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With the recent opening of large areas of the Serengeti National Park for walking safaris African Environments has worked closely with the park authorities to explore these areas and develop the walking concept. We have been offering walking safaris within the Ngorongoro Conservation Area for more than 15 years so we have a good base to build upon. Moving into the Serengeti has posed new challenges but is a fantastic area with stunning walking country.
African Environments are proud to be the first company to be given permission by National Parks to operate walks in the Serengeti, we feel this underlines our safe working practices, high eco standards and commitment to adventure travel.
The walking areas in the Serengeti are pristine and fragile – virtually unvisited for the past 50 years – we are doing everything we can to preserve the wilderness
Western Breach
Tanzania National Parks closed the Western Breach ascent route on Kilimanjaro following a fatal rock fall there on 4th January 2006.
Since then African Environments has worked with National Parks to realign the route to avoid the area of the rock fall. This has involved numerous trips to the area in different weather conditions by the directors and guides. Finally, following a report by experienced Kenyan mountaineer Willy Shikuku the re-alignment was approved and the route reopened in December 2007.
Since then we have sent several teams up to develop and improve the new route and a number of groups have successfully ascended it.
Serengeti Conference
Richard from African Environments was recently asked to make a presentation to a conference tasked with creating a Vision for the next 50 years for the Serengeti Ecosystem. This conference heard presentations from various scientists, environmentalists, Park planners, Publicists and local communities – but only one from the tourism sector. Click here to download a PDF version Richard’s presentation
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