The terrain varies enormously, from semi-desert in the north-east to open plains in the north, from extensive swamps in the north west to miombo forest in the south. This contrasting landscape provides ideal conditions for a wealth of interesting game species. Tanzania is famous for excellent hunting and first class trophies.
The beautiful, but dry, Masailand has been one of the big game hunter’s favorite destinations for decades. Lake Natron (South West) is perhaps scenically the most beautiful and varied hunting district in Tanzania. The district stretches from The Great Rift Valley in the south, which borders the highlands of the N’goro n’goro crater, out over the fantastic landscape of open savannah, which here is dominated by the Masai’s holy mountain “O’ldonyo Lengai”, an active volcano nearly 3,000m high. This impressive mountain lies close to another volcano “Kiserian”.
The savannah can is home to a rich fauna, including many antelopes. The terrain slopes gently down to the shores of Lake Natron. This impressive salt lake is 56km long and 24km wide, and is the most important breeding area for the Lesser Flamingo in East Africa, with around 2.5 million individuals of this species here. From here the concession stretches northwards along the west bank of the lake all the way up to the Kenyan border.
This rich, varied, landscape with it’s spectacular view, beautiful waterfall, the steep edges of the Rift Valley, dense forest, endless savannah, golden soda “flats” and the lake’s pink flamingos are also very attractive to non-hunting guests.
In this concession there are good populations of all the typical Masailand game species such as lesser kudu, gerenuk, fringed eared oryx, Grant’s -, Robert’s- and Thomson gazelle, Chandler’s mountain reedbuck, Bohor reedbuck, East African impala, Kirk’s dik-dik, Coke’s hartebeest, klipspringer and Masai bushbuck. The district also has enormous leopards, good buffalo and even some really good, varied wing shooting.
Lake Natron is only a few hours drive from Arusha, and after your safari you can also visit the nearby National Parks: the Serengeti, Ngorongoro. Lake Manyara and Tarangire.
All camps are built in typical East African style. They are all beautifully situated, very comfortable and offer roomy, insect proofed tents (double), with wonderful beds and bed linen, dressing table, clothes racks, shelves and chairs. There is also a private shower and toilet with hot and cold running water in all tents. There is also a cosy “mess tent” for dining and...
Read moreLake Natron Game Controlled Area lies in Masailand. In this district you can find the Masai’s holy mountain, the nearly 3,000m high active volcano O’ldonyo Lengai together with lake Natron with it’s breeding population on no less than 2.5 million flamingos. Huge areas of open savannah, dense forest and a great range of altitude give the district it’s wild character and...
Read moreMichel Mantheakis Safaris was established in 2010and is owned and managed by Michel and his Dutch born wife Nicole. We have had a great working relationship with Michel over the last 17 years, who was formerly co-owner of Miombo Safaris/Kilombero North Safaris. Michel is a very experienced hunter and a great nature lover. Michel who is of Greek descent, is a 3rd generation Tanzanian and has an...
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Videnskabeligt navn: Connochaetes Taurinus Underarter: White-bearded Wildebeest (C.t.mearnsi), Cookson's Wildebeest (C.t.Cooksoni) Udbredelse: Blue Wildebeest: Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Sydafrika, Namibia. White-bearded Wildebeest: Tanzania, Kenya. Cookson's Wildebeest: Luangwa Valley i Zambia Levested: Findes i alle former for bushlandskab, men foretrækker åben bush og...
Read moreVidenskabeligt navn: Syncerus caffer Underarter: Dværgbøffel (Cyncerus c. nanus), Savannebøffel (Cyncerus c. S. c. brachyceros ), Nilbøffel (Syncerus caffer aequinoctialis). Cafferbøffel (Cyncerus caffer caffer Udbredelse: Nilbøflen er den af de fire arter der har det nordligste udbredelsesområde: Fra Senegal i vest i et bredt...
Read moreVidenskabeligt navn: Equus burchelli Underarter: Grant's Zebra (E.b. böhmi) Chapman's Zebra (E.b.antiquorum) Udbredelse: Burchell's Zebra: Botswana og Sydafrika. (den ægte burchell's zebra er uddød). Grant's Zebra: Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda og Ethiopien. Chapman's Zebra: Sydafrika, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Angola, Zambia. Levested: Åben bush og...
