EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT
WEEKEND GETAWAYS
Tabora Belmonte Hotel, experience luxury and find your base, ideal base from which to explore and enjoy the region. We have variety of rooms suited for your relaxation, rooms are equipped with refrigerator, Tea/coffee making facilities, AC, flat screen TV with satellite channels and Wi-Fi access is available to ensure your stay is comfortable; our trained staff will immediately attend to your needs. The hotel is 2km from Tabora Airport, 2.5km to Railway Station and 4km to Town Centre, hotel features an indigenous garden with out door Bar and Swimming Pool and include shared lounge, other activities can be enjoyed in its surroundings. Cheyo A Ikulu Street in Tabora Region. Call: +255 789 163 636, +255 784 670 925 or Reserv@belmontetz.com, info@ belmontetz.com, www.belmontetz.com Kilwa Ruins. Our beach lodge offers accommodation on a 10 acre former coconut plantation, which has only 7 rooms, including Africa’s first super adobe eco-room - constructed using NASA building technology prepared for moon landings. All our rooms are a few meters from the swimming safe, warm Indian Ocean and are designed to maximise the warm, tropical breeze that blows on the beach for 22 hours per day. A stay at our Kilwa hotel can be combined perfectly with a Selous safari and we are in fact the closest beach resort to the Selous. We offer a variety of water and marine activities including hippo trips, snorkelling, fishing (both artisanal and deep-sea), diving and through our community work and project we have constructed a Marine Biology Research Station on the hotels site. Call: 0685 411 630 or info@kilwa. co.tz or visit: www.kilwa.co.tz or www.facebook.com/kilwahotel/ Traditional Dhow Cruises - Hire a Dhow for the day, great for a fun filled day or party with your friends and colleagues. Visit the pristine beaches of Bongoyo or Mbudya Island on a traditional sailing dhow or take a sunset cruise on Msasani Bay. Maximum 35 guests. Call: +255 772 011 202, info@tanzaquatic.com or visit: www.tanzaquatic.com
Kisampa Bush Retreats: is just 3 hours away from Dar es Salaam by vehicle. Accessible by flight too from various places in Tanzania. Set in a private conservation area, activities within the area include bush walks, canoeing, scenic drives, bird watching, river picnics. Game drives into Saadani National Park can also be organized. Kisampa is a special place for nature lovers. Tel: +255 769 204 159 or info@afrikaafrikasafaris.com or visit: http://www.afrikaafrikasafaris.com Udzungwa Forest Tented Camp borders the Udzungwa Mountains National Park, in the Kilombero valley in southern Tanzania. The lodge is known locally as Hondo Hondo meaning “hornbill” in Swahili, due to the amazing number of these remarkable birds, which make the area their home. Hondo Hondo’s lush green grounds are on the border of the pristine rainforest and offer excellent views of the forest canopy. The forest is home to a number of primate species, including the endemic Udzungwa Red Colobus, the remarkable Sanje Crested Mangebey and the Black and White Colobus. A number of different hornbills species fly in over the forest edge and settle in trees along the borders of the rainforest in large numbers every evening at sunset, and the valley echoes with their distinctive calls. Phone: +255 (0) 758 844 228 or reservations@udzungwaforestcamp.com or visit: www.udzungwaforestcamp.com Uroa Bay Beach Resort, Zanzibar, A 3-minute walk from the beach and the Indian Ocean, this bright polished hotel with landscaped gardens is 20 km from Chumbe Island Coral Park. Featuring private terraces with garden views, the relaxed colourful rooms come with mosquito nets, flat-screens, and tea and coffeemaking facilities, as well as minibars and safes. Upgraded rooms add ocean views.Breakfast is complimentary and is served in an open-air restaurant/ bar with a thatched roof. Other amenities include a bar, as well as a private beach with a bar and cabanas. A spa area offers massages and wellness treatments. Address: Uroa, Tanzania. Tel: +255 778 672 809 reservation@uroabay.com or visit: www.uroa.com
