|   A Safari Category List, History

A Tanzania Safari Adventure with Peace of Mind

Smart travelers know taking a few simple precautions can make a trip infinitely smoother and brings welcome peace of mind. Phot...

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  |   A Safari Category List, Food

Tanzanian Food: Orange and Tomato Soup Recipe

Curious about what you’ll eat while on safari in Tanzania? Along with fresh fruits and vegetables, main courses like chicken, ...

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  |   About/By Thomson Staff, Food

Meet Safari Camp Chef Rebeka Maronde

Ever wonder who is behind those delectable meals on safari? Meet Chef Rebeka Maronde, a rising star in the Tanzania culinary s...

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  |   A Safari Category List, Food

Tanzanian Food: Pumpkin & Sweet Potato Soup Recipe

This soup is a guest favorite at Nyumba camps. Our safari chefs prepare the soup from scratch, and it’s simple enough to recre...

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  |   A Safari Category List, Giving Back

Video: 26,000 Steps Closer to Healthcare in Tanzania

Put on your fitness tracker and start walking – let us know when you hit 13 miles, or approximately 26,000 steps. It will like...

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  |   A Safari Category List, About/By Thomson Staff

Smiling Kids and Parents? How Our Family Safari Mentors Make it Happen

Smiling faces all around for three generations on a family safari How will you spend family time together this year? Will it be...

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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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  |   Stories About/From Our Guests

“The most spectacular vacation my family has ever experienced!”

We’ve returned from the most spectacular vacation that my family has ever experienced! Thomson Safaris provided us with an adve...

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  |   History, Landmarks / Parks

The Lure of Zanzibar

  What’s the best way to wrap up your Tanzania safari or Kilimanjaro trek? By spending more time in Africa, of course. After an...

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  |   Stories About/From Our Guests

“This was the best trip I’ve ever done! So refreshing and spectacular.”

This was the best trip I’ve ever been done! Everything worked like clockwork the entire trip, from registration to the last mor...

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  |   Landmarks / Parks, Wildlife

Five Reasons to Travel to Tanzania Now

Tanzania is the best safari destination in Africa. Why? With more than 25% of the country preserved as national parks or conser...

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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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  |   Stories About/From Our Guests

“Tanzania was better than South Africa, Zimbabwe & Botswana.”

It was a trip of a lifetime.  As you know Lise and I were continuing to South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana which was delightfu...

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  |   Stories About/From Our Guests

Photographer and Thomson Guest Shares Experience on Safari

Our nyumba (camp) seemed to blend into the richness of the area. It consisted of a main dining-cooking tent, a meeting tent wit...

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  |   A Safari Category List, About/By Thomson Staff

Meet the Tanzania Wildlife Expert

We are excited to introduce you to Daniel, who in addition to his formal position as the manager of the Eastern Serengeti Natu...

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  |   Stories About/From Our Guests

“The single most incredible experience of my life.”

My trip to Tanzania was absolutely amazing; the single most incredible experience of my life. It was life changing in so many w...

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  |   About/By Thomson Staff

“This was the most AMAZING ADVENTURE we’ve ever had!”

From the time that Robert picked us up at the airport to our last lunch at the River House where we said goodbye, the trip coul...

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  |   A Safari Category List, About/By Thomson Staff

A Typical Day on Safari: Nicole’s Favorite Memory of her Trip

Nicole points to a pride of lions during a wildlife drive through Serengeti National Park In a way, safari is impossible to sum...

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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, Tips

What to Pack (and What Not to Pack) for an African Safari

This may be what you think of when you hear “safari,” but it’s not how you should pack for one! You know what to wear on a beac...

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