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Scenes from a day of 39 lions in the Serengeti, Ta Scenes from a day of 39 lions in the Serengeti, Tanzania 🇹🇿 (@unikat.afrika and @couchsafaripodcast | Advertisement). These young cubs were not always as innocent as in these photos. At times they looked like little angels—just sleeping or piously looking up to Mom, but the peace never lasted long. Most of the time they were chewing off each others ears or very intent on suckling, but mother wasn’t having it. So she kept growling and moving away from her babies, pushing them and making sure she gets some rest as well. But she never moved far away. So her rest would get interrupted quickly. Usually lions don’t provide much of a show during the light of day, but with cubs some action is guaranteed—and so we stayed with each of the lion families longer than expected—and never reached our goal of the day: Gol Koppjes. We missed the chance of seeing the large wildebeest herds of the great migration, but the distractions along the way were very worth it ☺️ Soon there will be a @couchsafaripodcast episode in which we’ll talk through that outstanding day in more detail. So stay tuned!
SAFARI GUIDE: Where to stay in Tanzania 🇹🇿 SAFARI GUIDE: Where to stay in Tanzania 🇹🇿 (in partnership with @unikat.afrika & @couchsafaripodcast | Advertisement) During our trip we stayed in five different camps and lodges for a total of 8 nights in Tanzania and each was special in it’s own way. 📍Save this 8-night Tanzania itinerary for your trip: • 1 Night Gibbs Farm • 1 Night Kisima Ngeda Camp • 2 Nights Asilia Dunia Camp • 2 Nights andBeyond Serengeti Under Canvas • 2 Nights andBeyond Klein’s Camp Gibbs Farm (@gibbs_farm) Founded in the 1920s as a coffee plantation Gibb’s Farm is one of Tanzania’s oldest lodges. It’s strategic location between Arusha and the Ngorongoro Crater makes it a perfect gateway to the Northern Circuit. Kisima Ngeda Camp (@entara_lodges) Kisima Ngeda Camp is a wonderful eco-lodge on the shores of Lake Eyasi It’s special for its unique cultural experiences with the Hadzabe and Datoga tribes, offering a rare glimpse into traditional hunter-gatherer and pastoralist lifestyles. Asilia Dunia Camp (@asiliaafrica) Dunia Camp is a luxury tented safari lodge in the central Serengeti, run entirely by women. It stands out for empowering Tanzanian women in all roles, from guiding to management, in a traditionally male-dominated industry. andBeyond Serengeti Under Canvas (@andbeyondserengetiundercanvas) This is a next-level luxury mobile tented camp that relocates five times a year to follow the Great Migration. It offers an intimate safari experience, featuring private butler service and excellent guiding. andBeyond Klein’s Camp (@andbeyondkleinscamp) A secluded luxury lodge perched on the Kuka Hills in a private concession bordering the Serengeti. Its unique location allows for exclusive off-road safaris, night drives, and guided bush walks-activities not permitted in the National Park. ⏳ Best time to go: We went in April, which is the very low season during what’s called the long rains in East Africa. From June to October is the main season in Tanzania, but there’s also advantages of traveling during the calving season from January to March. All the camps have been selected by @unikat.afrika who are Tanzania specialists with an extensive knowledge of the region.
