Island in the Moremi, the Okavango Delta and the Kalahari, we again experienced Botswana’s abundance of wildlife, beautiful scenery and friendly people.

On our very first game drive out of Chief’s Camp we saw African painted dogs, lions and cheetahs. That set the pace for the entire trip, with buffaloes on our arrival at Eagle Island Lodge, a couple of baby leopards there, interaction between two sets of male lions at Xigera Safari Camp and ending with a mother and baby pair of white rhinos at Dinaka, in the Kalahari. And of course all the plains game including plentiful giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, lechwes, gemsbok, springbok, tsessebe, steenbok, a myriad of hippos and more.

Botswana has gotten quite pricey – especially from June through the end of October (high season), but you don’t have to spend weeks here to have a fantastic time on safari. Seven to nine nights total on safari is more than adequate. For a longer trip, add on a few days in Zimbabwe or South Africa. To keep the price manageable, consider going in the low-demand season, from November through the end of March. If you spend a bit more time in fewer areas (to give yourself a little more time and opportunity to find some of the elusive species like leopards and cheetahs), it can be every bit as good as the high season.

Some visitors – notably photographers – consider the low season to be the best time of the year, bar none. Why? There are lots of baby animals around (notably hundreds of baby impalas) which stimulates predator activity. Just about every day, you will experience gorgeous sunrises and sunsets due to the presence of some clouds. There are many bird species in breeding plumage, and lots of summer migrant bird species present, including the strident woodland kingfisher, several species of shrikes, bee-eaters, orioles, wading birds, birds of prey and many more. The animals are generally in good condition at this time of the year due to abundant food sources, and the green vegetation creates beautiful backdrops. The bottom line? Travel to Botswana in the low demand season and enjoy superb game-viewing and exceptionally good photography conditions at much lower prices, with far fewer other visitors around. Call or email us for information about several superb low-demand season trip itineraries and cost estimates.

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Wildebeest Family

Sayari Camp, Serengeti

Tanzania’s famous Serengeti National Park is likely Africa’s most celebrated wildlife sanctuary, rivaled only by South Africa’s Kruger National Park and Kenya’s Masai Mara.  This massive park is best known for its annual wildebeest migration when some 1.5-million wildebeest (also known as gnu) follow the rains in a months-long journey from south to north and back again, culminating with the calving which takes place in the southern shortgrass plains of the Serengeti.


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There are better places than the Serengeti to see elephants and rhinos – and African Painted Dogs – but few other parks quite match the Serengeti for grandeur and impact.  This is Africa.  It is vast and teeming with wildlife and can be visited at any time of the year, with the southern, central and northern parts of the park – and even the west – each having its own particular appeal.


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At Asilia Africa’s Sayari Camp in the far northern Serengeti, overlooking the Mara River, I would spend my last night on safari, before heading off to hike Kilimanjaro.  My guide for the two half days there was Daudi who impressed me to no end and is clearly a rising star in the guiding fraternity.  Barely ten minutes into the drive, Daudi spotted a handsome male leopard staring out over a heavily grassed plain, from an elevated spot on top of a termite mound.  Much like a cheetah would do.


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For the next 30 minutes or so we followed the leopard at a distance, as it criss-crossed the open area, walking steadily through the tall, thick grass, stopping at several termite mounds covered with bushes, scanning the surroundings carefully from each vantage point.


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It is unusual for a leopard to hunt in the middle of the day, but not unheard of.  This one was clearly hungry.  Under very similar circumstances a couple of years ago we witnessed a leopard stalking and killing a black-backed jackal, at around 2 pm in the afternoon, in Namibia.  Being diurnal, cheetahs also hunt during the day.  Which is exactly what happened next.


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Just minutes after leaving the hungry leopard behind, we got word of a solitary male cheetah close to the Kogatende airstrip.  Once we got there, the cat was nowhere to be seen, having walked into cover.  We drove around for a bit, knowing that the cat had to be really close.  And then it happened.  Daudi and I heard impala distress calls from the other side of a thicket.  Rapidly making our way over there,  we discovered a male cheetah just starting to feed on a kill made just minutes prior.  The victim?  A baby impala.


