Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
OPERATORS
The following are recommended companies focusing on the northern circuit, although the
lists are not exclusive. For operators in Mwanza, Kigoma and other areas, see the town list-
ings.
Northern Circuit
Access2Tanzania
( 0732-979903;
www.access2tanzania.com
; budget to midrange) Cus-
tomised, community-focused itineraries.
Africa Travel Resource
(ATR; in UK 44-01306-880770;
www.africatravelresource.com
;
midrange to top end) A web-based safari broker that
matches your safari ideas with an operator and offers lots of background information on its
website.
Base Camp Tanzania
( 027-250 0393, 0784-186422;
www.basecamptanzania.com
; 1st
fl, Golden Rose Arcade Bldg, Col Middleton Rd; budget to midrange) Northern circuit sa-
faris and treks.
Duma Explorer
( 0787-079127;
www.dumaexplorer.com
;
Njiro Hill, Arusha; budget to
midrange) Northern Tanzania safaris, Kilimanjaro and Meru treks, northern Tanzania cultur-
al tours and safari-coast combinations.
Firelight Expeditions
( 027-250 8773, 0784-266558;
www.firelightexpeditions.com
; top
end) A high-end outfit with a handful of luxury and mobile camps, including in the Seren-
geti, Katavi and on Lake Tanganyika.
George Mavroudis Safaris
( 027-254 8840, 0784-290100;
www.gmsafaris.com
;
top
end) Exclusive, customised mobile safaris in the northern circuit done in vintage style. It
also runs a bush camp in Mkomazi National Park, a getaway on Lukuba Island in Lake Vict-
oria and a luxury camp by Lake Eyasi.
Hoopoe Safaris
( 027-250 7011;
www.hoopoe.com
; India St, Arusha; upper midrange)
Luxury camping and lodge safaris in the northern circuit, also with its own tented camps at
Lake Manyara, West Kilimanjaro and mobile camps in the Serengeti. Combination itinerar-
ies with Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Sudan are also possible. Very good value for price.
IntoAfrica
( in UK 44-114-255 5610;
www.intoafrica.co.uk
;
midrange) Fair-traded cul-
tural safaris and treks in northern Tanzania, including a seven-day wildlife-cultural safari in
Maasai areas.
