|   About Thomson

Camp Update from Co-Founder Rick Thomson

Greetings from Tanzania! All spring, we’ve been busy preparing for this season’s safari guests and I wanted to share our lates...

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  |   About/By Thomson Staff, Landmarks / Parks

Introducing: Thomson’s New Waterhole at the Eastern Serengeti Camp

Thirsty? Now, when you visit your Nyumba camp in the Eastern Serengeti Nature Refuge, you can grab a drink with the wildlife! ...

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  |   About/By Thomson Staff

Behind the Scenes at Thomson’s Arusha Headquarters – Part 2

Thomson co-founder Judi Wineland recently took us on a behind-the-scenes look of Thomson’s Arusha headquarters. She’s going be...

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  |   About Thomson

VIDEO: Go Behind the Scenes of a Nyumba Tent with Rick Thomson

After 40 years in the Tanzania bush, Rick Thomson, one of the co-founders of Thomson Safaris, developed the perfect safari cam...

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  |   About Thomson, Giving Back

Here’s What 40 Years of Sustainable Travel Looks Like

From the beginning, our founders Rick Thomson and Judi Wineland believed that tourism should be a force for good. Eco-friendly...

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  |   About Thomson, History

What Was Safari Like in the 1980s Compared to Now?

Campfire meals, tiny A-frame tents and gargantuan trucks: these were the facts of life for visitors to Tanzania in the 1980s, ...

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  |   Tips, Wildlife

6 Tips for Making the Most of Your Visit to the Serengeti

So, you might already know you want to visit the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania – and how could you not? It is, after al...

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  |   Stories About/From Our Guests

Take a Tour of a Thomson Nyumba Tent!

Thomson guest Patti invites you into her Serengeti Nyumba tent to have a look at its amenities. Karibu sana!

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  |   Food, Tips

Tents or Lodges: Where to Stay for Your Safari

A room with four walls and conventional plumbing or a canvas tent on the plains? Your safari accommodations impact everything ...

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  |   About/By Thomson Staff, Food

Take a Tour With Us Through Camp

The Nyumba Camps are a unique piece of the Thomson Safaris experience. We want to show you why. The best safari camp will do a ...

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  |   A Safari Category List, Stories About/From Our Guests

Behind the Scenes and Behind the Lens: On Safari with Photographer Toby Gelston

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  |   A Safari Category List, About/By Thomson Staff

7 Memorable Moments from Kristina’s Tanzania Adventure

Kristina always lights up a room everywhere she goes, but when she returned from her Tanzania safari and Mount Kilimanjaro tre...

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  |   Food

Tanzanian Food: Traditional Dinner Served at Thomson Camp

Tanzanian foods like Chapati bread and Kachumbari salad are part of the traditional Tanzanian meal served at Thomson’s Ngorong...

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  |   Stories About/From Our Guests, Wildlife

Why You Don’t Need to be a Camper to Love a Safari

This week we have the pleasure of speaking with a recent guest, Mackenzie, who recounts the safari adventure she experienced w...

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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

Things that go Bump in the Night: Tanzania’s Nocturnal Wildlife

The sun-drenched plains of Tanzania are an ideal spot for wildlife viewing, but no matter how long you’re willing to wait, ther...

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  |   A Safari Category List, Wildlife

Let’s Talk (and Grunt, and Whoop) About Hyena

Laying in bed at the end of a long day in the bush, you hear a distinctive high-pitched giggling sound, a hee-hee-hee on heliu...

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