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Typical of a cheetah, the animal ate hurriedly, always wary of its prey being appropriated by lions, leopards or hyenas.  We left the cheetah there in peace, and with a full belly, capable of surviving for another few days in the harsh African wilderness where the specter of starvation is ever-present.  This is particularly the case when the wildebeest migration is not around.  Without the abundance of vulnerable baby wildebeest which the migration brings to the scene, the life of a predator is always in the balance.


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My second but last game drive in the Serengeti was an unqualified success. Two different leopard sightings plus a cheetah kill (well, almost), all before lunch.

My camp for the night was Sayari, my second Asilia Africa property on this trip,  the previous one being Namiri Plains in the Seronera area.  Sayari is one of Asilia’s showpiece properties in the Serengeti, located just off the Mara River, with great views over the plains and beyond.

Legendary Lodge


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The camp is operated as two separate entities, one being a 6-roomed and the other a 9-roomed unit with a family room.  The family room has one standard bedroom with an adjacent/linked second bedroom, with its own bathroom with shower and 3 single beds.  The main bedroom has a large bed with a voluminous mosquito net, handy plug points, a reading light, ample storage space, adequate (but not great) lighting and a safe.  It also has a mini-bar stocked with cold beverages of your choice.

The large bedroom has a good-sized faux marble tub with ample hot water and both indoor and outdoor showers, with excellent water pressure.


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The main area at Sayari (the 9-roomed unit) is one of the most attractive of its kind; it has a pleasing, classic safari ambience, with the design rooted in the area in which the camp is situated. In the case of Sayari, the designer took inspiration from the colorful culture of the Kuria people who call the northern Serengeti their home.

Legendary Lodge


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As part of its continual efforts to reduce its carbon footprint, Asilia introduced the first solar powered microbrewery in the bush, at Sayari. The brewery uses solar power to create beer and soft drinks on site, as well as purifying water, which removes the need for plastic bottles and cans in the camp. This not only reduces waste, but reduces the transport footprint.

I enjoyed a tasty and nicely presented three-course dinner with camp manager Goodluck, a ringer for actor Cuba Gooding Jr.  Goodluck is an ebullient and energetic individual and clearly well suited for the job.


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On the morning of my departure I set off on my final game drive.  Almost right off the bat,  we bumped into a good sized herd of buffaloes, affording me my first, best opportunity of the trip, to get some buffalo photographs.  I had seen several of them in other areas, but none close enough for good captures.  This particular herd of about 100 or so were inquisitive and stared at us intently for quite a while, creating some good photo ops.

Villa Maua


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In summary, my short stay at Sayari was fun and exciting, packed with big cat sightings (lions, cheetah and leopard), a fair number of elephants and the aforementioned buffaloes.  So again, as was the case at Lamai Serengeti, four of the ‘Big Five’ mammals in less than 24 hours.  Even so, game viewing can be challenging in the Northern Serengeti in February, so it is always a good idea to include some additional time at camps in the south or central part of the park, at that time of the year. 


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Our blog next week will feature the first part of the 5-day Marangu Route, also known as the Coca-Cola route, sometimes described as the easiest of the various routes to the summit of Africa’s highest mountain, Mt. Kilimanjaro, at Uhuru Point.  As Bert would experience, it was shorter than the other routes, but definitely not easy.

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Lamai Serengeti Camp, Tanzania


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Nomad Tanzania

Lamai Serengeti Camp, Tanzania

Over breakfast at Lamai Serengeti Camp on the day of my departure, I had my first ‘Africa moment’ of the trip.  Maybe it was just a matter of time and place, the way the sun shone low off the horizon.  Or perhaps I had been in Africa long enough to slip into its different rhythm, finding myself somewhere between sleeping and waking, gazing out over the distant plains in the direction of the Mara River.  Sometimes a view can truly be mesmerizing.


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It was bitter-sweet to be back at Lamai Serengeti which I visited previously when it was full.  Choc-a-bloc with no room for the proverbial mouse.  It was buzzing with the typical safari camp vibe:  fun, laughter and camaraderie, sharing stories and sightings over pre-dinner drinks.  This time?  Quite different, being the only guest in the lodge.  Even at the best of times the Lamai area can be quiet just before it shuts down for March and April, for the long rains. And this year of course, the travel-inhibitive effect of the pandemic was pervasive all over Africa.


