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A spotlight after sunset reveals the nocturnal bush — genets, civets, bush babies, and hunting cats that vanish by day, only in private conservancies.
Most of the bush wakes up after dark, and a night game drive opens a world the daytime hides. With a skilled spotter sweeping a red-filtered light, you pick out eyeshine in the grass: a genet slinking along a branch, a civet on patrol, springhares bounding, a bush baby’s saucer eyes, and — with luck — leopard, lion, or aardvark on the move.
Because Tanzania’s national parks close to vehicles at sunset, night drives run in the private conservancies and management areas that border the parks. It’s an easy, atmospheric add-on to a stay at a camp in one of those areas, and a completely different mood from the daytime drives.
Leave camp as the light fades and the night shift emerges.
A red-filtered light reveals nocturnal animals without dazzling them.
Move slowly to watch hunting and foraging behaviour.
Back to camp for a drink and the day's tally.
Night drives are atmospheric and turn up species you'll never see by day, but sightings are less frequent and more fleeting than daytime drives — manage expectations and enjoy the mood. They're only possible in conservancies, so choose a camp in one of those areas if a night drive matters to you.
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