Read moreScientific Name: Potamochoerus porcus Subspecies: Up to 18 recognised species, here described as one. Distribution: All of Africa south of the Sahara Desert, excepting the desert of Namibia. Habitat: High forest, their fringes and thick bush country, often near rivers. Frequents fields where they cause much damage. Description: A domestic pig-like animal, weighing around 100 kg and measuring...
Read moreScientific Name: Tragelaphus Scriptus Subspecies: Science dissagree as to how many species there are. We have chosen to include those most relevant to trophy hunters: Tragelaphus s. ornatus, Tragelaphus s. massaicus, Tragelaphus s. sylvaticus. Distribution: Tragelaphus s. scriptus: The West African States Tragelaphus s. ornatus: Zimbabwe, Zambia, Zaire and East Angola Tragelaphus s. massaicus:...
Read moreScientific Name: Taurotragus oryx livingstoneiSubspecies: SCI lists Cape Eland as Tragelaphus oryx with three subspecies, which means that SCI counts the Cape Eland with the spiral horned antelopes. We have chosen to list Cape Eland under it's scientific name Taurotragus with two subspecies: Livingstone's Eland (Taurotragus oryz livingstonei) East African Eland (Taurotragus o....
Read moreScientific Name: Littocranius Walleri Subspecies: Litocranius w. sclateri Distribution: Uganda, Somalia, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Kenya. Habitat: Dry thorn-bush country with trees, and even desert. Description: A large gazelle, with an exceptionally long neck (hence its common name: Giraf-gazelle). General colour ruddy brown with the upper back distinctly darker, contrasting with lighter sides....
Read moreScientific Name: Gazella granti Subspecies: Gazella petersi, Gazella brighti, Gazella robertsi. Distribution: From Southern Somalia to the southern parts of Tanzania. Habitat: Open grassland and bush Description: Middlesized gazelle with a shoulder height of 95 cm and a weight of 60 - 85 kg. General colour fawn. Hunting method: Pursch Hunting available in: Tanzania and Ethiopia.
Read moreVidenskabeligt navn: Raphicerus sharpei Underarter: Ingen. Udbredelse: Zimbabwe, Zambia, den nordøstlige del af Sydafrika, Mozambique, Tanzania. Levested: Tæt bush og høje græsbevoksninger. Beskrivelse: Lille antilope med en vægt på 8 - 12 kg og en skulderhøjde, der normalt ikke overstiger 50 cm. Grysbucken er gråbrun med hvide aftegninger...
Read moreVidenskabeligt navn: Crocuta crocuta Underarter: Ingen. Udbredelse: Det meste af Afrika med udtagelse af den vestafrikanske regnskov og Sydafrika. Levested: Åben bush og græssletter. Beskrivelse: Mellemstort hundelignende dyr med kompakt krop og kraftige ben. Den opnår en vægt på ca. 70 kg og en højde på 80 cm målt over skuldrene. Hovedet er...
Read moreScientific Name: Aepyceros melampus Subspecies: East African Impala (Aepyceros m. rendillis) Angola Impala (Aepyceros m. petersi) Distribution: South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Angola, Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and Congo (Zaire) Habitat: Open bush and Acacia savanna Description: The three species are here descriped as on as the difference in appearance is negligent...
Read moreVidenskabeligt navn: Canis adustus Underarter: Ingen. Udbredelse: Fra Centralafrika og sydpå til det nordlige Namibia og Botswana samt det sydlige Mozambique. Levested: Åben bush og græssletter. Beskrivelse: Mindre rævelignende dyr der vejer ca. 10 kg og måler 45 cm overskuldrene. Pelsfarven er gråbrun med lyst bryst og hvid halespids. Langs siden har den...
Read moreScientific Name: Madoqua Kirki Subspecies: Damara Dik-Dik (Madoqua damarensis) Distribution: Kirk's Long Snouted Dik-Dik: Tanzania and Kenya Damara Dik-Dik: Namibia and Angola. Habitat: Bush and thickets, often in the vicinity of rocks or mountains. Description: Small antelope weighing up to 6 kg with a shoulder height normally not exceeding 45 cm. The Dik-Dik's nose is moderaterly elongated,...
Read moreVidenskabeligt navn: Oreotragus oreotragus Underarter: Ingen. Udbredelse: Sydafrika, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Angola, Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya, Congo, Etiopien Sudan. Levested: Små isolerede klippeformationer samt bjerge. Beskrivelse: Lille antilope med en vægt på 10 - 15 kg og en skulderhøjde, der normalt ikke overstiger 60 cm. Klipspringeren er...