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Lamai Serengeti Camp is located in the far northern Serengeti, just a short drive from the Mara River, ideally positioned for the annual wildebeest migration.  If you spend several days here between mid-July and October, you’ll stand a good chance to see the herds of wildebeest and zebra come through and with a bit of luck you may even experience a river crossing.


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On the day I got there in mid-February 2021, the Lamai area had received an abundance of early rains which made for exceedingly tall grass, not conducive to great game-viewing.  There were good numbers of plains game around, including topi, kongoni, the ubiquitous gazelles, a handful of giraffes and some buffalo bulls.  Just not the usual abundance of animals associated with the Serengeti, where one often sees five or six or more different types of large mammals, at the same time.


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However, what the game-viewing lacked in quantity, it made up for in quality.  On the first morning drive, we came upon two female lions with cubs.  They were fairly high up on a prominent rock, the two lions lazily stretching out, preparing for an afternoon siesta.  One of the cubs (apparently from a litter of eight) was quite energetic, bounding up the rock and proceeding to stare us down.


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That afternoon my guide Joel spotted a leopard from a long distance, clear across a valley.  An astonishing feat of visual acuity, yet something which many of the guides do day in and day out, without even realizing just how special it is.  Upon closer inspection it turned out to be a female with two young cubs, no more than a few weeks old.  In fast fading light, I captured a few images of the three leopards.  While the mother was rather disinterested in our presence, the cubs took a distinct interest, staring at us intently.  Probably because we were one of their first vehicle sightings.  Sometimes we’re being looked at too – this is not a one-way street…


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The following day – in the same area – we bumped into a male cheetah on the hunt, which gave us the big cat trifecta:  lions, leopards and cheetahs, all three in less than 24 hours.  There’s only a handful of places in Africa where this can be experienced with any manner of consistency, and Lamai Serengeti Camp is one of them.  On both my visits to the area we’ve managed this safari hat trick.  The first time around it was on the same game drive.


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The food offerings at Lamai Serengeti were of an exceptionally high quality.  Lunch was served in a private spot overlooking the pool, and I enjoyed the butternut squash tart, green salad, freshly baked bread and a ginger sorbet, all while checking out the antics of a few vervet monkeys who were looking for a free meal ticket.  Sorry to disappoint, fellas…

Dinner was a real treat with an array of local specialities including ugali (polenta), maharagwe (bean stew), chicken stew with tomato, chapati bread, a rice pilaf, beef skewers and spinach.  All traditional and all delicious.

Legendary Lodge


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The design of the lodge and rooms incorporates  traditional materials and methods, with the interiors having been hand-made by local artisans.  The end result is esthetically pleasing without being alien to the environment:  open, well ventilated and with lots of natural light.  A comfortable, organic feel.


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Rooms are of a good size, with gorgeous views over the Mara River floodplain and the Oloololo escarpment in the far distance.  The in-room lighting is adequate.  There’s a large bathroom and walk-in closet with ample storage space, a safe, charging points, and a mosquito net.

Legendary Lodge


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The following day, I took a quick look at the 5-roomed Lamai Private – which can be booked on an exclusive use basis.  There is also a separate family unit – Mkombe’s House – which sleeps up to four adults and six children and is likewise available for exclusive use.  It was designed specifically with families in mind.


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Nomad Tanzania’s Lamai Serengeti is a place I can return to time after time, alone or with a crowd.  Its appeal is timeless and its people are what one remembers, long after the images of leopards and lions start fading away.  There was Babu, my host: the most endearing chap you’ll ever meet.  An instant friend.  Lawrence, the manager,  was personable and friendly, and provided me with a thorough briefing on the many projects and initiatives currently being supported by the Nomad Trust, ranging from conservation programs to education and healthcare.

Villa Maua


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My guide Joel was – as always – the person I spent the most time with and we made the most of it.  His driving abilities were tested to the limit when we entered a rocky area to get a bit closer to the leopard female with the two cubs – but it was all worth it.  Skill, perseverance and patience:  it was a pleasure to work with Joel and he made my short visit to Lamai Serengeti a memorable and productive experience.


