With 20 000 hectares (55 000 acres) of untainted African bush, the Chem Chem – Burunge Wildlife Management Area (WMA) protects an invaluable migration corridor between the ancient landscape of Tarangire National Park and the tranquil waters of Lake Manyara National Park. It is the perfect place to connect with the rolling wilderness around you and to immerse yourself in an authentic Tanzanian wilderness experience. The concept of a Slow Safari was born at Chem Chem. Key to this is the ethos of a safari as a tangible, sensual experience beyond the confines of a vehicle, where guests can see, feel, touch and smell the African bush for themselves.

Be it Chem Chem Lodge, Little Chem Chem or Forest Chem Chem – or combination thereof – you will feel your senses awakening to the ageless rhythms of Africa. Here, it’s all about choice: choose to do everything, choose to do nothing, and feel stress slip away. The reasons are limitless…

Whether on foot, in a game-viewing vehicle, or relaxing at the Lodge or Camps, this extraordinary location offers an exceptional experience. Enjoy it in the silence of your vintage tent, or on the thrill of a bush walk with a Maasai warrior. Let it touch you on a cultural visit where you can make a difference in the lives of others, and sense it in the stillness of a lakeside sundowner that eases you into a bushveld night of a million stars.

Fabia Bausch and Nicolas Negre manage the Chem Chem – Burunge Wildlife Management Area, which is the embodiment of their deep passion for Africa and its natural heritage.