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A new explorer for adventurers in Serengeti!

November 28, 2023482 Views

Serengeti Explorer by Elewana Collection will offer a central, yet private location with panoramic views, extensive facilities and a competitive price point catering to an underrepresented market between budget and full luxury. For almost two decades Elewana has been delivering unforgettable experiences through its collection of 16 luxury properties across East Africa. The new Explorer by Elewana collection of upscale safari lodges will cater to a wider audience through a more moderate price point as well as an increased range of activities on property. The first lodge, Serengeti Explorer, is scheduled to open in March 2024, Ngorongoro Explorer will follow later in that year, and Tarangire Explorer is scheduled to open in 2025. Serengeti Explorer is exemplified through its rem...

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Maasai villagers loose case against eviction from Serengeti National Park

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October 1, 2022941 Views

A regional court on Friday dismissed a case brought by a group of Maasai villagers claiming the Tanzanian government used violence to evict them from their ancestral lands in the north of the country. Rights groups said the ruling sent a dangerous message that indigenous peoples can be evicted from their land in the name of conservation. The government said four Maasai villages are located within the boundaries of the Serengeti National Park, which was originally demarcated under British military rule for gaming but redrawn for conservation by subsequent administrations. The land disputes between the Maasai villagers and the national park management emerged in 2012 but later in 2017 the government ordered the residents to leave and security forces later evicted them by force....

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Historic graffiti made by soldiers sheds light on Africa maritime heritage

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May 8, 2022972 Views

Historic graffiti of ships carved in an African fort were drawn by soldiers on guard duty watching the sea, University of Exeter experts believe. The engravings, found in Tanzania’s Zanzibar archipelago and made in the mid to late nineteenth century, open a window onto the ships that sailed on the western Indian Ocean at the time. They were made when the area was the southern terminus of a trans-oceanic trade network that used the monsoon winds. Vessels anchored, beached and unloaded their cargoes along the length of the waterfront just outside the Old Fort, or Gereza, of Stone Town, Zanzibar’s capital. Old Fort of Zanzibar Although sometimes sketchy, the images suggest a number of vessel types, including a European-style frigate or frigate-built vessel and a number of settee-...