|   About/By Thomson Staff, People

Live! From New York…?

Each spring, Rick and Judi treat four members of our Arusha, Tanzania staff to an all-expense paid, two-week trip to the United...

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  |   A Safari Category List, Wildlife

See “African Cats” and Help Save the Savanna

Have you seen Disneynature’s African Cats yet?  Keith Scholey and Alastair Fothergill, director of the remarkable documentary E...

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

Have Hula Hoop, Will Travel

He’s baaack! Our favorite 15-time past guest and hula hooping aficionado, Michael Ellis, graces the pages of our blog once agai...

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  |   A Safari Category List, Wildlife

Migration Update

Professional photographer, Andy Biggs, just returned from leading two back-to-back Photography Safaris  in Tanzania. He searche...

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  |   A Safari Category List, About/By Thomson Staff

Guide Willie Kissanga Retires

With his signature smile, bountifulknowledge, patience and masterful leadership, head guide Willie Kissanga, has led thousands ...

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  |   About/By Thomson Staff

Tanzania is the Best Country in Africa!

Last week, Judi attended the annual Educational Travel Conference (ETC) where she was chairing the Responsible Tourism Committ...

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  |   A Safari Category List, About/By Thomson Staff

Wild Dog Sighting in the Serengeti

Bryan, from our U.S. sales team, just returned from Tanzania with lots of great stories, gorgeous photos and some really impre...

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  |   Stories About/From Our Guests

Best Present Ever

Jane’s grandchildren are always excited to learn about her extensive travels around the globe. They keep track of her journeys ...

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  |   A Safari Category List, Wildlife

Nature is Unpredictable

If you’ve ever watched African wildlife documentaries, you’ve probably seen the incredible work of conservationists and Emmy aw...

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  |   A Safari Category List, About/By Thomson Staff

Celebrating Environmental Initiatives

Environmental responsibility is important to us here at Thomson. You probably already know our safari camps in Tanzania operate...

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  |   A Safari Category List, Wildlife

Human and Elephant Bond

Elephants are considered to be one of the most complex mammals on the planet, exhibiting more similarities to humans than you m...

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  |   A Safari Category List, About/By Thomson Staff

Even the Experts Never Tire of Learning

Thomson guides and mentors attended a leadership seminar last week at our Arusha headquarters. Attending frequent seminars, lik...

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  |   A Safari Category List, Wildlife

Aren’t All Rhinos Grey?

Don’t let the name fool you, rhinos are grey in color, not black or white as their names suggest. Both species are found in sub...

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  |   A Safari Category List, Wildlife

Great Migrations on Nat Geo Channel

Did you catch the National Geographic Channel’s series premiere, Great Migrations, last night? As you might guess, the wildebee...

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  |   A Safari Category List, Landmarks / Parks

True Size of Africa

How big is Africa?  Did you know that this massive continent is larger than USA, China, India, Japan and all of Europe combined...

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  |   A Safari Category List, Giving Back

New Projects on the Horizon for FOTZC!

The Board of Directors of our partner organization, Focus on Tanzanian Communities (FOTZC), recently met and was excited about ...

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  |   A Safari Category List, Giving Back

Family Honors Daughter by Supporting Tanzanian Community

Five years ago, high school student, Michela Harriman, was tragically killed in a car accident. In Michela’s honor, her parents...

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  |   A Safari Category List, About/By Thomson Staff

Judi Mentors Girl Scouts

Last year, two Senior Girl Scouts from Virginia approached Judi for help earning their Gold Award, the highest achievement in G...

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  |   A Safari Category List, People

Jane Goodall Welcomes Thomson Guests

Last week, Dr. Jane Goodall graciously welcomed our guests to Tanzania’s Gombe Stream National Park. Thomson Safaris hosted a t...

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  |   A Safari Category List, About/By Thomson Staff

Celebration at our Camp!

One of our guests just returned with a great sound clip from an evening at camp. Our camp staff celebrated a guest’s birthday b...

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