£7310 per room, per night
Forest Chem Chem feels wonderfully private from the moment you arrive. Having the camp exclusively to yourselves, together with private guiding and unforgettable encounters with Tanzania's legendary Big Tuskers, creates a safari that families and friends will be talking about long after they return home.
Hidden within an ancient acacia forest bordering Tarangire National Park, Forest Chem Chem offers an exclusive-use safari where privacy, family adventures and remarkable wildlife take centre stage.
Occupying a secluded corner of the protected Chem Chem wilderness, the camp is surrounded by towering baobabs, open grasslands and seasonal wetlands that support one of northern Tanzania's richest wildlife corridors. Designed exclusively for families and groups travelling together, every stay unfolds entirely at your own pace with the freedom to explore one of East Africa's most rewarding safari landscapes.
Accommodation comprises three beautifully appointed Luxury Vintage Tents together with a spacious Family Vintage Tent featuring two separate bedrooms. Inspired by the romance of East Africa's classic expeditions, each tent combines canvas, timber and handcrafted furnishings with generous indoor and outdoor living spaces.
Every tent includes elegant en-suite bathrooms with indoor and outdoor showers, shaded verandas, day beds and thoughtful modern comforts, while the intimate size of the camp creates an atmosphere that feels wonderfully private throughout your stay.
Dining is relaxed, sociable and designed around life in the bush. Fresh seasonal ingredients are transformed into imaginative menus served beneath the trees, around the campfire or within the elegant dining tent, with every meal becoming another memorable part of the safari.
Baobab bush dinners beneath ancient trees, interactive open-fire cooking with the chefs and leisurely family-style lunches encourage guests to gather together and enjoy the slower rhythm that defines Forest Chem Chem.
Every booking includes a private guide and dedicated safari vehicle, allowing complete flexibility throughout your stay. Game drives explore both the protected Chem Chem wilderness and neighbouring Tarangire National Park, where large elephant herds, lion, leopard, buffalo, giraffe and abundant plains game thrive across a remarkably diverse landscape.
The surrounding wilderness has become particularly renowned for its magnificent Big Tusker elephants, whose enormous ivory tusks make every encounter unforgettable. With private guiding and unrestricted time at sightings, guests are free to observe these remarkable animals without feeling hurried.
Night drives reveal another side of the bush as nocturnal wildlife emerges after sunset, while photography hides overlooking busy waterholes provide exceptional opportunities to capture wildlife at close quarters. Elevated amongst the branches of an ancient baobab, the camp's lookout deck offers one of the region's most memorable sundowner settings as the wilderness gradually comes alive after dark.
Beyond traditional safaris, guests can visit Maasai villages and Barabaig communities, enjoy scenic helicopter flights, drift silently above the plains on a hot air balloon safari or simply spend time together around the campfire. Children are especially well catered for with nature walks, wildlife tracking, Maasai craft activities and interactive bush experiences designed to inspire a lifelong love of Africa.
The protected Chem Chem wilderness forms part of the vital wildlife corridor linking Tarangire and Lake Manyara National Parks, allowing animals to move naturally between these celebrated ecosystems. Wildlife viewing remains rewarding throughout the year, while the dry season concentrates game around permanent water and the green season transforms the surrounding woodland into a vibrant landscape alive with birdlife and newborn animals.
Between safari activities, guests can unwind beside the swimming pool, enjoy treatments in the dedicated spa tent or simply relax beneath the trees listening to the sounds of the surrounding wilderness. The peaceful woodland setting encourages guests to slow down and reconnect with both nature and each other.
Forest Chem Chem occupies an exclusive protected wilderness bordering Tarangire National Park in northern Tanzania. Surrounded by ancient woodland and positioned within one of East Africa's most important wildlife corridors, it provides an exceptional base for exploring the greater Tarangire ecosystem.
£7310 per room, per night
Forest Chem Chem feels wonderfully private from the moment you arrive. Having the camp exclusively to yourselves, together with private guiding and unforgettable encounters with Tanzania's legendary Big Tuskers, creates a safari that families and friends will be talking about long after they return home.
