Tanzania 2011
“What else is there?” we thought in the beginning of 2011. “What is
unique and untouched yet?” was the question.
We found Selous, the super big Game Reserve, the biggest in Africa
and Ruahaa, the 2nd biggest National Park on earth, right after
Yellow Stone National Park, USA.
Selous splits into two sections: The north for hunters, which use
lenses to get their “killing”. Further south, for hunters who spend ten-
thousands of dollars for a serious kill. The Reserve funds itself via
those serious hunters so is the biggest industry in Tanzania. The
north comprises a tenth of the park and was converted into a Safari-
Zone not long ago. Some of its animals still remember hunting and
are a bit shy.
We spend 4 nights in Selous Impala Camp.
Ruahaa used to be a hunting area some time ago aswell. But the
majority of animals, especially in the northern park is now used to
friendly tourists. Further south the park is so untouched yet that the
animals are more sceptic about vehicels. Especially on foot they are
difficult to see as their DNA tells them, that “animals” on 2 legs are
dangerous. Their fly-distance is very high. Just 3000 tourists per year
are in this park at the moment. This is not much given the space
available: it equals the size of Switzerland.
We spend 6 nights in Jongomero Camp (2 nights fly camp) and 4
nights in Mdonya Old River Camp.
Both are great spots to visit. We would not recommend those for first
time safari-beginners, as the game is more challenging to find.
However we found great opportunities to take amazing pictures (we
find) and - more importantly -to have an extraordinary experience.
On the map are 3 hyperlinks. You may use those or click on the links
above.
One thing to mention: the photos might have been cut or increased a
bit in contrast but not photoshopped to the “normal” extent.
We will update the content soon in order to give more ideas about
things to consider when going there.
source: Google Maps