Eastern Circuit

Size

1,062 sq km (415 sq miles)

Location

On the north coast, roughly 100km (60 miles) northwest of Dar es salaam as the crow flies, and a similar distance southwest of the port of Tanga.

How to get there

Charter flight from Zanzibar or Dar with possibility of scheduled flights in the future. Trice-weekly road shuttle from Dar, taking four hours in either direction. No road access from Dar along the coast – follow the surfaced Moshi road for 160km (100 miles), then 60km (36 miles), on dirt. Road access from Tanga and Pangani except after heavy rain. 4x4 reguired.

To do

Gema drives and guided walks. Boat trips. Swimming.Visit Saadani fishing villange, which lies within the reserve, where a collection of ruins pays testament to its 19th century heyday as a major trading port.

Best Generally access road are sometimes impassable during April and May. The best game-viewing is in January and February and from June to August.

Accommodation

One luxury tented camp. Campsite planned.

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