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DoubleD
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Non-hunting tent camping with the animals
      #261195 - 26/02/15 02:19 AM

I have a non hunting friend who want to go on tent camp safari with the animals.

Any suggestions?

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Re: Non-hunting tent camping with the animals [Re: DoubleD]
      #261202 - 26/02/15 03:44 AM

Serengeti?

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Re: Non-hunting tent camping with the animals [Re: DarylS]
      #261210 - 26/02/15 06:18 AM

Anyone specific?

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Re: Non-hunting tent camping with the animals [Re: DoubleD]
      #261224 - 26/02/15 10:56 AM

I don't have any current suggestions, been decades since I did it.

Suggest your friend narrow it down to where he/she wants to it, and what sort of animals to view? Also the price range they are interested in? As the outfitters will vary from budget ones, to extravagant luxury safaris.

For example Kenya is or was excellent. Ambroselli under Mount Kilimanjaro, the Maasai Mara plains, good during the migrations (September / October ?). Tent camped in both. An island on Lake Naivasha was also excellent. Kenya has some problems at the moment though.

Tanzania, the Serengetti Plains (never been to them, but they're the same as the Maasai Mara), Ngorongoro Crater is excellent but I don't think it is tent camping.

The Okavango Delta in Botswana, good tent camping safaris there.

Sorry can't suggest any photo tourism safari camping outfitters as the ones I used were too long ago - 1994, 1988.

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Re: Non-hunting tent camping with the animals [Re: NitroX]
      #261231 - 26/02/15 03:50 PM

DD,
Tanzania is great for this type of safari. If you want to get a bit adventurous suggest you have a look at the Katavi Nat Park in SW Tanzania. I've been working in that area off & on for the past 20 yrs and it is a magic place. It is only a small park but is off the main tourist route and still relatively untouched. Used to be a game reserve. The only animals you won't see are rhino. Everything else is there in good numbers (especially cape buff & elephant) during the dry season. Several companies fly in from Dar and Tabora and there are tented camps with guided walks. Range of prices to cater for all budgets. Hunting is also available on several reserves in the region. I do agricultural work so I'm not tied up with any of the outfitters.

Pete (Australia)

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Re: Non-hunting tent camping with the animals [Re: Spud303]
      #261233 - 26/02/15 04:31 PM

Cheli & Peacock have been around for a long time.
A tented camp into Mathews Rangers and Shaba Reserve Kenya would be lovely

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Re: Non-hunting tent camping with the animals [Re: ozhunter]
      #261272 - 27/02/15 02:51 AM

A question of safety comes up with anything Kenya. Any comments on that?

http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/alertswarnings/kenya-travel-warning.html

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