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We spend a lot of time making sure travelers have everything they’ll need on a safari or a trek, but what about the things they...

We’ll admit it, we’re fans of Toto’s “Africa,” the 80s anthem where they bless the rains down in Africa, which is why we wanted...

You’ve probably heard that a zebra can’t change its stripes (probably when someone was acting predictably badly), but for the a...

The black-and-rufous elephant shrew, one of 17 species of sengi found across Africa. “Rhynchocyon petersi from side” by Joey Ma...

The western world grew up with Grimm’s fairy tales and Hans Christian Andersen; in East Africa, different stories are told to c...

Tragelaphus strepsiceros ♂ (head)” by © Hans Hillewaert. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons – http://commons.wik...

Most people know Zanzibar as an exotic spice island ringed with white-sand beaches (or as the birthplace of Queen’s Freddy Merc...

Savannahs are bred for their spotted coats and more “wild” looking faces and ears By Jason Douglas (By uploader) [Public domain...

They’re one of the most ubiquitous forms of wildlife in Tanzania, watching them move en masse is a truly unforgettable sight, a...

Beauty hurts? “Sabi_2012 05 18_0437” by Flickr user Harvey Barrison licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 It’s a jungle out there…okay, m...

After months of summer heat, everyone at the Thomson office was ready for a little summer fun. Luckily, in Boston “getting away...

When I visited the Serengeti, I expected to see giraffes and zebras, beautiful landscapes and peaceful sunsets over the plains....

Sometimes people think we have a monopoly on strange behavior, bizarre habits, and quirky character traits, but that’s not true...

There’s one thing we can guarantee every Thomson traveler will see on his or her trip. No, it’s not a favorite animal. It’s a k...

You know not to get between a grizzly and her cub, or to corner a raccoon, or scare a skunk, because you’ve heard what will hap...

“Aardwolf25” by Greg Hume – Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons – http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil...

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...

“Ugali & Sukuma Wiki” by Paresh Jai from Nairobi, Kenya – Ugali & Sukuma WikiUploaded by Common Good. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 ...

One of these things is not like the other…but at first it might be hard to see the difference between African and Asian elepha...

As anyone who’s been on safari knows, a reliable vehicle is an absolute must. Not just any car can handle the dusty roads, riv...