Responsible tourism is an attitude of mind to which we should all aspire. When on a walking safari or camping safari it is a must to keep to the tracks laid out in the parks; in Tanzania it is important to keep to the designated trails. If a driver is caught making a new trail with his vehicle he looses his license and is banned from all National Parks. To keep to the trials helps protect fauna and prevents soil erosion. Tanzania takes its responsibility towards the environment very seriously. The African in these parks is the heritage of the Tanzanian people.
In the National Parks use authorized land for camping. The official camps sites may be little more than a cleared area of ground to pitch your tent; camping is generally very basic in Tanzania. Camp fires are not allowed because of the danger of a bushfire, the small amounts of wood there is available is not to burn but to return nutrients to the soil or best left for the resident pastoralists. It is preferable therefore to bring you own camp stove.
It is advisable to use bottled water; the local water sources may be heavily used by people and animals so may well be contaminated. If you do use water purify...