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New this April…private luxury mobile camps!

We are now offering private luxury mobile camps to our clients in Tanzania. The new mobile camps will be offered in Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Lake Eyasi, Lake Natron, Ngornogoro Conservation Area, the Serengeti or anywhere our clients wish to explore that we can go with a 4×4. These private, exclusive mobile camps offer a vintage Hemingway safari experience. The camps are perfect for a couple looking for a romantic bush experience, a family wishing to share one of life’s greatest experiences together, corporate groups or groups of friends just wanting to have their own special space.

The private camps feature large sleeping tents with ensuite shower and toilet. Each tent has a double bed or two twin beds, tables and lamps, and enough power for lighting, charging phones, cameras or laptops. You can also request specially designed Stargazer tents that have windows in the roof of the tent so that your clients can see the stars at night. Each camp will have a Mess tent for comfortable dining as well as relaxing in camp when not out exploring or on game drives. We will have full camp staff, gourmet meals and a well stocked bar included. The daily menus and bar can also be customized to meet the needs of each individual group. We are so excited to be offering this authentic safari experience to our clients.

Rwanda’s Congo Nile Trail

Rwanda is a small country in the heart of Africa, with many naturally beautiful attractions, some of which are: the almost extinct mountain Gorillas that live in Volcanoes National Park in the North of the country, the Nyungwe National park, a biodiversity paradise in the south and the Congo Nile Trail, linking corridor crossing the Congo Nile divide and connecting the two national treasures.

The Congo Nile Trail is an exciting ten day hiking experience, which covers a wide range of fascinating attractions on Lake Kivu shores, with a distance of 227 Kilometers stretching from Rubavu to Rusizi via Karongi and Nyamasheke districts. The trail offers among other attractions the best coffee and tea experiences, with sceneries beautiful beyond imagination.  The Congo Nile trail includes eight amazing base camps, two extra ordinary paths and four bonus diverse sub trails, which are all, added value that make up this breath taking hiking experience a life time one.

The 10 days hiking trail can be also covered in 5 days cycling and 3 days 4×4 Driving.

For more information about this exciting adventure contact us at info@reallifeavdenturetravel.com

3 New Exciting Reasons to travel with RLAT in 2012

Happy New Year to you all!

Well the 2012 season has already begun with several of our groups enjoying wonderful safaris and other groups of clients successfully summiting Kilimanjaro on New Years day.  Congratulations to our climbers on achieving their dream of standing on the Roof of Africa!

Real life Adventure Travel is very excited to be rolling out new East African adventures for 2012.  Here are three new reasons to go on safaris with us this year… [Read More]

What,When and Where is the Great Migration?

We are often asked about the Great Migration…here is the What, When and Where of one of natures greatest spectacles in the world.

What: The annual wildebeest migration in East Africa, also known as “The Great Migration” takes place between Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park and Kenya’s Masai Mara. It is known as one of the greatest wildlife spectacles on the planet.  Over two million herbivores partake in this journey, with about hundreds of thousand zebra and Thomson’s gazelle behind the main players… 1.5 million wildebeest!  
The massive herds are closely followed by predators like lion, hyena, and cheetah, making the most of every opportunity for the next meal. The timing of the migration is determined by the availability of grazing which is dependent on the rains. The wildebeest take advantage of the strongly seasonal conditions, spending the wet season on the plains in the south-east, and the dry season in the woodlands of the north-west. It is a very unpredictable and spontaneous natural event.  The Migration is rarely ever the same in terms of precise timing and direction, as local conditions influence grass growth. This means that the wildebeest may move off the open plains earlier in some years and remain in the northern woodlands for longer in others.

When and Where: [Read More]

Uhuru Peak…what’s in the name?

Uhuru Peak (5895m), Mt. Kilimanjaro’s official summit, received its name in 1961, the year of Tanzania’s independence from the United Kingdom. Appropriately, uhuru translates as ‘freedom’ in Swahili. The former name – Kaiser-Wilhelm-Spitze – was given to the peak in 1889 by Hans Meyer, the first European to reach the summit, in honor of the then recently deceased Prussian leader, Wilhelm I (1797-1888).

The summit, the highest point on the entire African continent, remains the ultimate goal for many a buck list!

 

Tanzanian Riding Safari…encounters of a lifetime!

A Safari in Tanzania is about exploring the world renowned wildlife, landscape and rich cultures of the numerous tribes that inhabit the country.  It’s the breath taking herds of wildebeest, zebra and gazelles for as far as the eye can see, the graceful giraffes and mighty elephant herds.  It’s the elusive leopard, the sleek and swift cheetah and the magnificent lion.  The colorful and fierce Maasai or the quiet Hadzabe bushmen still living as they have throughout their long history.  All in the shadow of the majestic snow capped Mt. Kilimanjaro.

Now imagine doing your safari on horseback…galloping in the middle of herds of wildebeest, zebra and gazelle.  Close enough to hear their snorts and thundering hooves.  Or extremely close encounters with elephants, lions or other big game because the animals are not as afraid of a horse as they are a safari vehicle.

Tanzanian horseback riding safaris offer adventurers the opportunity to explore in a more intimate way getting closer to the wildlife and interacting with the people of Tanzania in a more basic, down to nature way.

The trips can range from day rides returning to camp each evening to multi-day trips camping out in the bush or riding from tented camp to tented camp.  Riders can explore parts of the Serengeti, the lesser known West Kilimanjaro area which is part of the Amboseli / Ngasurai Basin eco-system and offers spectacular landscapes with magnificent views of Kilimanjaro, Mount Meru, Ol Doinyo Longido and Ol Doinyo Orok, or other migratory areas that are home to some of the best wildlife conservations in the country.  Trips can also be designed so that non-riders can tag along in a typical safari vehicle and meet up with the riders in camp.

What do you need to participate?  A great sense of adventure. Good riding ability is important.  Participants should be comfortable at the walk trot and canter. Be able to gallop and react quickly and safely. Should be fit enough to ride between 4 and 6 hours a day. The weight limit is 210 lbs or 95 kgs.

Contact us to find out about our riding safari adventures in East Africa.

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