DESTINATIONS AFRICA |CONSERVATION TRIPS


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Usangu Expedition Camp, Tanzania The largely unexplored 2,340 square miles of the Usangu Wetlands region in Tanzania’s Ruaha National Park is home to an abundance of animals, including lions, cheetahs, leopards, elephants and buffalo. Through activities such as game drives, boating on the waterways, walking on the wide-open grasslands and visits to the Douglas Bell Eco Research Station, guests can encounter ostriches congregating in their hundreds by the waters,


wild dogs hunting along the riverbanks and unidentified amphibians still waiting to be categorised by scientists. Book it: The four-tent Usangu Expedition Camp (pictured) is open from June to November and costs from $700 per person per night, with a three-night minimum stay. The price includes meals, drinks and conservation and safari activities, but not a conservation donation of $250 per person per night. asiliaafrica.com


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Botswana conservation safari Staying in a choice of three luxury camps, guests on this eco-friendly safari learn about five conservation projects while discovering the unique ecosystem of the Okavango Delta, rich with wildlife including elephants, wild dogs and lions. Activities span game viewing by makoro (dugout canoe) and boat, off-road driving, night


drives and walking trails. Book it: African Pride offers a seven-night stay in Botswana from £8,829 per person, based on travel in November 2022 on the basis of six people sharing. The price includes accommodation, all meals and local drinks and return flights from Heathrow to Maun via Johannesburg, as well as road transfers and charter flights. Visits and time spent with researchers at the conservation projects are included. african-pride.co.uk


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PICTURES: Marataba Conservation Camps; Volcanoes Safari; Bisate Lodge


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