Chada Katavi
Kristen
and Mark, the relieving managers, were marvelous hosts. They know Chada Katavi
so well, having been managers there in their own right for two years. We loved
the wildness. Michael was in fact stuck in the boys’ tent for 40 minutes one
afternoon when an elephant mooched around outside.
The
game viewing was thin; Geoff Cousins, another Classic Safari client, said it
was very thin compared to what he had seen at Chada Katavi eight years ago. But
we weren’t bored: the bird life, a real interest of Jan’s, was wonderful, and
we had lots of contact with a large pride, always exciting.
So
we loved Chada Katavi, a very different experience. Again, it was terrific to
meet Geoff, his son and daughter and an American couple as we all travelled to
Greystokes togther for the last leg. We
were very fortunate to spend a week with these people in western Tanzania. As a
group we had quite a reputation by the time we went on to Greystokes.
Greystokes Mahale
Magic
from the first time you see it. We could easily return to spend a week there,
combining it with time at say Lamai where the Cousins were going after we
parted ways. I’ll talk to you about that. It seems the migrations had just
reached Lamai.
What
sort of place is it that combines a beachside holiday with a mountain backdrop,
an extraordinary sheet of fresh water and ready access to the chimpanzees? Yes we were lucky there too: on our two
viewing days they were never more than 20 minutes walk from the beach.
TS July 2012
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