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Namiri Plains Camp, Serengeti Plains


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A Rare Black Serval

Namiri Plains Camp, Serengeti Plains

Say ‘Seronera’ to an African safari pro and you might get a raised eyebrow.  While everyone acknowledges Seronera – the central portion of the vast Serengeti Plains – to be a fantastic game-viewing area, it is seasonally affected by too many vehicles at big cat and other high profile sightings.  In the high and even shoulder season in non-Covid years, you could inadvertently run into a melee with just too many other people and vehicles around.


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Which is why I was happy to be able to visit and explore a portion of the eastern sector of Seronera where crowds are not an issue.  At all.  Over the course of a couple of days in the area – about two to three hours drive east of Seronera – we saw only a handful of other vehicles – and lots of animals.

Backing up a couple of days, I arrived at a bustling Seronera Airstrip with more than 20 vehicles around on a Saturday in mid-February 2021.  Clearly plenty of arrivals and departures.  In fact, surprisingly busy conditions, considering the state of international travel at the time.  


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Thoughts of airstrips and passenger pickups soon fade as you make your way through impossibly beautiful savannah grasslands and rolling hills, traveling east.  It was a solid two hour drive from Seronera to Namiri Plains Camp, passing several other camps along the way, including Lemala Nanyuki.  The road was rough and waterlogged and it took some skillful driving by my guide David to negotiate a few tricky spots.  All part of a day on safari.  Your silent interior angst when approaching a seemingly impassable muddy crossing is almost instantly dispelled by authoritative, experienced handling of a vehicle which is clearly up to the task.


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We saw quite a bit of game en route, including a breeding herd of elephants, groups of topi antelopes, a host of giraffes and some good birds including several secretary birds.  It was a transfer drive but not really.  The visual entertainment and the silent cheering as we cleared one after another mud ambush kept me enthralled and there were no anxious glances at a wristwatch or mentally trying to calculate how far we still had to go.


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My arrival at Namiri Plains left a good first impression when seemingly the entire team lined up to welcome me, belting out a spirited rendition of Hakuna Matata.  Everything I saw and experienced subsequently confirmed my earlier assumptions.  The lounge, dining room, the pathways and general appearance of the property and grounds solidified the impression of a well-run, well-managed camp.


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Another early and consistent high note: the food.  It started with a delicious lunch, a tasty chicken wrap with a green as well as a butternut squash salad on the side.   Dinner that same day was a perfectly prepared fillet of beef, with a range of creatively executed and presented salads and other side dishes presented in a mezze platter fashion.  Fresh, innovative and fun.


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The setting of Namiri Plains is quite dramatic with a beautiful and very ‘Africa’ looking view to the front of camp.  Essentially a sprinkling of acacia tortilis trees – the distinctively flat-topped ones – dotted over a short grass plain, with a particularly striking dead tree close to the lounge, the undeniable focus of attention.  This tree may have been alive when the lodge was first built, but it was never more attractive – even iconic – than now.


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I found the design of Namiri Plains camp to be striking and very much in tune with the environment.  It is open and airy, with clean lines and lots of space.  There’s plenty of natural wood and rock visible in the main building, with the tented roof extending well beyond the edge of the structure.  The camp has a total of 10 rooms, 4 on the right side, 6 on the left, including one family room.

Legendary Lodge


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The spacious, stylish tented suites have sliding doors running the width of each room and opening on to an expansive viewing deck. The walls are made from calcrete, a sedimentary rock created from the ashes of the Ngorongoro volcanoes, that helps to regulate the temperature. Interiors are all decorated in natural materials and tones. Each bathroom has a view over the plains and I made almost immediate use of a  standalone tub on my private deck for an al fresco bath.  Picked up a few muddy splashes on the way in?  No problem.


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Game-viewing at Namiri Plains

I enjoyed one full day of game-viewing at Namiri Plains, and was it a doozy.  We saw a total of 30 lions (from 4 different groups) just in the first morning, a serval cat hunting for frogs in a shallow pond, and a cheetah patrolling the plains.  Not to mention giraffes, elephants, buffaloes, kongoni, Grant’s and Thomson’s gazelles, warthogs, zebras, jackals and a host of birds.

