|   A Safari Category List, History

Union Day

On Monday, April 26, Tanzania celebrates Union Day. It is a public holiday commemorating the day Zanzibar and Tanganyika joined...

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  |   A Safari Category List, About/By Thomson Staff

Wazee Club Ceremony

Last week, a ceremony was held at Thomson Safaris, Ltd in Arusha, Tanzania to honor staff members whose dedication to the compa...

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  |   A Safari Category List, Wildlife

Serengeti Report: April 2010

Senior guide, John Urio, just returned from one of our last safaris for this season (next season begins next month, in May). H...

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  |   A Safari Category List, Wildlife

Is safari for the birds? You betcha!

Tanzania is home to an abundance of stunning birds. Many of our guests return with a new-found appreciation for birds after obs...

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

International Film Festival Features a Thomson Family Safari

It’s been a big month for documentaries featuring Thomson Safaris trips! Filmmaker and Thomson guest, Shaun Donahue, shot a doc...

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  |   A Safari Category List, People

Maasai Song Exchange

If you’ve been lucky enough to hear traditional Maasai music in person, you know the combination of hypnotic rhythms, thunderou...

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  |   A Safari Category List, About/By Thomson Staff

Photography Tips from Andy Biggs

Have you been admiring the hippo photo at the top of the page? That was taken by professional photographer, Andy Biggs, who lea...

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  |   A Safari Category List, Wildlife

Migration Report

Kissanga, one of our senior guides, sent us a migration update from the Serengeti. He reports, “It has stopped raining and it i...

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  |   A Safari Category List, Giving Back

FOTZC Launches New Mission & Website

Our favorite non-profit organization, Friends of Tanzanian Schools, has recently broadened its scope to provide critical resou...

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