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WILDLIFE SAFARIS AT TANZANIA UNDER CANVAS
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Exceptional year-round African wildlife: Tanzania Under Canvas operates year round, even during April and May. An ideal time to experience Tanzania’s wilderness, when the vast green plains are lush and plentiful, with dramatic afternoon thundershowers. Witness the unforgettable sights as the lightning flashes and the rainbows soar high above the Serengeti plains. With maximum five guests per open safari vehicle, window seats are guaranteed. Only using private campsites, these migratory camps are intimate and exclusive. CC Africa’s concession also offers guests staying in Klein’s tented wilderness camp interpretive walking safaris and exhilarating night game drives with experienced guides.
- Excellent year-round lion, leopard and cheetah viewing
- Great Migration of thousands of zebra and wildebeest (typically in July)
- Huge buffalo and elephant herds
- Soaring eagles, hawks and vultures glide past the hilltop camp
- Rich birdwatching in seasonal marshland
- Open 4x4 safari vehicles with maximum 5 guests
- Five distinct habitats
- Safaris to Lobo Hills and Seronera in central Serengeti
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Tanzania Under Canvas Habitats:
The camp traverses the rocky slopes of the Kuka Hills, including open woodland savanna, dominated by acacia and desert date trees. Grassland savanna comprises tall grass with scattered trees, and an evergreen riparian forest fringes the Grumeti River. Commiphora, ficus, rhus and cordia are among the trees found on the rocky hillsides. Bush-clump thickets of grewia, gardenia and cordia shrubs are hiding places for smaller mammals and feeding sites for birds. |
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Mammals - Tanzania Under Canvas:
Individually recognisable leopard and cheetah are regularly located in their known territories. Tens of thousands of zebra and wildebeest pass through the Klein’s valley on their annual migration to and from Kenya's Masai Mara. Huge herds of buffalo and breeding herds of elephant offer exceptional game viewing. Bohor reedbuck and Defassa waterbuck favour marshland fringes. Chandler’s reedbuck and rock hyrax inhabit the rocky slopes above the camp. Silver galago (of the black melanistic form) favour taller riverine trees. Resident herbivores are joined each season by huge numbers of migratory wildebeest and zebra. Bat-eared fox and serval are among regularly seen smaller carnivores. |
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Birds – Tanzania Under Canvas:
There are 345 species recorded for Tanzania Under Canvas. Pygmy falcon, pearl-spotted owlet, slate-coloured boubou and spot-flanked barbet are common in woodland and bush-clumps. Grey crowned crane, wattled lapwing and malachite kingfisher are among species attracted to marshlands. African green pigeon, Schalow’s turaco, Narina trogon and white-headed barbet are among fruit-eaters in riparian forest. Large flocks of gregarious yellow-throated sandgrouse visit waterholes to quench their thirst. Dazzling Fischer’s lovebirds feed alongside grey-capped social weavers and blue-capped cordonbleu in bush clump thickets.Tawny eagle, bateleur and white-headed vultures are among breeding raptors. Vast numbers of migratory storks, kestrels, harriers and other birds from September to March.
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Other Wildlife:
Large leopard tortoises inhabit rocky areas where African rock python also find refuge. Aquatic terrapins live in marshlands and streams. Brightly-coloured, flat-headed mwanza agama bask on rocks around the camp. A rich variety of butterflies, moths, dragonflies and other insects are to be seen.
Massive Nile crocodiles inhabit the waters of the Grumeti River. Colonies of pugnacious cocktail ants live in whistling thorn trees.
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| For exciting wildlife sightings, visit CC Africa's entertaining
and informative wildlife website www.wildwatch.com. |
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