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 Ndarakawi
Reserve
(En-dare-ak-why - reserve) Peter and Margot Jones of Tanganyika Film
& Safari Outfitters acquired the ten thousand acre former Colonial
cattle ranch in 1995. At the time the wildlife was almost non-existent
after twenty years of rampant poaching. Thanks to our rangers vigilant
anti-poaching efforts in collaboration with 6 neighboring Maasai villages,
wildlife now regard Ndarakwai Ranch as a safe haven from poaching.
Two large herds of resident elephant are usually seen rolling across
the Ranch's plains instead of cattle. A seasonal river and forest
runs through the ranch; Colobus and Blue monkeys fly among ancient
fig and pine trees. (In Maasai, "Ndarakwai" refers to the areas indigenous
pine trees.) The area's thick acacia woodland is natural habitat for
the long necked and elusive gerenuk and lesser kudu, animals rarely
seen in any of the national parks. Patas monkeys are also occasionally
seen. A man-made water hole is the destination for herds of eland,
impala, and zebra. A twenty five foot high tree house (which sways
in the wind) overlooks the water hole and is a great photographic
vantage point to capture on film elephant herds of up to 100 as they
bathe and drink. 
Night game drives, walking safaris, and cultural visits, are available
from Ndarakwai Ranch.
Ndarakwai Ranch is accessible all year round and is a little over
hours drive from Kilimanjaro International airport, one and a half
hours from Arusha, and one and a half hours from the Kenya border
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