Read moreScientific Name: Alcelaphus b cokeii Subspecies: Is itself a subspecies of Alcelaphus Buselaphus. Distribution: Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia. Habitat: Open bush and savanna Description: Middlesized antelope that weighs around 170 kg and measures 120 - 140 cm over the shoulder. General colour light brown. The horns are heavy and deeply ridged, lyreshaped at first then curved sharply backwards...
Read moreScientific Name: Tragelaphus imberbis Subspecies: Tragelaphus i. australis Distribution: Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya. Habitat: Dense Bush Description: Looks much like the Greater Kudu, but has got a shoulderheight of 100 cm and an average weight of 90 - 100 kg. However, Lesser Kudu has more white side stripes than its larger cousin (Greater Kudu ca. 7, Lesser ca. 9) Hunting...
Read moreVidenskabeligt navn: Panthera pardus Underarter: Ingen Udbredelse: Hele Afrika syd for Sahara. Levested: Alle typer af terræn (selv udkanten af boligområder). Beskrivelse: Mellemstort dyr af kattefamilien med kompakt krop og kraftige ben. Leoparden kan opnå en vægt på 60 - 90 kg og en højde på ca. 70 cm. Skindet er gyldent med sorte ringe. Leoparden...
Read moreScientific Name: Oryx g callotis Subspecies: Fringe-eared Oryx is a subspecies of commmon Oryx (Oryx gazella) Distribution: The Northern part of Tanzania and the Southern part of Kenya. Habitat: Dry open bush and short grass savanna Description: Large antilope (180-200kg) with a compact body. The colour is grey-fawn with a well defined pattern on head and body so typical of the Oryx...
Read moreWissenschaftlicher Name: Redunca redunca Subspecies: Western Bohor Reedbuck (Redunca r. nigeriensis) Eastern Bohor Reedbuck (Redunca r. Wardi) Distribution: Western Bohor Reedbuck: Nigeria, Cameroun,Chad, CAR, Burkina Faso and Benin. Eastern Bohor Reedbuck: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Congo (Zaire) Habitat: Open bush and grassland Description: Middlesized antelope with a shoulderheight of up...
Read moreScientific Name: Redunca fulvorufula Subspecies: We use Asell's classifying which recognizes 3 subspecies: Chanler's Mountain Reedbuck (Redunca f. chanleri) Redunca f. adamauae (this species has not a common name, and very little is known about it.). Distribution: Mountain Reedbuck: South Africa Chanler's Mountain Reedbuck: Tanzania, Kenya and Ethiopia. Redunca f. adamauae: Cameroun and...
Read moreScientific Name: Raphicerus campestris Subspecies: Authors dissagree on the number of subspecies, and 1 to 8 subspecies are more or less recognized. Distribution: South Africa, Namibia, Angola, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Kenya and Tanzania. Habitat: Open plains with bush and very little woodland. Description: Small antelope weighing 10 - 15 kg with a shoulder height normally not...
Read moreVidenskabeligt navn: Hyaena hyaena Underarter: ingen Udbredelse: I Asien er udbredelsen af den stribede hyæne relikt-agtig og meget lokal, f.eks. på den arabiske halvø, i Nærøsten, Transkaukasien, Indien, Nepal og Tibet. Levested: Tørre, klippefyldte områder med tæt krat. Beskrivelse: Relativt lange ben, og har på flankerne vertikale...
Read moreVidenskabeligt navn: Neotragus moschatus Underarter: Livingstone's Suni (Neotragus m. livingstonianus). Udbredelse: Common Suni: Kenya og Tanzania. Livingstone's Suni: Mozambique og Sydafrika. Levested: Tæt krat og underskov. Beskrivelse: Lille antilope med en vægt på op til 6 kg og en skulderhøjde, der normalt ikke overstiger 40 cm. Sunien er lysebrun med hvide...
Read moreScientific Name: Gazella thomsoni Subspecies: Gazella th. albonotata Distribution: Northern Tanzania and Kenya. Habitat: Grasslands and open plains, avoiding dense bush and long grass. Description: Small gazelle with a shoulder height of 70 cm and a weight of 20 - 30 kg. General colour deep sandy fawn, broad and sharply defined black lateral band in direct contrast with white underparts. The...