Legendary Lodge


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We had good views of a pair of mating lions, and another large pride of lions drinking at a shallow depression.  There’s not a lot of off-roading at Namiri Plains.  It can be done for special guests, like professional photographers on assignment, but in line with park regulations the guides mainly stick to the established roads. That said, we had some pretty close big cat sightings and good captures overall.


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My colleague Jason, who visited Namiri Plains before I did, recounts his game viewing experience there as being somewhat unique and very productive. “Our guide knew a pride of lions with cubs had been spotted near one of the clearly visible rocky outcrops a short distance from the camp. We quickly found the pride and had a great evening watching the cubs play with each other and their family.

Villa Maua


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The following day we looked for some of the many cheetahs in the area and managed to find two separate families — one mother with 6 cubs and another with 3. Even our drive back to Seronera was eventful, as we stumbled upon the melanistic serval cat that is somewhat famous in the area. Our guide noticed a black animal jumping through the tall grass and immediately knew what it was. A very rare sighting to wrap up a short stay at Namiri Plains”.  Sightings of melanistic serval?  Jason 1, Bert 0.


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Before Namiri Plains was built, these grasslands were closed for 20 years to allow the cheetah population to restore. The nearest other camps are over an hour’s drive away so you can experience the vast plains the way they are meant to be:  in peace and quiet.


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The game drive area of Namiri Plains is one of the few in the eastern Serengeti with permanent underground water sources, which makes for consistently excellent game viewing.   The seasonal riverbed attracts plains game, and of course the predators are never far away.  The annual wildebeest migration heads toward Namiri between October and May. During this period, you may see the plains covered in wildebeest, gathered here to feast on the lush grass.

Sanctuary Retreats


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Our blog for next Friday will take us all the way to the Lamai area in the Northern Serengeti, visiting Nomad Tanzania’s Lamai Serengeti Camp.  I have fond memories of first visiting this camp a few years ago and it was insightful to be back there, under very different circumstances.

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Serengeti Safari Camp, Ndutu

Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park is one of Africa’s greatest wildlife sanctuaries. Massive in size – dwarfing Kenya’s Masai Mara which is part of the same ecosystem – it is high on the bucket list of many travelers.  And for good reason.  There’s nothing else like it.  Its vast undulating grassy plains, interspersed with rocky outcrops, patches of woodland and forest and riverine thickets, are well-watered and support literally millions of large mammals of as many as 70 species.


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It also harbors more than 500 species of birds, from heavy flightless ostriches to tiny fire-finches, a wealth of birds of prey and some of Africa’s most colorful birds such as bee-eaters, rollers, shrikes and sunbirds.  Its annual wildebeest migration – when in excess of 1.5 million wildebeest move from the southern shortgrass plains of the Serengeti to the northernmost borders of the park along the Mara and Sand Rivers, as well as to the west into the Grumeti Reserve – is one of the world’s most celebrated natural phenomena.


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It has only been a couple of years since my last visit to the southern Serengeti, but it couldn’t have been more different than the previous time.  As the flight from Mwiba dipped lower and turned on short finals to line up with the runway at Ndutu airstrip, I knew right away that we had found the wildebeest migration.

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There were clusters of wildebeest visible all over the woodland, with herds of up to several hundred, with almost as many zebras mixed in with them, occupying every open area and grassy spot.  Sporadically, they would erupt into bursts of seemingly reverberating calls, as first one and then another and eventually many started to make their loud grunting contact calls.


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After I had been picked up by my guide Amos Noah from Nomad Tanzania, we went back into the woodland to closely observe the masses of wildebeest and zebra steadily making their way through the area.  They were clearly alert to our presence, staring at us momentarily before relaxing and slowly opening up a gap between themselves and the vehicle.


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At times, some of them got spooked and would take off in a random direction, sometimes causing a few others to bolt as well.  

In certain spots there were almost as many zebras as wildebeest, the animals being packed together tightly.  It was not an easy scene to photograph.  Frankly, a photograph simply does not transmit the scope and drama of the event.  I did later capture some of the motion on video, but even that is a pale imitation of being there, right then.


