Yes, you can travel independently without a guide during Tanzania safari. It’s your choice, weather to choose tour operator to assist you on your safari or even to travel independently. Even though it is possible to travel independently without a safari guide but this is not much advisable.
Is not advisable to travel alone because a guide has important role to play during safari since they enhance your experience on safari. For example in National parks they know where all animal care and provide you a strong history about the origin of flora and fauna. Going without a guide means you are visiting National parks without hiring any help for your safari, this means you will be assisted by internet, map and other tourists.
Since you decide to travel alone you should have your own vehicle for the transportation and accommodation for the day you will be staying at the park. Acommodation offered inside the nationa parks are either camp or lodge.
It is advisable to organize independent safari only in Tanzania if you know well the entire park that you have chosen to visit. It is not easier for you to get lost in the National Park if you know well about the park.
Some visitors or tourists they can not have enough money to pay for tour operator therefore they decide to travel alone on safari. Yes you can choose such option if you have not high budget. Organized tour is much cost since you will pay for it. for example the guides and other services provided of the tour operation company are expensive too but you still wanting to visit the park.
When arranging independent travel you must have an experience on hhow to drive a car. You will hire a car and travel by yourself but make sure you be careful in order to avoid to broke a vehicle. If you broke it it will cost you a money for repair. You should know how to handle a four wheel drive vehicle in rough condition Because some time your vehicles wheel may stuck on the mad during wet season so that you may need for help.
If you are driving yourself in the park you will never see all animals you plan to see. Because guides has important role to play during safari since they enhance your experience on safari. For example in National parks they know where all animal care and provide you a strong history about the origin of flora and fauna.
Some National Parks are larger so that you may get lost in there due to its vastness. You should have a real sense of direction so that you won’t get lost in the game. You are recommended to have GPS which will assist you not to get lost in the mid of game.
During rain seasons most of the National Park is very difficult to visit the game. Because all most roads in different National Parks like Serengeti National Park, became impassable or rough because of raining, so that you need a guide to avoid getting stuck on impassable roads.
Always, the tour operators and travel agencies always negotiate discount with the hotels and lodges owners in different safaris and sometime pass on these saving back to their clients. It will cost you more independently than using tour operator costs.
Network is very important during safari tour since it enable you to communicate with others if something is happening. Most tour guides operate in a network and provide information with each other when something interesting is happens like when a lion is hunting. With no guide you will not enjoy this advantage.
Driving on the roads in Tanzania can be doubting experience especially if you are not used to drive in rough roads. So that you are recommended not to organize independently tours in Tanzania.
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