Another chance to head off to the bush! …and this time a real treat, two of my daughters were coming with me! It took us about 3 hours to reach the Natron area – most of it on tracks through the bush so we had our eyes peeled for wildlife, and we weren’t disappointed! Managing to spot a few…
When you live in the shadow of Mt Meru (4,565m or ~15,000ft), one of the most beautiful free-standing volcanoes in Africa, it’s hard to resist the urge to spend another weekend at our African Environments Itikoni Luxury Camp, nestled right at the base. We set off in our open safari car on a drizzly Saturday morning, wrapped up warm…
It’s not very often these days that you get to explore some total wilderness outside of a National Park so we got pretty excited when we heard that Darakuta, a large cattle ranch in the Rift Valley had become a conservation area. Not quite sure what to expect we headed down for the weekend to get a feel for…
Once again, in 2017 African Environments is excited to host Sentinel Outdoor Institute and a program of first aid and wilderness medicine training courses. From one day Basic First Aid through to the internationally recognized, 10-day Wilderness First Responder the courses aim to prepare guides, drivers, camp managers and the general public for emergency situations that can occur in…
African Environments was last night proud to accept the 2015 Carbon Offset Certificate from Carbon Tanzania at an event held in Arusha, at Arusha Coffee Lodge. African Environments offset 652 tonnes of emissions for 2015 protecting 5.2 hectares of natural forest. African Environments has been partnering with Carbon Tanzania for over two years now through encouraging our clients and agents…
As one of the original companies using and specializing in the Western Breach approach and overnight at Crater Camp on Kilimanjaro we are passionate about continuing to offer the Crater experience on our itineraries. In fact, consistently our trekkers rave about the chance to sleep in the 18,500 ft crater, often being a highlight of the expedition. Clients have the…
