This thoroughly updated new edition of Bradt's Northern Tanzania Safari
Guide remains the only full-length guidebook focused exclusively on the
northern part of the country and Zanzibar. Tailored closely to the
requirements of anyone going on a safari to northern Tanzania, followed
by a few days on Zanzibar, it provides far more detailed coverage of the
local safari circuit and other main attractions than other guides. As
such, it offers complete and detailed lodge listings and also goes into
greater detail about wildlife and where to see it. It is also the only
guide to include detailed information on the many new private
concessions that have opened up. Bradt's Northern Tanzania is written by
Philip Briggs, the world's leading writer of guidebooks to Africa, and
Chris McIntyre, CEO of specialist Africa tour operator Expert Africa.
The guide reflects the growing trend away from large lodges towards
small exclusive eco-friendly camps in remote parts of the Serengeti and
other major reserves and this edition is more critically selective than
previous editions, detailing the best on offer in all price brackets.
Also new for this edition is a 48-page colour field guide, detailing all
species a visitor can expect to find on a safari in the northern
circuit, making this guide the most authoritative source available.
Northern Tanzania is an essential travel companion for both first-time
visitors and seasoned safari-goers. Northern Tanzania is dominated by
Africa's finest safari circuit. Centred on the legendary Serengeti
National Park and its world-famous wildebeest migration, this circuit
also incorporates the Ngorongoro Crater and surrounding Ngorongoro
Conservation Area, Lake Manyara and Tarangire national parks.
Geographically it is one of the most varied regions in Africa, with a
palm-fringed Indian Ocean coastline complemented by the scenic wonders
of the Great Rift Valley, Africa's largest lake, and several impressive
volcanically formed mountains, most notably snow-capped Mount
Kilimanjaro, the tallest peak in Africa and a popular goal for hikers.
Lesser-known gems include the prehistoric rock art at Kondoa (a UNESCO
World Heritage Site), the forested Arusha National Park and Amani Nature
Reserve, and the spectacular Ol Doinyo Lengai - Africa's most active
volcano. Tanzania is home to more than 100 ethnic groups, from the
Arab-influenced Swahili of the coast to the traditionalist Maasai
pastoralists and Hadza hunter-gatherers of the Rift Valley, yet it takes
pride in a long history of post-independence tolerance, stability and
safety. Northern Tanzania offers spectacular game-viewing all year
round, and supports some of the world's largest surviving populations of
lions, elephants, buffalos, leopards, giraffes, zebra, wildebeest and
gazelle. Serviced by a well-developed safari industry, the superlative
reserves of northern Tanzania are complemented by a stopover on the
legendary Spice Island of Zanzibar. With its atmospheric old town,
idyllic beaches and offshore reefs teeming with marine life, it is every
bit as evocative as its name.
