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Articles about Tanzania

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

What makes the Green Season so special
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What makes the Green Season so special

The bushveld of Africa undergoes a magical transformation

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

Where the migration meets the Mara

Top 10 adventurous honeymoons
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Top 10 adventurous honeymoons

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

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

Top 10 African Adventures
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Top 10 African Adventures

Get your blood pumping on a real African 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.

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

Some combinations just work

24 hours in Arusha
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24 hours in Arusha

The gateway to northern Tanzania

An East Africa safari guide
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An East Africa safari guide

What to know and where to go

Best Wellness Safaris
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Best Wellness Safaris

Indulge in one of these top spa retreats

A day on safari in East Africa
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A day on safari in East Africa

What happens in a typical day in Kenya and Tanzania?

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

Walking safaris enrich the soul

Top tips for solo female travellers in Africa
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Top tips for solo female travellers in Africa

The practical, the interesting and the downright useful

The Best of 2018
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The Best of 2018

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

Our month-by-month safari guide
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Our month-by-month safari guide

Fall in love with Africa, month by glorious month.

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

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

Safari with purpose

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

The Best Horseback Safari Adventures in Africa
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The Best Horseback Safari Adventures in Africa

Take to the saddle for a wild encounter

Is Tanzania safe?
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Is Tanzania safe?

The lowdown on safety in Tanzania for international visitors

What to pack for Tanzania
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What to pack for Tanzania

The lowdown on the essentials

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

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

An exceptional guide can make all the difference

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

Romance-inducing adventures under Tanzanian skies

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

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

Your next walking safari awaits you…

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

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

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

Experience Tanzania in luxury
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Experience Tanzania in luxury

Designer gems from Zanzibar to the Serengeti

Alternative Big Five
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Alternative Big Five

Less commonly sought after beasties

Northern Vs Southern Tanzania
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Northern Vs Southern Tanzania

What’s the difference?

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!

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…

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

Meet your favourite Lion King Characters
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Meet your favourite Lion King Characters

Oh I just can’t wait to be king…

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

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

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.

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 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

Top 5 safari libraries in Africa
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Top 5 safari libraries in Africa

Where to rest, relax and find the best books

Best African Beaches for Bookworms
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Best African Beaches for Bookworms

Tropical spots to relax with a novel

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

The island of endless shimmering beaches

Plan your christmas safari now
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Plan your christmas safari now

Swap the snow for the sand!

Hard to Pronounce Destinations
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Hard to Pronounce Destinations

Top tongue-twisting spots

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 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 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

Timbuktu’s Seven (Alternative) Wonders of Africa
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Timbuktu’s Seven (Alternative) Wonders of Africa

A new twist on an old favourite

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

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

An exploration of note

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…

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

A Celebration of Incredible Women Across Africa
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A Celebration of Incredible Women Across Africa

Who runs the world? Girls.

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Namibrand, Namibia