LABA Jongomero

The authentic taste of Southern Tanzania awaits in an unparalleled safari experience as part of an unforgettable African journey. In the second largest national park of Tanzania, the Jongomero camp nestles by the Ruaha River which flows all year round, creating a magnificent variety of landscapes of incomparable beauty with diverse wildlife species and is home to the greatest elephant population. The variety of safari experiences at Jongomero are private and remote, filled with wildlife that is untouched by human intervention.

ABOUT LABA LABA

Following in the careful footsteps of historic pioneers who made it possible to share the unforgettable experience of an African safari with the creation of national parks and game reserves at the end of the 19th century, LABA LABA offers guests effortless luxury in the modern concept of ‘slow safari’ at the lesser discovered nature reserves of Tanzania and their exclusive island retreat. LABA LABA means butterfly in Yoruba, their role to increase biodiversity in the African landscape and fauna, treasured and safeguarded in each tailor-made safari experience.

ABOUT LABA JONGOMERO Camp

Enter an untouched and vibrant natural world that defies imagination in the second largest national park of Tanzania. The LABA Jongomero camp with elegant and stilted tented suites nestles on the seasonal Jongomero River, a tributary of the Great Ruaha River which flows all year round, creating a magnificent variety of landscapes of incomparable beauty with diverse wildlife species and is home to the greatest elephant population.

ABOUT RUAHA NATIONAL PARK

The Ruaha National Park is a hidden gem and one of the world's most pristine wildlife havens and true African wilderness. An hour and a half flight by light aircraft from Dar es Salam, The Jongomero camp provides a truly off-the-beaten-track African adventure as if one of its first explorers. The safari experience is therefore in beautiful contrast to the more crowded national parks, in a landscape of incomparable beauty with millennial baobabs and forests of large acacia trees. The months of June and July are a veritable African Eden, where multiple species of wildlife rub shoulders, from elephant to mongoose.

The best time to visit the Ruaha National Park is during the dry season from June to October which coincides with the main safari season in East Africa. It is the perfect safari destination for anyone who loves to explore away from the crowds and into the heart of Africa. The camp offers fresh and delicious cuisine served al fresco in the shade of century-old trees, in the chic dining room, or in the African bush. Opt for cocktails at sunset or indulge in the spa menu by Healing Earth.

SAFARI EXPERIENCES

As one of the most remote tourist destinations in Tanzania, the Ruaha National Park is one of the least visited, giving an exclusive feel with low numbers of game vehicle traffic and a step back in time to when nature was immaculate. Choose from a 4x4 Safari Experience with personal guide visiting a wide range of local landscapes and wildlife to discover elephant, lion, cheetah, leopard, buffalo, giraffe and zebra, or a Walking Safari to fully immerse in the surrounding nature. For the more experienced explorer, a Tracking Safari inspired by past hunting techniques gets up close with lion and elephant and a day-long safari trip observes the impressive buffalo herds in central Ruaha. A Night Safari is an exciting time to observe nocturnal porcupine, bush baby, the white-tailed mongoose and even the elusive aardvark. From 15th June to 31st October guests can glide over the savannah in a new hot air balloon experience leaving from Jongomero. There are not many naturally wild places like this left in our world.

Accommodation

Situated on the bank of the Jongomero River as the perfect outlook to observe elephant, kudus and baboon from the comfortable daybed on the wooden terrace, each stilted tented suite rests on a wooden deck and is covered by a magnificent Makuti thatched roof. Comforts are luxurious in detail, with Kingsize bed, organic cotton bedlinen and bathrobes, fans, wifi and fresh filtered water.