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We began taking travelers on safari in Tanzania in 1981, and the very first guide we worked with was a kind, knowledgeable, ent...

Thomson guest Patti invites you into her Serengeti Nyumba tent to have a look at its amenities. Karibu sana!

Hunt’s Photo Adventures is one of our newest partners. The group is planning its second photo safari after an unforgettable ad...

You see some truly incredible things on safari, and since almost every person at Thomson Safaris has been on safari, we have a ...

Guests often ask how we, personally, would like to safari. To answer that, we went back to our roots and the original idea that...

It’s our fourth year on the “World’s Best Safari Outfitter” list by Travel + Leisure, and we want to thank all our guests who v...

Lions don’t just roar. And forget what you’ve heard about laughing hyenas. It’s more common for these nocturnal predators to ma...

Staffer Kendra recently returned from a Classic Safari. We asked her about the experience, and she summed it up with a letter t...

We love panoramic shots and aerial views as much as anyone else, but there’s a good reason we don’t suggest bringing drones on ...

Did you know Tanzania has more wild animals per square kilometer than any other country in Africa? Nearly 40% of Tanzania’s rou...

We’ve partnered with two adventure icons to create what might be the perfect safari journey this fall. From Sept. 19 to Sept. 2...

African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) Senior Vice President Craig Sholley has a lifetime of wildlife experience. It started with a ...

Following Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi and dozens of other countries across the globe, Tanzania is banning single-use plastic bags. W...

Acacia Branches Photo: Benj Wadsworth Capturing nature’s most awe-inspiring moments takes much more than good luck and a quick ...

Seeing a pangolin on safari is incredibly rare. There are wildlife guides in Tanzania who have worked decades without seeing on...

The Traveling Cyclones, Iowa State University’s Alumni Association travel program, is venturing on over 50 trips across the glo...

Great Migration herds, close-ups of black rhinos, an elephant charging through a pride of lions – sometimes you’re lucky enough...

Its concentration of wildlife makes it “one of the greatest natural wonders of the planet,” but that’s just one reason it was n...

Zebra in wildebeest herd Photo: Benj Wadsworth Capturing nature’s most awe-inspiring moments takes much more than good luck and...

Romantic walks on the beaches of Zanzibar, four Great Migration river crossings and a private dinner in the middle of the Seren...