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Current and past newsletter articles can be found here. As well as Trip Reports by some of Mama Tembo's clients.

Current activities:

2008 - 2009 Escorted Tour Schedule:

February 5 to 19, 2009: 13 days
Northern Tanzania: Wildebeest Migration and Foaling Season
hiking, camping, tented lodges, and permanent lodges
Click here for a PDF doc on this tour

May/June 2009: an estimated 14 days
By land and on foot in Ruaha National Park in Southern Tanzania
Datoga lands and ceremonies
south and east of Lake Eyasi in Northern Tanzania
primarily hiking and camping

October 25 to November 6, 2009: 12 days
Nouabale-Ndoki (Republic of Congo) and
Dzanga-Ndoki (Central African Republic) National Parks
Western Lowland Gorillas and Forest Elephants
Click here for a PDF doc on this tour

November 2009
Exploratory cultural safari to Cameroon
with add-on of Dzanga-Ndoki National Park,
Central African Republic, Western Lowland Gorillas

Also coming in 2009
A walking safari in Zambia!

Workshops:

Everything you need to know about going on a Tanzanian safari.
When and where:
Saturday, January 10, 2009: 9:30 to 11:30am
Coal Harbour Community Centre, 148 Broughten Street, Vancouver.


Travel to Central Africa to observe the world's only two habiutated groups of
western lowland gorillas and Africa's highest densities of forest elephants.
When and where:
Saturday, January 10, 2009: 1 - 3pm
West Vancouver Memorial Library, the Elizabeth Musto Room,
1950 Marine Drive, West Vancouver.
&
Saturday, February 07, 2009: 10 am - 12 pm.
The Savvy Traveler,
112 5th Ave South, Edmonds, WA


Learn about Africa's longest walking safari, a 12-day, 75-kilometre trek
across Kenya's Tsavo National Park to the Indian Ocean.
When and where:
Wednesday, January 14, 2009: 7:30 - 9 pm
The Travel Bug, Store for Travellers,
3065 West Broadway, Vancouver.
&
Thursday, January 22, 2009: 7 - 9 pm.
West Vancouver Memorial Library, the Elizabeth Musto Room.
1950 Marine Drive, West Vancouver.
&
Saturday, February 07, 2009: 1 - 3 pm
The Savvy Traveler,
112 5th Ave South, Edmonds, WA