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Serengeti Safari Tanzania
o place in the world a unique perspective and great
compares with Serengeti - photographic opportunities of the
and its neighboring wildlife below. At times, ascend
wildlife havens - for the sheer to 1000 meters or more to see the
exhilaration of its wildlife enormity and wonderful panorama
experience. It is so spectacular of the Serengeti. From time to
that it deserves more time to time the pilot must put more heat
explore and absorb its full-blown into the balloon with the
beauty. powerful whisper burners. In
between these burns, there is
This is the kingdom of predators, silence apart from the natural
while the huge herds of the sounds below.
Migration thunder across the
plains in countless numbers. Questions to consider when
planning an African safari.
A unique way to see the Serengeti
is by hot air balloon. One is cost and a major
consideration for most people.
Leaving your lodge in the central The Serengeti is not cheap - with
Serengeti at 5 am, this is the park fees alone doubling to US
one time to drive in the $60 per person per day from
Serengeti in the pre-dawn. Night January 2006. There are some
drives are not allowed inside lodges that cater for budget
Tanzanian National Parks. Take safaris and if you also travel in
off is at dawn, ascending as the low season then costs are reduced
sun rises and floating silently considerably.
in whichever direction the winds
of the morning takes the balloon; How long should a safari be - the
sometimes flying at treetop Serengeti alone is so vast months
height, sometimes lower, offering could be spent exploring. Five
days spent in the central and reason why you should not arrive
southern Serengeti or the central here and organize your safari
and northern Serengeti depending with a local operator. This way
on the time of year is the your itinerary may be more
minimum time to get any real feel interesting and you will save
or enjoyment for the area. money. However if you do this
late July to September you may be
What time of year is best: The disappointed as the lodges at
dry season is July to December this time are fully booked [in
with the short rains in November. some cases up to one year in
The long rains are from March to advance]. The safest option is to
mid June. However, the weather book through and agent or tour
does not always act predictably. operator.
Some years we have had more rain
in January and February that the To join a group or a private
whole of the wet season. It may safari. Joining a group will be
be better to say the rains are cheaper; this being the only
from November to June with a advantage if cost is an issue.
drier period from December to mid Always to have a vehicle to
March. Low season is both cheaper yourself will give you more
and the parks have less tourists. privacy, is more relaxing and
This depends on what you want and there will be more flexibility
to work closely with your tour with the itinerary.
operator will help. I would try
to avoid late July to the end of What to take - travel light or
September for the sole reason it dress for dinner. This depends on
is just too busy. your itinerary, what time of year
you travel. Your tour operator
Getting here: If you are a will give you all this
seasoned traveler, there is no information. The more questions
you ask the more successful will
be your safari. The quality of One last remark will be to relax
the answers you receive to your whilst on safari - take off you
questions will also indicate how watch as it simply will not be
interested your operator in needed. There is not the same
Tanzania is on the success of urgency in Africa - hakuna
your safari verses simply making matata.
a profit.
About the Author:
All profits from http://www.betheladventre.co.uk go into the Patmos Community Initiative, which is a Non-Governmental Organization in Northern Tanzania - no. 11778. We are currently building a nursery school in Sokon One - Arusha. We offer and encourage voluntary positions vacations to our charitable projects.
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