|   Landmarks / Parks, Wildlife

Why You Need to Visit Ngorongoro Crater on Safari

Its concentration of wildlife makes it “one of the greatest natural wonders of the planet,” but that’s just one reason it was ...

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  |   Stories About/From Our Guests, Wildlife

Our Guests’ Favorite Moments with East Africa’s Wildlife

They came within inches of gorillas, watched the world’s fastest cat chase down its prey and saw the king of the jungle face of...

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  |   Wildlife

Africa’s Endangered Species by the Numbers

Around 100 years ago, wildlife in Africa flooded the plains in droves. Hundreds of thousands of rhinos, and lions and millions ...

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  |   A Safari Category List, Wildlife

African Rhino Facts – How Much Do You Know?

The rhinoceros is a treasured sight for wildlife lovers. But its small population gives it a mysterious quality. There are doz...

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  |   A Safari Category List, About/By Thomson Staff

What to Expect on an African Safari? A First Timer’s Account

My first steps out of Kilimanjaro Airport were refreshing ones. The air smells like air should – earthy, pure, and untainted. A...

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  |   About/By Thomson Staff

Paul Travels to Tanzania on a Thomson Signature Safari

Tanzania Safari serviceperson extraordinaire, Paul, first traveled to Tanzania over nine years ago. Today he says that “every t...

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  |   A Safari Category List, Wildlife

How The Big Five Made The Cut

We tell all our guests to keep an eye out for the “big five” species—lion, rhinoceros, leopard, cape buffalo, and elephant—beca...

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  |   A Safari Category List, Wildlife

Aren’t All Rhinos Grey?

Don’t let the name fool you, rhinos are grey in color, not black or white as their names suggest. Both species are found in sub...

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