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Apr 19, 2022

Why the Best African Walking Safari is in the Eastern Serengeti

Stretch your legs, sink your boots into the dirt and walk among the wildlife on an African walking safari, one of the most exclusive travel experiences in Tanzania.

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Apr 15, 2022

What Should You Expect on a Rwanda Gorilla Trek?

Deep in the mud and thickets of northwest Rwanda live the mountain gorillas: stocky, black-furred beasts that share about 98% of our DNA. You can see these endangered, gentle…

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Mar 07, 2022

River Crossings vs. Calving Season: What’s the Best Great Migration Event to See on Safari?

How do you choose between frantic masses of wildlife bolting across the Mara River, and cute, wobbly baby wildebeest learning to walk in the southern Serengeti? River crossings and…

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Mar 03, 2022

The Art of Cooperation: 6 Examples of Serengeti Symbiosis

When you’re lonesome, life in the wild can be hard. That’s why so many species pair up, forming unlikely alliances that help both partners survive and thrive. These alliances are…

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Jan 07, 2022

Why Visit Tanzania? 15 Facts You Probably Didn’t Know about the Country

Synonymous with staggering beauty and boundless plains, Tanzania is home to some of the most incredible displays of nature on the planet. Between the Serengeti, Mt. Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar, Tanzania…

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Jan 05, 2022

Wild Horses Can’t be Broken: Zebra Domestication Attempts

They’re closely related to horses, and they already sport a SWEET paint job, so why haven’t we been riding on zebras for the last few hundred years? Has no one…

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