TRAVEL GUIDE

Tanzania safari
travel guide.

Practical guides and considered inspiration to help you understand Tanzania before you arrive.

Planning · 7 min read

When to go on safari in Tanzania: a month-by-month guide to dry and green seasons, the Great Migration, calving season, crowds and prices.

Practical Guide · 6 min read

A practical Tanzania safari packing list: luggage limits, what to wear on game drives, the essentials people forget and what to leave at home.

Destinations · 5 min read

Serengeti or Ngorongoro Crater? How Tanzania's two wildlife icons differ, what you can see in each, and why most safaris combine them.

Planning · 6 min read

How long should a Tanzania safari be? What you can see in 3–4, 5–7 and 8+ days on the northern circuit, plus adding Zanzibar.

Wildlife · 8 min read

Where the Great Migration is month by month, when to see calving and Mara River crossings, and how to plan a realistic migration safari.

Practical Guide · 7 min read

Your first Tanzania safari: what to expect from arrival in Arusha to a typical game-drive day, safari etiquette, culture and tipping.

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