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At nearby Lake Ndutu we came upon a pride of lions.  Three of them – including one handsome male – was doing what most lions do during the day:  find a comfortable spot and sleep.  The other five had taken their sleep behavior to the next level.  We found them high up in a huge acacia tortilis tree, stretched out on thick horizontal branches, seemingly quite comfortable with their legs and tails hanging down.


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Their heads were down and turned either to the left or right, changing position every now and then. In 30 years of being in the safari business, I had not seen this – ever.  Despite trying several times, I had never seen the tree-climbing lions of Lake Manyara National Park, or the ones known to do this in the Ishasha region of Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda.  Or anywhere else.


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So it was a really special sighting, particularly with just one or two other vehicles around.  Ordinarily – in a non-Covid year – a sighting like this would be surrounded by a dozen or more vehicles.   Once we had observed and photographed the dozing lions – who barely acknowledged our presence – we headed back into the woodland for even more ‘migration’ photos and views.

Legendary Lodge


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Next up was a big male leopard on a horizontal branch in a different tree, a couple of miles or so from the lake.  It had dragged a carcass of an impala up to the same branch.  Parking next to a vehicle with several professional photographers (we figured it out by the size of the lenses), we observed the leopard for quite a while.  Eventually we drove in another direction where we found what turned out  to be several dozen giraffes – there’s almost always more of them than you think – and a large herd of elephants.


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An hour or so later, we returned to the male leopard – which had relocated to a different branch in the tree – and caught a glimpse of a shy female leopard nearby.  We saw her again on our way back to camp.  Briefly stopping, we saw her first descend a tree and then climb right back up.  Light conditions (backlit) were unfortunately rather poor that late in the afternoon, so I ended up with a couple of ‘silhouette only’ pics.  Can’t win them all.

Legendary Lodge


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Soon thereafter, we arrived at Nomad Tanzania’s Serengeti Safari Camp #2.  This small mobile tented camp has 7 tents, including a family tent consisting of 2 adjoining tents.  There’s also a compact yet attractive mess tent and lounge tent with a small library, a device re-charging station and a small bar.

Villa Maua


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The tented rooms are quite simple yet perfectly adequate and they retain the essence of mobile tented camping, without turning into yet another ‘luxury’ camp.  So essentially a case of ‘just enough’ and ‘not too much’…  The interior lighting isn’t great but at least you don’t have to mess with lamps or lanterns or candles.  The flush toilet takes a bit of getting used to but it beats a ‘long drop’.  Some people blanch when they hear ‘bucket shower’ but in a setting like this one, it lends an authentic touch and it is of course much more environmentally friendly than an assemblage of pipes and wells.  All I had to do was indicate when I wanted to take a shower and at the agreed time, an attendant hooked up a large container with hot water, just outside the tent.  This time around I lingered a bit too long and ran out of water before I was quite ready.  Not an issue.  Another bucket was produced in short order.


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The food offerings at Serengeti Safari Camp were fresh and tasty and while there were not a huge amount of choices or options, it is definitely in the ‘solid’ category.  

What Nomad Tanzania admirably succeeds in doing, is retaining the essence of camping in the sense of staying connected with the wilderness.  You’re right in the middle of where it all happens.  I am personally never happier going to bed at night with the sounds of wildebeest contact calls and braying zebras filling the air.  We even heard – and a couple of staff members spotted it – a leopard right from the dinner table.


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The Serengeti Safari Camp staff were friendly and helpful, without exception.  The guiding – by Amos Noah – was excellent.  He knew where the tree-climbing lions were, found several leopards, got me into position for some flamingo shots, and was an agreeable and fun person to be with.


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After dinner – in the company of two other guests from England – I retired early and spent a peaceful night in my tent at Serengeti Safari Camp #2.  My only regret?  The brevity of the visit.  Up early the next morning, I enjoyed a hot breakfast before hitting the road once again, back to Ndutu Airstrip, off to a different spot in the southern Serengeti.


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In next week’s blog:  I move a bit further south and west to Sanctuary’s Kusini camp, a luxury tented property where I was the beneficiary of exceptionally good guiding and several obliging leopards.

