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Detail of Bao board Yintan [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by...

When we think of wildlife on safari, the image that pops to mind is often of a lone creature silhouetted against the endless pl...

A Maasai herder tends his cattle Photo taken by Thomson Safaris guest, Beverly Halliwell-Ross While Tanzania has well over 120 ...

When most guests think of bites on safari, they’re imagining witnessing a predator track down prey, or even just watching a he...

After every safari, we hear from guests that their guide was amazing, and that he “must be the best.” At this point, we’ve hear...

“Porc formiguer” by MontageMan is the author of the original image, I did the crop – Cropped from File:Porcs formiguers (Orycte...

Bowl stitched with thread and beads from Tanzania  Each year, in an effort to promote friendship and understanding between the...

There are many signs guides use in the field to help them find animals; the nearest source of water, the flick of a tail from...

During the long dry season, they seem dead, their twisted bark peeling and grayish, limbs leafless and scraggly, looking almos...

Thomson Safaris guest Linda Newquist caught a tiger fish during her post-safari trip extension Forget mutant piranhas and anaco...

After every safari, we hear from guests that their guide was amazing, and that he “must be the best.” At this point, we’ve hear...

By Peter Trimming (Flickr: ‘Honey’) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons They’re sma...

“Chanting to the Moon”  by Peter Ray Mwasha Tanzania is a land filled with stunning imagery and lush, vibrant color; it makes...

The kigelia, or “sausage tree,” is a common sight in the Serengeti. “Kigelia-Africana-Serengeti” by Bjørn Christian Tørrissen –...

The Greeks dubbed them “river horses,” and for years, archeologists and biologists agreed that they were probably (evolutionary...

After every safari, we hear from guests that their guide was amazing, and that he “must be the best.” At this point, we’ve hea...

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

The Swahili name “popobawa” translates to “batwing”  “Big-eared-townsend-fledermaus” by PD-USGov, exact author unknown – http:/...

The hornbill’s looks and behavior are often eerily human. “Bucorvus leadbeateri -Philadelphia Zoo -upper body-8a” by Peter Mass...

Maasai jumping ceremony Photo: Thomson Safaris guest, Kristen Boren It’s a tourist favorite, and it’s been captured in endless ...