A giraffe welcome at @andbeyondserengetiundercanva A giraffe welcome at @andbeyondserengetiundercanvas, Tanzania 🇹🇿 (On safari with @unikat.afrika and @couchsafaripodcast | Advertisement) What isn’t pictured here are the 39 (!) lions we saw on the drive this day. It was one of those days, that are hard to comprehend (and there will be a @couchsafaripodcast episode dedicated just to that day, so stay tuned). Crazy enough this was just a transfer day where we switched camps, so we didn’t even start in the early morning. At around 10am our guide Elias picked us up at Seronera airstrip and surprised us with packed lunch and the plan to stay out on drive for the rest of the day before checking in at Serengeti Under Canvas in the evening. The plan was to drive all the way Eastwards to Gol Koppjes, where thousands of wildebeest of the great migration were located. This year the great migration got interrupted by unusual rain patterns and so the animals had moved back to the Eastern plains. We were immediately up for the plan of course. Little did we know that we would get distracted by a leopardess hunting, the 39 lions we saw and even a serval—so eventually we had to turn around without reaching Gol Koppjes 😅 The wildebeest had to wait for another day! Later that evening we arrived at @andbeyondserengetiundercanvas with loads of empty camera batteries and full memory cards, and got surprised with the most lovely welcome dance choreography and a dinner under the milky way. I will soon show you the camp at daylight—when you see it it will be hard to believe that this is a mobile camp, it’s incredible really! #andbeyond #serengeti
Day breaks at Asilia Dunia Camp, Serengeti. Tanzan Day breaks at Asilia Dunia Camp, Serengeti. Tanzania 🇹🇿 (Safari planned by Tanzania specialists @unikat.afrika in collaboration with @couchsafaripodcast | Advertisement). Staying here was a dream come true ✨ Since many years I wanted to visit Dunia camp, Tanzania‘s only fully women-led safari camp. Every staff member here is female, from the guides to the night guards—it’s all women. In an industry that is predominantly male this is unprecedented 🤩 Most of us would agree that we wish it wasn’t necessary to start a camp like this, that it would just be standard practice to hire women. But it still isn’t. And that’s why @asiliaafrica‘s Dunia camp is a necessity rather than just a cool concept. It’s a stepping stone towards equality. Thanks to @unikat.afrika for making this trip possible! If you ever plan a Tanzania trip, they are incredible partners with long standing expertise, that know the country inside out. #asiliaafrica #duniacamp #serengeti #tanzania #safari
Off to the Serengeti in the rainy season 🇹🇿 Off to the Serengeti in the rainy season 🇹🇿 (On safari with @unikat.afrika and @couchsafaripodcast | Advertisement). A short plane ride over the Ngorongoro crater and we find ourselves at Seronera, the gateway to the central Serengeti. From the plane window we can already see that many roads had turned into rivers and countless patches of water cover the runway of our airstrip. April is finally showing us its wet side 🌧️ Our guide Irene picks us up from the airstrip and tells us it had rained for three consecutive days before our arrival 😅. We’re lucky because now the clouds are dissolving and we witness the first rays of sun. Irene doesn’t even blink when she expertly maneuvers the heavy game drive vehicle through deep streams of water. Only she knows there must be a road underneath. When we get closer to @asiliaafrica‘s Dunia camp things become more complicated. The sandy roads turn into thick black cotton soil mud paths. Irene is fighting to stay on the road and tells us that „not even the male guides like to come here in April“. Irene is not just a female guide, but she’s part of the entirely women-run team of Dunia camp. And that’s one of the main reasons I wanted to come here! Little did I know that not much later we have to pull out two guys who’s car got stuck in the mud. Irene jumps out of the car, laughs a little and seconds later the guys are free to go again. Being a female guide here demands some next level professionalism and experience—especially during the rainy season. Not surprising we’re also the only guests in camp for the next two nights. Not a lot of people visit this part of the Serengeti during the long rains in April. But that’s just the adventure we were looking for. If only it weren’t for the black cotton soil. That sucker is really annoying and makes our drives much more complicated than we were hoping for. It takes us over an hour to get away from the muddy paths around Dunia camp and to the parts of the central Serengeti that are easier to drive on. So my personal takeaway would be to rather visit Dunia during the dry season, Irene would most likely also agree 😉
Kisima Ngeda by @entara_lodges, at Lake Eyasi, Tan Kisima Ngeda by @entara_lodges, at Lake Eyasi, Tanzania. (On safari with @unikat.afrika and @couchsafaripodcast | Advertisement). Lake Eyasi is home to the Hadzabe, the last hunter-gatherers of Tanzania, and Kisima Ngeda offers a remarkable opportunity to join them in the bush for a night of fly camping — an experience as raw and humbling as it is rare. Unfortunately, I fell ill here on the very first day and had to cancel the fly camping experience, which was something I had been most looking forward to. 🥹 Instead I spent the night at the beautiful Kisima Ngeda camp where the team took great care of me, while I was coming in and out of feverish dreams. The next morning we were able to at least visit Ombako fly camp to get an idea of the setup at the lakeshore. But perhaps that’s the quiet gift of the unexpected: it left me with a very good reason to return one day! #LakeEyasi #KisimaNgeda #EntaraJourneys #Hadzabe #Tanzania #ResponsibleTravel #CulturalHeritage
