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Articles about Tanzania

Tanzania Safari Guide
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Tanzania Safari Guide

Your guide to navigating Tanzania’s amazing safari circuit

Are you ready to climb Mount Kilimanjaro?
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Are you ready to climb Mount Kilimanjaro?

How to prepare to climb Africa’s highest mountain

Timbuktu is one of the World’s Best Tour Operators!
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Timbuktu is one of the World’s Best Tour Operators!

A major milestone indeed

The Great Wildebeest Migration Explained
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The Great Wildebeest Migration Explained

Everything you need to know about the greatest show on earth

The Best of 2018
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The Best of 2018

What did we, and our travellers, get up to in 2018?

The Magic of Walking Safaris
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The Magic of Walking Safaris

Why you should explore Africa on foot

Top things to experience in Zanzibar
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Top things to experience in Zanzibar

The island of endless shimmering beaches

Marathons in Africa
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Marathons in Africa

The lowdown on where to wildlife-watch and marathon-run.

Food in Tanzania – Everything You Need to Know
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Food in Tanzania – Everything You Need to Know

Get the low-down on delicious dining in Tanzania

Africa’s Top Unexplored Destinations
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Africa’s Top Unexplored Destinations

Put your adventure hat on…

Africa’s Most Beautifully Designed Safari Lodges
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Africa’s Most Beautifully Designed Safari Lodges

Sleep inside an architectural wonder

What did our travellers get up to in 2017
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What did our travellers get up to in 2017

Longest trip, most booked lodge, most popular country? It’s all here…

Deciphering the Great Migration in Kenya
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Deciphering the Great Migration in Kenya

Where the migration meets the Mara

Top diving spots in Africa
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Top diving spots in Africa

Your guide to Africa’s best diving: Ready, set, dive!

Annie’s Southern Tanzania Safari
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Annie’s Southern Tanzania Safari

An exploration of note

Top 5 proposal spots in Africa
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Top 5 proposal spots in Africa

There is literally no way she (or he) can say no!

Top 10 adventurous honeymoons
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Top 10 adventurous honeymoons

Our thrill-seeking ideas to add some splash to your special trip!

Top 5 Animal Migrations in Africa
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Top 5 Animal Migrations in Africa

The masses are on the move

Who Are the Maasai Tribe?
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Who Are the Maasai Tribe?

Learn the secrets of the Maasai people…

How to plan an affordable Tanzania safari
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How to plan an affordable Tanzania safari

How to keep costs down on a trip to Tanzania

Top 10 private safari lodges
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Top 10 private safari lodges

For special occasions, celebrations or a romantic trip for two…

What to pack for Tanzania
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What to pack for Tanzania

The lowdown on the essentials

8 lodges where animals roam free
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8 lodges where animals roam free

Now that’s up close and personal

Top 10 African Adventures
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Top 10 African Adventures

Get your blood pumping on a real African adventure!

An East Africa safari guide
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An East Africa safari guide

What to know and where to go

It’s time for a digital detox in Africa
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It’s time for a digital detox in Africa

No wifi – no problem

Alternative Big Five
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Alternative Big Five

Less commonly sought after beasties

Our favourite African water safaris 
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Our favourite African water safaris 

Explore our top water wonderlands

Serengeti Wildlife To See On Your Safari
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Serengeti Wildlife To See On Your Safari

Spot this wildlife on a safari to the Serengeti

How to Plan an Affordable Safari
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How to Plan an Affordable Safari

Save those pennies for an extra night in the bush!

7 conservation projects that deserve your support
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7 conservation projects that deserve your support

Here are the people doing the real work

The best lodges for walking safaris
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The best lodges for walking safaris

Walk off the beaten tracks

Africa’s best new lodges in 2022
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Africa’s best new lodges in 2022

Start plotting your next trip with these top new lodges in Africa.

Best lodges in Tanzania
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Best lodges in Tanzania

Where to stay in the north, south, east and west

7 active safari ideas
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7 active safari ideas

Keep your heart rate high

Everything you need to know about walking safaris
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Everything you need to know about walking safaris

Step into the wild

24 hours in Arusha
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24 hours in Arusha

The gateway to northern Tanzania

Top Safari Destinations to see the Big Five
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Top Safari Destinations to see the Big Five

Fantastic beasts and where to find them

A Safari for One: How to Travel Solo with Confidence
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A Safari for One: How to Travel Solo with Confidence

Discover the African wild on a solo safari

A Spotlight on Conservation
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A Spotlight on Conservation

Travel with impact

Where to go gorilla trekking: Uganda or Rwanda?
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Where to go gorilla trekking: Uganda or Rwanda?

A practical guide to choosing between Africa’s two great gorilla trekking destinations

Different types of accommodation on safari
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Different types of accommodation on safari

What’s the difference between a lodge, a camp and a bush camp?

Why choose Tanzania for your family safari
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Why choose Tanzania for your family safari

For a family safari, Tanzania’s the place to be

Plan your christmas safari now
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Plan your christmas safari now

Swap the snow for the sand!

The undiscovered islands of the Indian Ocean
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The undiscovered islands of the Indian Ocean

All you need to know about Mafia and Pemba island

The True Story of the Great Wildebeest Migration
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The True Story of the Great Wildebeest Migration

What makes a million wildebeest get up and move?

Best Camps to See the Great Wildebeest Migration
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Best Camps to See the Great Wildebeest Migration

Your front row seats to the wildebeest migration

Top 10 baths with a view
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Top 10 baths with a view

Africa’s greatest bathtubs

Carol and Kim’s trip to Victoria Falls, South Africa and Tanzania
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Carol and Kim’s trip to Victoria Falls, South Africa and Tanzania

A whistle-stop adventure across Africa

9 Safari Lodges to Follow on Instagram
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9 Safari Lodges to Follow on Instagram

Take an insta(gram)-vacation

The Best New African Safari Lodges in 2017
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The Best New African Safari Lodges in 2017

These six beautiful lodges are finally opening their doors to guests

A month by month guide to Tanzania’s weather
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A month by month guide to Tanzania’s weather

Where safari is a way of life

Top 10 conservation experiences: South Africa
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Top 10 conservation experiences: South Africa

Safari with purpose

Best time to see the Great Wildebeest Migration
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Best time to see the Great Wildebeest Migration

Quite simply the greatest wildlife show on earth

Why do we travel?
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Why do we travel?

What are you looking for when you travel? To learn? to reconnect?

Is Tanzania Expensive? How Much Does a Trip Cost?
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Is Tanzania Expensive? How Much Does a Trip Cost?

All the info you need to plan a budget

Best new safari lodges of 2018
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Best new safari lodges of 2018

What should you be adding to your travel bucket list?

Is Tanzania safe?
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Is Tanzania safe?

The lowdown on safety in Tanzania for international visitors

The Top Safari Destinations in Africa
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The Top Safari Destinations in Africa

The best places for safaris on this wonderful continent

Tanzania or South Africa Safari?
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Tanzania or South Africa Safari?

Pick your next safari destination

Where To Go
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Namibrand, Namibia