Tanzania
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The southern African hunting areas, concessions and coutadas we actively support, epitomize the classic climatic hunting habitats of Africa. Then, there is east Africa’s Tanzania (see Kitumbeine, Lake Natron & Luganzo below)….which encompasses it all, with one of the largest populations of big game in Africa and a greater variety of ecosystem habitats and wildlife populations than most other countries.

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​Dodoma, since 1974 was designated the official capital of Tanzania, but Dar es Salaam, remains the seat of most government administration, as well as being the largest city and port in the country. However, Arusha is known as the safari capital of Tanzania, from where all our safaris start, giving us easier access to areas such as the Serengeti, Massailand, Ngorongoro, Lake Natron, Kilimanjaro, Kitumbeine, Tarangire, Luganzo, Meru…

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AREA: Tanzania - Massailand & Luganzo (regions of Kigoma & Tabora).

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SEASON: 1st July to 31st December; driest hunting months are July through to October.

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AVAILABILITY & OPTIONS

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Sustainable Use Conservation Hunting​​

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LAKE NATRON SOUTH

 

Situated in the heart of Maasailand, below Kitumbeine Mountain, Orkeju Camp in Lake Natron South, sits on the floor of the Great Rift Valley, surrounded by the volcano named Oldonyo Lengai by the Maasai - “The Mountain of God” and the Ngorongoro Highlands.

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The fauna rich Maasailand savannah, arid woodland and semi-desert acacia bush habitats make this perfect country for an incredible variety of wildlife – Greater & Lesser Kudu, Eland, Oryx, Gerenuk, Grants and Thomson’s Gazelle, Impala (East African), Red Duiker (Harvey’s) and Suni…

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Exceptional endemic Maasailand species can be found here – Gazelle (Robert's), Hartebeest (Coke’s), Bushbuck (Harnessed / Maasai), Mountain Reedbuck (Chandler’s), Wildebeest (Eastern & Western White-bearded)…

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Two important points with hunting the Maasailand area; there are no Tsetse flies and, because the area is so close to Arusha, there is no need for expensive air charters to get in and out of camp.​

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KITUMBEINE MOUNTAIN

 

Kitumbeine Mountain in an enormous, rugged mountain, above Maasailand, with a unique ‘extinct volcano’ ecosystem. Huge densities of Cape Buffalo roam in the ‘mist forests’ on top of the mountain together with Greater Kudu, Eland, Masai Bushbuck, Bush pig and Mountain Reedbuck….

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From Orkeju Camp, below the mountain in Lake Natron’s Maasailand, we fly camp on Kitumbeine Mountain and hunt entirely on foot, there are no vehicles involved.

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Again, this area is mosquitos and Tsetse fly free!

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ORKEJU CAMP

 

Orkeju is an intimate tented luxury bush camp, situated in a private concession, amongst a shady grove of sand river acacias, in the heart of Northern Tanzania’s Maasailand - the camp, and area, is on an exclusive basis only, with complete privacy away from other tourists, ideal as a hunting base or as a family / group safari location.

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As Orkeju Camp is relatively close to Arusha, and the National Parks of northern Tanzania, there is no need for expensive air charters to get in and out of camp, together with Tanzania’s unique character, it lends itself to the traditional East African safari experience.

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LUGANZO

 

The Luganzo Game Reserve, in western Tanzania (~ 200km from Lake Tanganyika), is a vast hunting area of nearly 2 million areas. It compasses of Lake Sagara and a unique combination of two primary ecosystems: extensive Miombo woodland and open savannah flood plains - a miniature East African Okavango!

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Not only is this excellent Cape Buffalo country, but the area lends itself to hunting the East African Sitatunga antelope, due to the large Lake Sagara shore and the Ugalla River. The Sitatunga are hunted by canoe or from machans, a platform erected in a tree. There are good populations of Sable and Roan antelope, and other riverine species such as Waterbuck, Cape Bushbuck and Bohor Reedbuck, as well as Crocodile, Greater Kudu, Topi, Lichtenstein's Hartebeest and Warthog.

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Many professional hunters say they have never been anywhere in Africa with such abundant populations of Sable and Roan antelope, and incredible bird life!

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The Ugalla River is also famous for some of the largest crocodiles ever hunted in Africa, many of which have reached over 17 foot.

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Weather

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Tanzania’s climate is complex due to the varied altitudes, environments and ecosystems, and weather patterns in general, across Africa, are becoming increasingly unpredictable.

 

The main high ground plateaus of Tanzania have a subtropical or tropical climate, not too hot because of altitude, 10°C to 28°C, in contrast, the coast is hot and humid throughout the year, especially from November to April, 22°C to 32°C.

 

The period from June to August, known as ‘kipupwe’, is the coolest of the year, and is dry almost everywhere, with temperatures from 20°C to 30°C.

 

There are two rainy seasons: one less intense, known as short rains season, ‘vuli’, between October and December, and the other more intense, known as long rains season, ‘masika’, from March to May, with a peak in April.

 

In January and February, in the period between the two rainy seasons, known as ‘kiangazi’, the weather is hot and sultry, 22°C to 32°C, at least below a thousand metres (3300 feet).

 

In the centre of the country and the south, there's only one rainy season, from December to April in the south and south-east, and from November to April in the west.

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