Chem Chem Safari owns and operates three safari camps in Tanzania.
The Chem Chem Lodge, Little Chem Chem and Forest Chem Chem in the 50,000 acre (160,000 hectares) Burunge Wildlife Management Area in northern Tanzania.
The land belongs to the communities around Chem Chem, who have set it aside for conservation and wildlife protection.
The Kwakuchinja Wildlife Corridor
Offering private safaris on an exclusive-use concession, the ecologically important piece of land incorporates the critical Kwakuchinja Wildlife Corridor.
The Tanzanian Government recently reestablishing an elephant migration route linking Tarangire National Park through Chem Chem to Lake Manyara National Park
Conservation successes, anti-poaching and community involvement has provided a new lifeblood into this ancient migration route.
When owners Fabia Bausch and Nicolas Negre started Chem Chem in 2008, this region was all but devoid of wildlife.
Today the pair own three safari camps and lodges in a vibrant migration corridor offering game drives, 'big tusker' encounters of elephants that have survived for over 50 years, along with nature and wellness walks.
While the conservation work of Chem Chem Safari's co-founders continues, the Kwakuchinja Corridor has been recognised by the Tanzanian government as a model for the remaining 61.
In 2009, just one year after the initial lease agreement, zebras were spotted at Lake Manyara. Then wildebeest were seen grazing on plains in front of the lake and other wildlife gradually returned, including giraffes, lions, and warthogs.
Elephants returned to the Corridor
In 2021, elephants returned to the Corridor for the first time in 40 years.
Eventually, the 'big tuskers' returned, with Tarangire home to some of the last remaining herds of elephants with tusks that are significantly longer and heavier than those of Savanna elephants.
Chem Chem Association
With its focus on conservation, working closely aligned with surrounding communities and the Tanzanian government is a fundamental strategy for Chem Chem Association to deliver the best conservation practices to the Tarangire and Manyara ecosystems.
A key objective is to ensure that as many children as possible receive conservation education to foster a positive attitude towards wildlife and nature.
CCA conducts conservation-focused education programmes to raise awareness about the importance of wildlife conservation and, in 2023, 2ome 526 children received comprehensive conservation education.
CCA also established the Chem Chem League Cup with six soccer teams participating from surrounding villages, and now in its 10th season, 36 teams participate.