Wild Wonders of Zakouma National Park

This post is just about Camp Tinga!! If you are an safari enthusiast avoid this Camp at all costs! I have never been in an african safari camp offering so less quality. Everything, just everything is far below average from any other Camp I have ever seen!! The Camp consists of one main area and 6 houses. Each house contains 4 rooms, so at all 24 rooms. The rooms are divided in a sleeping area and a disgusting bath room. Over the bed is a mosquito net, more or less existing. The fan has a sound of starting Cessna Caravan. There is also a mobile fan in some rooms, but we couldn't get into the broken power outlet. Some rooms have charching stations, some don't. Some rooms have hot water, some don't. Our room was extremly run down when we arrived. Dirty, no toilet paper and no soap. The only thing Tinga offers are 4 towels. So bring all the equipment you need. The Camp ist open for children at all age!! Just horrible, because it can be as loud as in a Disney Park. They even do safari with children under the age of 1!! This is extremly respectless towards other clients and especially towards photographers and of course nature. The staff in the Restaurant is extremly unmotivated and lazy. Don't expect anything here. They only speak french. No one of the waiters speaks english. Food is OK, but as a vegetarian you are lost, you have to stay with potatoes or rice. Also when you are a picky eater it gets complicated as well. And no one is interested in diatarys. No one. For breakfast they only offer some bread and strawberry jam and melon. Every single day the same. Sometimes people working for African Parks come to Camp. While paying guests nothing get offered and has to ask for everything, the staff of African Parks are treated like kings and queens. These people of African Parks are so arrogant. The do not say Hello or something else. The camp has a huge lack of competence in Management. The camp has a Manager, but he is not there. And if he is there he doesn't speak and communicate to the guests. A very very unfriendly and uninterested person. Do not expect that someone will ask you about your experiences on game drive or something else. The guides at Tinga are probably the worst guides in Africa. They have absolutly no knowledge and no idea what people on Safari, especially photographers, expect. They are simple drivers. Not more, not less. At the time we were at Tinga no guide could speak english. Very frustrating. Guides give no instruction how to behave on Safari. Especially white french people are talking loud in the car and jump of the car whenever they want. They don't show any respect towards nature. If you have been to safaris in english speaking countries forget everything you experienced there. No breakfast in the bush, no coffee, no sundowner. They even don't care about the beauty of a sunset. All in all this Camp is a completly desaster. As a photographers you Probably should stay at Camp Nomade, that is much much more expensive but has probably the better staff.

It is Zakouma National Park in Chad and contains various types of wildlife such as (elephants, tigers, lions, rhinos, and birds of all kinds in very large quantities). The park has also been classified by the International Wildlife Tourism Organization as the best animal reserve in Africa after the major parks on the continent.

You will experience the most raw safari experience at Zakouma. The variety and abundance of wildlife is amazing, and there are very few people in comparison to parks like the Maasai Mara. The staff are all very kind and hospitable. It is one of the most peaceful and beautiful places I have ever been.

Great destination! Enjoyed the open trail and peaceful outdoor atmosphere.

These tourist places are rare, we have to keep them, We are proud to have you #I will visit you Taha_Hamid