Swala Camp

Swala Camp is situated in a beautiful and secluded acacia forest at the edge of the Gurusi wetlands amongst the rolling savannah hills and rocky outcrops in the remote corner of the south western Tarangire National Park in Tanzania.

The camp has nine private, permanent tents which have been simplistically yet elegantly designed to suit the discerning traveller looking for an authentic African safari adventure in an unspoilt area of the Tarangire that has been immortalised in documentaries and spoken of with great passion by great explorers.

Game viewing starts right at the camp as it has the only source of water for approximately 20km’s of the Rift Valley and thus attracts an excellent array of wildlife throughout the year. The area is also famed for its ancient baobab trees, it’s herds of up to 400 elephants and its prolific birdlife. The decks of the tents have all been built facing the waterhole, offering uninterrupted views of the game as they gather to quench their thirsts. The camp also has a library and a central dining tent from where you will enjoy full silver service Pan African cuisine prepared by the resident safari chef. After dinner you will be able to relax in the library and regale one another with your safari stories and when you retire for the night you will be softly lulled to sleep by the resident impala after whom the camp is so aptly named after. You will also have the service of your own personal butler throughout your stay at Swala Camp.

Activities at the camp are very much focussed on wildlife viewing and birdlife trips you will be expertly guided by the highly knowledgeable camp staff. It is the only park in the Northern Circuit where you can expect to see fringe –eared oryx and greater or lesser kudu. Other resident wildlife includes waterbuck, lion, eland, buffalo and the odd resident leopard. There are over 500 species of birdlife. You will also be able to partake in cultural activities such as visiting the Kolo Rock art site just outside the National Park. It contains impressive prehistoric rock art and concentrations of shelters where local people held rituals and ceremonies. Another interesting cultural aspect to your holiday is a visit to the various community projects which have been sponsored by the camp, including a local Masai school.

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