Read moreVidenskabeligt navn: Phacochoerus aethiopicus Underarter: Der anerkendes op til 7 underarter, der her beskrives under et. Udbredelse: Hele Afrika syd for Sahara med undtagelse af den vestafrikanske regnskov samt ørken områder i Namibia. Levested: Åben bush og græssletter. Beskrivelse: Mindre griselignende dyr der opnår en vægt på 100 kg og en...
Read more5-Day Roberts Gazelle and limited plains game package. This is based on a limited 10-day license for Roberts Gazelle, Thomson Gazelle, Eastern White Bearded Wildebeest and Zebra and Olive Baboon. Grants gazelle can be included in this package for an upgrade fee of $2,000. This package is available in Longido without the Roberts Gazelle.
10-Day Buffalo package. This hunt is for 1 Buffalo, 1 Roberts or Grants Gazelle, Thomson’s Gazelle, White Bearded Wildebeest, Zebra, East African Impala, Olive Baboon and Warthog. (Please note Warthog are not very common in the area). This hunt can be turned into a spectacular adventure by doing it all on a foot safari in the mountains, followed around by the camp loaded on Masai Donkeys, escorted by the camp staff and Masai warriors for an additional $500 USD per day, minimum 3 days.
14-Day Full Masai Plains game Package. This package, based on a limited 21- day license and is a collectors delight for Lesser Kudu, fringe Eared Oryx, Gerenuk, Grants Gazelle, Roberts Gazelle, Thomson Gazelle, Chandlers’ Mountain Reedbuck or East African Bohor reedbuck, East African Impala, East African Eland (seasonal), Kirks Dik Dik, Steinbuck, 2 White Bearded Wildebeest (Eastern and/or Western, depending on season), Spotted Hyena, Striped Hyena, 2 Zebra, Ostrich, Golden Jackal or Side Striped Jackal, Common Duiker, East African Bushbuck and Olive Baboon. Cokes Hartebeest and Buffalo limited quota and seasonal. Harvey's Red Duiker and Suni available in Longido GCA but not in Lake Natron West.
14-Day Leopard Full Masai Plains game Package. This package is based on a 21-day license and includes Leopard, 1 Buffalo, Lesser Kudu, fringe Eared Oryx, Gerenuk, Grants Gazelle, Roberts Gazelle, Thomson Gazelle, Chandlers’ Mountain Reedbuck, East African Impala, Kirks Dik Dik, Steinbuck, East African Eland, Eastern White Bearded Wildebeest, (Western White bearded Wildebeest available in july and November December), Spotted Hyena, Striped Hyena, Zebra, Ostrich, Golden Jackal or Side Stripped Jackal, Common Duiker, East African Bushbuck and Olive Baboon. Cokes Hartebeest are seasonal and limited quota.
14-day Leopard - limited plains game package for those who already have all the special Masai species and only want to come back for a big Masai Leopard. This hunt is based on a limited 21-day license for Leopard, 1 Buffalo, 2 White Bearded Wildebeest, 2 Zebra, 1 East African Impala, Grants or Roberts Gazelle, Thomson’s Gazelle, 1 East African Bushbuck, East African Impala, Kirks Dik Dik, Bushpig, Ostrich, Side Stripped or Golden Jackal, Spotted Hyena and Olive Baboon.
21-Day Leopard - Full bag. This is a more realistic time frame to maximize your chances in collecting the most species available on the hunt and to be more selective on trophies quality. Available on this hunt are Leopard, 2 Buffalo, 2 White Bearded Wildebeest (Eastern and/or Western, depending on season), 2 Zebra and 1 of each of the following: Lesser Kudu, fringe Eared Oryx, Gerenuk, Grants Gazelle, Roberts Gazelle, Thomson Gazelle, Chandlers’ Mountain Reedbuck, East African Bohor Reedbuck, East African Impala, Kirks Dik Dik, Spotted Hyena, Striped Hyena, Ostrich, Golden Jackal or Side Striped, Cokes Hartebeest (seasonally available and limited quota), Common Duiker, East African Bushbuck, Klipspringer, Ratel, Civet cat, Serval cat, Genet cat, and Olive Baboon. Foot safari option is available at an additional $500 per day, minimum 4 days. This is an absolutely unforgettable way to see and enjoy the dramatic landscape.