Dean and Justine McBroom travelled with us to Tanzania, exploring the Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara and Tarangire National Park on a tour of the country’s famous “Northern Circuit”. They had some fabulous wildlife encounters along the way, which are beautifully captured in the below photographs.
Many thanks to Dean and Justine for sharing their photographs!
Amy and Sofia Daniels travelled to Tanzania with us in July on a family safari, covering the Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire and Lake Manyara.
Whilst there, Amy and Sofia “vlogged” their entire trip, uploading a 4-part series of their travels to youtube. The in-depth videos, which we’re delighted to share on our blog, highlight wonderfully the appeal of northern Tanzania at this time of year, and the experience of a family safari.
You can find the individual videos embedded below, and also on Amy’s youtube channel.
Part 1: TANZANIA VLOG | AMY DANIELS & SOFIA DANIELS
Part 2: TANZANIA VLOG | AMY DANIELS & SOFIA DANIELS
Part 3: TANZANIA VLOG | AMY DANIELS & SOFIA DANIELS
Part 4: TANZANIA VLOG | AMY DANIELS & SOFIA DANIELS
Thank you to Amy and Sofia for sharing with us their footage!
In May of this year I travelled to north Tanzania for 2 weeks, exploring the classic northern circuit safari route as well as Lake Natron and the Maasai territories around Ol Doinyo Lengai. Though ostensibly Tanzania’s low season, I found May to be a wonderful time to travel in the country. Tarangire proved especially beautiful, its usually dry and dusty northern plains turned lush and green after the rains, while the central Seronera region of the Serengeti offered stunning game viewing without the heavy vehicle traffic usually associated with this region of the park. Only in the Ngorongoro Highlands and around Karatu did we feel the impact of the rains.
Below is a selection of photos taken during my stay which I hope highlight the appeal of travelling to Tanzania during this often-overlooked season:
Sarah, our central and southern Africa specialist, recently returned from a two week stay in Zambia, which she spent seeking out the best new lodges and game-viewing spots in Kafue National Park. Read on for her thoughts on this often-overlooked region of Africa.
Despite being the oldest and largest safari park in Zambia, Kafue remains unfamiliar territory to many safari-goers, often-overlooked in favour of the Luangwa and Lower Zambezi. This is a shame, for Kafue is a vast and beautiful park that is home to a wonderful diversity of wildlife, as I discovered on visiting the region for the first time last month. Continue reading Captivating Kafue
Gane and Marshall clients Graham and Lyn recently returned from a light mobile safari in Botswana, and were kind enough to share some of their wonderful wildlife shots with us. Here are our highlights, including some fab big cats (and cubs!) –
Many thanks to Graham and Lyn! Continue reading Client Feedback: Big cats and wild dogs of Botswana
I hold Zimbabwe completely responsible for my enduring addiction to Africa, for it was during a visit to this most unique of countries over 25 years ago that my passion for the continent was first ignited. I fell completely in love with its outstanding wildlife, open spaces and welcoming people.
This year we’ll be launching several new safari and adventure programmes in Africa, including an original biking route around Mount Kenya; an entirely new climbing route to the summit of Kilimanjaro; a special peak baggers’ itinerary to climb Africa’s three highest mountains; and a photographers’ tour to Ethiopia, led by expert photographer Simon Stafford. We also have lots of exciting new developments outside of Africa to share with you.
Continue reading What’s new in Africa? New adventures: Kilimanjaro North Face, Mt Kenya bike safari, Ethiopia photo tour, and more!
Our Southern Africa specialist Sarah recently returned from a mobile camping safari to Botswana. Here’s what she saw:
With the annual rains due to arrive any time in December, the proposition of camping in the wet was not my idea of fun, but luck was on my side, the rains stayed away and I got to experience mobile camping with SGS safaris. Continue reading Botswana Fully Serviced Mobile Safari
Botswana is unique among African safari destinations in that much of its wilderness has been divided into private concessions. While such concessions are common elsewhere in Africa, only in Botswana do they constitute such a large proportion of the country’s protected land (almost 50%). Unlike in Kenya or Tanzania, for instance, where the major public parks are huge and the private reserves comparatively small, in Botswana you can confine yourself almost entirely to private concessions and still experience the best wilderness areas that the country has to offer. This has its advantages and disadvantages, and it’s important to have a good idea of the differences between Botswana’s private and public reserves when planning your safari, particularly if you intend to visit the Okavango Delta.
Continue reading Our guide to Botswana’s safari parks and game reserves: private vs public
In the past month we’ve been lucky enough to receive two wonderful photo journals from clients who recently travelled with us to Tanzania. We thought we would share them with you.
Wild camping in the Serengeti
Josephine travelled to North Tanzania with her family and friends on one of our very special light mobile safaris. She was kind enough to share with us this wonderful account of her trip, full of her stunning photographs (that’s her cheetah at the top of the page!)
Solo adventure in remote Ruaha and the Selous
Janet explored the opposite end of Tanzania, visiting the southern parks of Selous and Ruaha while her husband climbed Kilimanjaro. Her account really highlights what makes Tanzania’s comparatively little-visited southern parks so special!
Many thanks to Janet and Josephine for their wonderful accounts and photos!