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Mwiba Lodge, Southern Serengeti, Tanzania

On my first night at the divine Mwiba Lodge in Tanzania’s Southern Serengeti, I was thoroughly jetlagged.  And craved sleep more than anything else.  Ten minutes after retiring to my room #6, all thoughts of an early night had been banished.  There was a large soaking tub – with a generous supply of scalding hot water.  And a cozy lounge area which simply screamed:  use me!  And so began my infatuation – which I hope will blossom into a long term relationship – with this  drop dead gorgeous safari camp.


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It’s easy to fall in love with Legendary Safaris’ Mwiba Lodge.  The place is impeccable from top to bottom.  Location, people, experiences.  A total of 10 rooms are perched on a rocky, boulder-strewn outcrop overlooking the Arugusinyai River.  When flowing – as it was at the time of my visit –  the water cascading over the rocks creates a soothing natural soundtrack to the place.  Occasionally interrupted with a variety of bird calls such as the loud and rather harsh Bare-faced Go-away bird to the much more mellifluous tones of a White-browed Robin-chat, a dawn chorus stalwart.


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The main dining room and lounge area is an artful blend of natural material and fabrics (wood, thatch, rope, giant woven pots and linens), the actual rockface and handcrafted rock walls.   The whole of it creates a unique, intriguing setting which looks great, and works well.  Which is not always the case with safari properties where form sometimes obliterates function.

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Not so at Mwiba.  The open design makes for effective airflow, a giant fireplace delivers heat when needed, and the bar area with its hardwood counter and recessed lamps create an environment where you positively want to sit down and relax for a while.  Even if your beverage of choice is a ‘mocktail’ and not the real thing.  True to Mwiba form, the pineapple juice used in my virgin pina colada was freshly squeezed on the spot.


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There is more.  This beautiful property also has some of the best trained staff I’ve ever encountered.  I was most impressed with the impeccable standard of hospitality – as good as any I’ve ever experienced in Africa.  Both my primary staff contacts were management material:  my guide Isaac as well as my personal waiter Bupolo.  They could not have been more professional or caring.


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It is easy to see why Mwiba is considered to be the undisputed top lodge in the greater southern Serengeti region of Tanzania.  Walk into this extraordinary property and there is a pleasant surprise around every corner: a different view, design element or visual focal point. The Zanzibari entrance door, the finely crafted stone walls, the beautiful natural wood bar counter, collectors item furniture pieces, the massive thatched roof and the stunning interiors – all artfully combining into a splendid whole.


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Sitting on top of a hill overlooking the Serengeti woodland, Mwiba has wide boardwalks leading to ultra-private rooms, all with beautiful views.  My room #6 was perched right on the edge of a large rock slab, with amazing views over the  Arugusinyai river and beyond.  It smacked of thoughtful design with ample packing/hanging space, a large soaking tub, a separate toilet, an outdoor shower, his and hers washbasins, a closet which lit up when opened and enough space to really spread out and get comfortable.


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Food at Mwiba

The food at Mwiba was a high point of my stay.  In fact everything I tried was consistently excellent, creative and presented with flair. Chef Jonathan came out to talk to me over lunch on my first day there, mentioning that he was planning to prepare some traditional African dishes for the following evening.  I was not quite expecting it to be the banquet which it turned out to be!

Starting with ugali – essentially the local version of polenta – the spread included chapati bread, kachumbari salad, chicken and beef mishkaki (kebabs), chachandu – a particularly good chili sauce – and coconut beans which I absolutely will have to try to recreate here in Texas.  And one or two other items which I forgot to write down.  On another day we had a starter of pear and blue cheese with arugula, Beef Wellington, and lemon tarts for dessert.  All delicious.

Legendary Lodge


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Activities in and around Mwiba

In addition to game drives, there’s plenty to do at Mwiba.  If you’re into cultural activities, Mwiba is known for its authentic Hadzabe experience.   Spend a morning in their world and be amazed at their stealth and agility, at the degree to which they are in tune with their environment,  and how they manage to survive largely untouched by Western civilization.


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Mwiba also offers some  good walking opportunities, enabling close-up sightings and experiences on foot, without distraction or interruption.  On an overnight fly-camp outing, you can experience the freedom of being totally off the grid in the wilderness, exploring your wild side on a truly personalized experience of Africa. White sheets, a quirky warm-water bucket shower and an eco-loo complete the experience. Wi-Fi?  No.   Silence and space?  Yes.