TANZANIA TRAVEL GUIDE: 8 nights across Tanzania’ TANZANIA TRAVEL GUIDE: 8 nights across Tanzania’s Northern Circuit in the green season 🇹🇿 🌿 (On safari with @unikat.afrika and @couchsafaripodcast | Advertisement) 
From the wildlife wonders of the Ngorongoro Crater to the vast plains and diverse landscapes of the Serengeti, this journey revealed a different side of Tanzania. If you visit in the emerald season in April you can experience a wildly different Tanzania, away from the crowds and sprinkled with adventure. 📍Our Route:
Arusha ➝ Karatu ➝ Ngorongoro ➝ Lake Eyasi with the Hadzabe tribe ➝ Central Serengeti ➝ Serengeti Mobile Camp ➝ Northeastern Serengeti We started our trip in Arusha and then continued on a full day safari in the Ngorongoro Crater, followed by one night at Lake Eyasi with the Hadzabe tribe. The rest of the trip was focused on the Serengeti ecosystem in three different locations. ⛺️ 8 night itinerary: • 1 Night Karatu & Ngorongoro Crater • 1 Night Lake Eyasi • 2 Nights Central Serengeti • 2 Nights Serengeti Mobile Camp • 2 Nights Northeastern Serengeti 🦏 Highlights:
• Rhino spotting in a peaceful Ngorongoro Crater
• Cultural connection with the Hadzabe hunter-gatherers at Lake Eyasi
• Predator sightings deluxe in the Serengeti - from 39 lions in one day to servals and leopards hunting next to us 💡 Travel Insight:
We explored during the long rains of April—a bold choice that brought dramatic skies, quiet camps, and wildlife sightings all to ourselves. ✨ Takeaway:
Even in the low season, Tanzania is worth a trip. Fewer crowds, richer moments. Would I go again in April? Without a doubt. #TanzaniaTravel #SerengetiSafari #NgorongoroCrater #LakeEyasi #HadzabeTribe #safari #TravelAfrica #LowSeasonTravel #TanzaniaItinerary
𝙹𝚘𝚒𝚗 𝚖𝚎 𝚘𝚗 𝚜𝚊𝚏𝚊𝚛𝚒 This is more than just a simple invitation. It’s a sign to set an intention. The intention to go on safari with a purpose. A safari, when done responsibly, can act as a bridge connecting the awe of discovery with the responsibility of conservation. Ethical safaris create vital funding for conservation, support local communities, and ensure that wildlife is worth more alive than lost to poaching or habitat destruction. When we choose to travel with awareness, we become part of a system that sustains rather than exploits. The wildlife we will admire up close is the essence of an intricate, fragile system that sustains life as we know it. Now, we find ourselves at a pivotal moment in history, where the survival of countless species depends not on their own resilience, but on our willingness to protect them. Therefore this film acts as an invitation to experience nature in its purest form—yet, not just as a spectator, but as a conscious participant. A custodian, an advocate. Because true conservation begins with awareness. And awareness begins with seeing and witnessing the beauty of nature with our own eyes. So, I leave you with this: will you stand as a guardian of the wild? Join me on safari, not just as an observer but as a voice for our world. Let’s redefine what it means to explore. Let’s travel with purpose. Let’s ensure that the next generation can stand where we stand and still hear and feel the roar of a lion deep under their skin. Because conservation is not just a cause—it’s a responsibility. Watch, feel, and if it moves you, share it. Join me on safari. ______ Directed by @martinatrepczyk Voiceover text by @eswirdmesser Music: Hans Johnson - Rise up ______ #safari #africa #africatravel #safaritravel
The Datoga and Hadzabe tribes of #Tanzania 🇹🇿 (For @unikat.afrika | Advertisement). When planning our Tanzania trip @unikat.afrika recommended to include a very unique experience: A fly-camping trip with the last hunter gatherers (from more than 120 tribes!) in Tanzania: The Hadzabe. Of course I was immediately drawn by the idea to learn more about how their lifestyle remains largely unaffected by modern developments to this day, but more importantly I was fascinated that they are a matriarchal society too. The Datoga on the other hand are traditionally cattle herders—much like the Maasai—but they’re also swordsmiths and have intricate trade relations with the Hadzabe. In return for new metal arrow tips the Hadzabe trade in wild honey that they forage in the bush. We got to visit both tribes in a very authentic, unstaged experience. While @couchsafaripodcast joined the Hadzabe men on their daily hunt, I stayed back with the women to go foraging for Gulape and Kongolobe berries as well as Shumu Aku root. The matriarch Ekwaneko would lead the group of women through the thicket, knowing exactly where to find nutritional plants or where to dig for roots. It took almost an hour of shoveling to uncover a few Shumu Aku roots buried deep in the dry soil. Some of the roots were eaten raw right at the spot and the rest brought back to camp to roast in the fire and share with the group. A little later the men returned with two small birds and a piece of honeycomb. Not much food for a large family to feed on. And yet there was a deep sense of content and ease. I asked them if they ever worried about food scarcity and they replied that „tomorrow doesn’t exist“. And today, well today they had food and water and a place to sleep somewhere along the shores of Lake Eyasi. @entara_lodges #ombako #kisimangeda #hadzabe
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