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Siri Yetu Villas: (“Our Secret” in Swahili) Villas. This unique property has two selfcatering holiday villas for rent on a daily or weekly basis. Located on beautiful Kasa Beach, 38 km south of the Dar/ Kigamboni ferry, you are just far enough from the city to enjoy a secluded, safe and clean beach, and yet close enough to be easily accessible from Dar es Salaam. It’s perfect for a romantic getaway; or a family/ group of friends looking for an intimate, relaxed, home-away-from-home. Each villa has two spacious bedrooms with attached bathrooms, plus a daybed in the main living area, comfortably sleeping 5 to 6 people. The bedrooms have large shuttered and netted windows, bringing in the sea breeze and opening to an unforgettable sea view. An outdoor shower and Persian-style bath with Zanzibari-style flooring and walls add to the simple elegance of the villas. A well-equipped kitchen, open to the living area, makes cooking a social activity. Large doors and windows bring the outdoors into the home. The villas are powered by solar energy, and equipped with a refrigerator/freezer, stove, oven, all kitchen and dining necessities, linen and towels. The only thing you need to bring is food and drinks! Tel: +255 787 025 290, +255 754 618 163 or siriyetuvillas@gmail.com or visit: siriyetu.com Meru Mbega Lodge is the ideal base for climbing the Kilimanjaro and the Mount Meru. Our Lodge is situated half way from Kilimanjaro Airport and Arusha town, a practical starting point for a safari in the northern part of the country. We also organize walks in the surroundings guided by our Maasai guide or cultural excursions with visits to the authentic villages and markets of the region. For those interested (professionally) in the local agriculture, a combined agro/safari program has been set up. The Meru Mbega Lodge on the slopes of the Mount Meru just on the edge of the Arusha National Park. Meru Mbega Lodge gives our clients the possibility to take a rest after a long flight from overseas, to enjoy nature and silence, and of course an excellent dinner at nighttime, before starting an impressive safari or trekking. Tel: +255 (0) 784 748 888 or +255 (0) 784 624 664 or info@baobabvillage.com or visit: http://mt-meru.com
Selous Mbuyu Camp, located right in the centre of the Selous Game Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, one of a kind luxury accommodation. Our luxury tented camp is situated on the banks of the Rufiji River in a prime game viewing area within the Selous Game Reserve. It has 14 standard tents, 1 VIP and 1 Honeymoon tent, all with a private veranda overlooking the river. We offer various ways to take in nature with walking safaris, fishing and game drives, day trips to Selous final resting place can also be arranged and include a packed picnic basket for your enjoyment and to sustain you on your full day journey. At Selous game viewing in the reserve you will participate in some classic-style game drives-exploring the bush in open 4x4 vehicles. These will be special days spent exploring the wilderness in the biggest game reserve in Africa and viewing diverse wildlife which includes: lions, giraffes, wildebeests, zebras, elephants, wild dogs and so much more. Boat Safari where you will explore the different channels and lakes of the River Rufiji System, surrounded by hippos basking and crocodiles’ large variety of herons, storks, ducks, stilts and other water birds may be seen. The game package includes Accommodation in deluxe tent, full board, 3 meals daily, selected beverages, water throughout the day, two safaris activities per day (Game drive and Rufiji boat safari). Complimentary facilities include swimming pool, mini gym, library, inhouse game and cycles. Tel: +255 (0) 689 133 000 sales@selousmbuyusafaricamp.com www.selousmbuyusafaricamp.com
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Bird Walks: Tanzania is a top bird watching destination. It offers ample opportunity to view a wide variety of birds - from migratory to resident birds. In Tanzania there are birds literally everywhere, from the icy barrens around Kilimanjaro’s snowy summit to the sunbaked soda shores of its many lakes. From the coral reefs and inlets in the blue Indian Ocean to the hippo pools at Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro Crater. Tanzania’s birdlife is vast, abundant and thriving, more than 467 species have been recorded in DSM area. Birds are probably the most conspicuous, lively and widely distributed of all animals. Your guide will help you to identify the various bird species and provide interesting information on their habits. Two critically endangered species in Tanzania: Longbilled, Tailorbird and Uluguru Bush Shrike. Do you know where they are found? Call: 0784 490 399 Andrew Majembe, Tanzania bird expert and EU - Ex employee or wildlife2001tz@yahoo.com or google: darbirdwatching.blogspot.com advertising dar Issue Nº 907
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