Legendary Lodge


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Right inside camp there’s a rejuvenating spa and gym and a cool wine cellar – not a bad spot for a private dinner. An expansive pool is set on a rocky outcrop overlooking a natural spring below.  In the dry season you may see some resident wildlife come to slake their thirst.  Walk in-between two massive rocks and around a corner and there is an inviting jacuzzi, seemingly carved out of the rockface, with beautiful views over the distant countryside.  Helicopter sight-seeing flights are available for side trips to Lake Eyasi or Lake Natron or beyond.

We would recommend spending at least 3 nights at Mwiba as there’s just too much to see and do, plus the lodge is perfect for re-connecting you with your inner explorer.  The one who wants to spend a bit of time around camp and not be in a vehicle 24-7…

Villa Maua


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Villa Maua

Game-viewing at Mwiba

If you do decide to tie the knot with Mwiba, just remember that it is through thick and thin, in sickness and health.  So if the wildebeest migration isn’t there in January, February or March, it’s nobody’s fault.  With the migration you can be in the right place at the right time and still miss it.  Which happened on my visit.  Even though conditions were ideal, with lots of rain and plenty of grass, the wildebeest herds were further north in the Ndutu area, where I would catch up with them a couple of days later.  They had been around Mwiba just days earlier and would likely be back the following week.


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Villa Maua

On our game drives in the area around the camp and further afield, we encountered good numbers of plains game, particularly zebras and giraffes.  Out on the plains we bumped into a group of 4 lions (2 females and their juvenile cubs); the two dominant males heading up the pride couldn’t have been far away.  The young cubs were seemingly fascinated by the vehicle, coming close to inspect it.  There were some elephants around as well, and the habitat in the Maswa Reserve – ideally visited on a full day outing from Mwiba – is ideal for cheetahs.  It appears to me that with as much water as there is right around Mwiba, it would also be a good dry season destination as many of the big game species like buffaloes are likely to move closer to remaining water sources then.


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I would not recommend Mwiba as the only game-viewing stop on a Tanzania trip, though. It would be best to combine it with at least one more camp in the Serengeti, Tarangire or elsewhere.  Mwiba would be perfect as perhaps the first or last stop on an East African trip.  A great introduction to the area and similarly, the perfect spot to wind down a trip, enjoying the setting and the lodge itself, and of course the people.


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Tsetse flies and what do to about them

There’s something else which may challenge your relationship with Mwiba:  the presence of tsetse flies.  On a warm day in the rainy season, in the thickets and bush in the general area around the camp and down to the hippo pool, you will most likely experience at least a few bites from these pesky insects which are seemingly impervious to bug repellant of any kind.  In cooler, drier weather they are not nearly as much of a nuisance.


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After years of ‘running scared’ in the presence of tsetse flies, I’ve finally come to the realization that protection is the name of the game.  You simply have to cover up.  Start with a long-sleeved light-colored (white is fine) ‘fishing’ shirt.  Apparently the extremely finely woven fabric – thin as it may be – presents a significant barrier to the tsetse flies.  I did not get a single bite on my upper body or arms, alternating a Columbia Sportswear and practically identical Patagonia brand long sleeve shirt.


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In addition, wear a solid long brimmed hat like a Tilley or similar with a neck flap and cover your hands – a favored target of tsetse flies – with light leather gloves.  Wear sturdy long pants (denim would work) and protect your ankles with full length gaiters. Tsetse flies almost always bite through socks and ankles are a favored target. So cover them tightly with gaiters and your battle is half won even before you leave the lodge. One more suggestion:  have a light-colored kikoi blanket ready to drape over your head and shoulders if you find yourself in a tight spot.  And don’t relax too soon when you pull into camp:  the tsetses are known to take a ride in the vehicle so give them a minute or so to disperse, before you take your hat off.  It is best to avoid black and dark blue clothing when you are in a tsetse fly area; they seem to be attracted to these colors.


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In next week’s blog:  I take a very short flight to Ndutu, the epicenter of the short-grass plains of the Serengeti, in search of the wildebeest migration.

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