Dar es Saalam, April 19 -- Tourism companies will not be allowed to set up seasonal mobile camps close to Mara River so as to leave the areas free for thousands of tourists visiting the world famous Serengeti National Park (SENAPA) during the wildebeest migration .

"We have agreed that from this year, that all seasonal camps that are normally set up near the river should be relocated, " former SENAPA Chief Park Warden, Mr William Mwakilema told the 'Daily News' over the phone yesterday. Mr Mwakilema, the Deputy Commissioner of Conservation and Business at the Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA), said it was important to leave the areas near Mara River free for tourists, to spare them of disturbances.

Mara River is the crossing point of the g...