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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

Tanzania Safari Guide
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Tanzania Safari Guide

Your guide to navigating Tanzania’s amazing safari circuit

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

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

Tanzania and Zanzibar: a bush and beach adventure
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Tanzania and Zanzibar: a bush and beach adventure

Some combinations just work

Our favourite African water safaris 
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Our favourite African water safaris 

Explore our top water wonderlands

The best national parks in Tanzania
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The best national parks in Tanzania

From north to south to west, this is where to go in Tanzania

The best honeymoons in Africa
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The best honeymoons in Africa

“Out of Africa” reloaded

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

Where the migration meets the Mara

A Guide to the Best Cities in Kenya
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A Guide to the Best Cities in Kenya

For travellers who enjoy a taste of the city life…

Top Tanzania Travel Tips
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Top Tanzania Travel Tips

Everything you need to know about your next Tanzanian adventure

How to plan the perfect Tanzania safari
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How to plan the perfect Tanzania safari

Your guide to planning a Tanzania safari, without the fuss.

Discover Southern Tanzania’s Safari Secrets Off the Beaten Path
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Discover Southern Tanzania’s Safari Secrets Off the Beaten Path

Southern Tanzania offers a wilder, less-crowded safari experience.

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

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?

Your Month-by-Month Guide to the Great Migration in Tanzania
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Your Month-by-Month Guide to the Great Migration in Tanzania

Plan your next Great Migration safari

See Kenya in Luxury
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See Kenya in Luxury

Splendid camps & magic experiences

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

Take an insta(gram)-vacation

Africa’s Seven Greatest Walking Safaris
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Africa’s Seven Greatest Walking Safaris

Walking safaris enrich the soul

Why do we travel?
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Why do we travel?

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

What makes a great safari guide
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What makes a great safari guide

An exceptional guide can make all the difference

The best time to visit Tanzania
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The best time to visit Tanzania

See some of the lesser-known regions of this incredible country.

A honeymoon safari in Africa
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A honeymoon safari in Africa

It’s all about wild animals, romance and fiery African sunsets

Tanzania: The rainy season
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Tanzania: The rainy season

Pack a rain jacket and consider travelling in the wet season

Where To Escape To This Winter
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Where To Escape To This Winter

Follow the sunshine

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

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

Kenya vs Tanzania: Which is Better for a Safari?
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Kenya vs Tanzania: Which is Better for a Safari?

Which one will you pick for your next adventure…

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

Learn the secrets of the Maasai people…

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

Pick your next safari destination

What’s it like to go on safari now?
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What’s it like to go on safari now?

A Timbuktu traveller reveals what it’s like to travel right now

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

A Spotlight on Conservation
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A Spotlight on Conservation

Travel with impact

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

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

An exploration of note

Our Guide to Solo Travel in Tanzania
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Our Guide to Solo Travel in Tanzania

A ticket for one to Tanzania’s legendary locations

Experience Tanzania in luxury
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Experience Tanzania in luxury

Designer gems from Zanzibar to the Serengeti

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

The island of endless shimmering beaches

Where to find the Big Five in Kenya
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Where to find the Big Five in Kenya

Enjoy an exhilarating Big Five safari experience!

The 10 Best Boutique Hotels in Tanzania
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The 10 Best Boutique Hotels in Tanzania

Treasures scattered from the savannah to the coast

Take A Walk On The Wild Side
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Take A Walk On The Wild Side

Your next walking safari awaits you…

Tanzania Wildlife Guide
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Tanzania Wildlife Guide

There’s no end to the wildlife wonders of Tanzania

Where we’re dreaming of for 2021
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Where we’re dreaming of for 2021

After the challenges of 2020, the Timbuktu team are thinking big…

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

The masses are on the move

Bucket list safaris in Africa
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Bucket list safaris in Africa

Make this a safari for the books.

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

Best Wellness Safaris
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Best Wellness Safaris

Indulge in one of these top spa retreats

Top Five Places to see African Wild Dogs
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Top Five Places to see African Wild Dogs

Come and see Africa’s painted wolves

7 active safari ideas
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7 active safari ideas

Keep your heart rate high

Top 10 African Adventures
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Top 10 African Adventures

Get your blood pumping on a real African adventure!

Serengeti safari guide
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Serengeti safari guide

The ins and outs of a Serengeti safari

The 10 Best Things to Do in Tanzania
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The 10 Best Things to Do in Tanzania

Our top-visited places and must-do activities

An East Africa safari guide
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An East Africa safari guide

What to know and where to go

Alternative Big Five
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Alternative Big Five

Less commonly sought after beasties

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?

Top 10 Eco-friendly safari lodges
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Top 10 Eco-friendly safari lodges

Setting the standards for sustainable and responsible travel

6 of the Best Tanzania honeymoons
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6 of the Best Tanzania honeymoons

Romance-inducing adventures under Tanzanian skies

Best African Beaches for Bookworms
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Best African Beaches for Bookworms

Tropical spots to relax with a novel

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.

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!

Where To Go
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Namibrand, Namibia