A Honeymoon Safari

My wife and I got married in January ’23, and knowing we wanted to go on safari for a honeymoon, opted to leave ourselves a year to research and plan. We were quickly introduced to African Environments, and the experience working with the entirety of this team for the last year has been fantastic. From first contact, they’re always…

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Western Breach Closure

A strong El Ninio current and a warm Indian Ocean surface temperature usual means heavy rains in Tanzania but this year the rainfall is off the chart.  Some locations have had a full year’s average rain in just 6 weeks, having devastating effects in many locations.  Tanzania’s 3rd highest peak, Hanang, has had so much rain that a huge…

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A night at Itikoni Camp

What an amazing experience at Itikoni! A departure from the same-old formula of traditional big name safari camps. At Itikoni the attentive camp staff struck the right balance of being on hand when needed but being scarce when you wanted to enjoy the verdant montane rainforest surroundings. The fires warming each tent high in the mountain were a welcome…

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What’s cooking?

On the 1st November 2023, 20 of us set off early from the office in Arusha in a few safari vehicles and made our way to our Itikoni Camp in Arusha National Park. Twenty of our Chefs, Assistant Chefs and Service staff were set to do 3 days chef and service training at our Itikoni Camp with one of…

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Mkomazi Guide training

This year’s annual guide training took place in Mkomazi National Park. Every year, excluding Covid time, our guides, Elia, our GM, and Wes, one of our Directors, try to go to a new location to do the guide training. Guide training is a mixture of reviewing our current practices, emergency protocols, sharing knowledge with each other, and learning from…

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Tanja T’s lovely feedback

I wanted to take a moment after taking some time to reflect back on all the adventures we had in Africa.  We did so much throughout the days, that it wasn’t until I returned back home to sit and reflect back on our adventurous days! ABOVE AND BEYOND anything we had ever done as a family, and so many…

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Wilderness First Response 2023

That time of the year has rolled around again and it’s time for Sentinnel Outdoor Institute to come back to Tanzania and help train our guides, as well as many others, on Wilderness First Reponse. They offer a few different courses; from the full 10-day Wilderness First Response, Wilderness First Aid, Leave No Trace and Pediatric First Aid. These…

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Widow’s Might rugs

Socially aware organisation with beautiful rugs We buy all of our rugs for our tent bathrooms from a lovely organization called Widow’s Might. This project is based in Arusha, Tanzania and empowers a small group of women to learn skills that enable them to sell the handcrafted items they make to tourists and locals. With the support of the…

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Swahili Touch Products

Natural and eco-friendly products Handmade in Arusha, Tanzania, Swahili Touch produces soaps, skin and hair care products. All of their products are natural, palm oil free, cruelty free and eco-friendly. We are lucky enough to have them around the corner from our main office we are able to refill our 20L vats with them whenever we need. We then…

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Mkaa Bora; sustainable briquettes

The temperature can drop quite a lot at night in Ngorongoro, so much so that even after a hot and dusty day on safari in ‘the crater’ there is nothing quite like returning to a hot shower.However, being out in the bush, without electricity or piped natural gas, we have to rely on old fashioned stoves to provide heat…

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