Stars over camp – Eastern Serengeti, Tanzania Photo: Toby Gelston Capturing nature’s most awe-inspiring moments takes much more...

Campfire meals, tiny A-frame tents and gargantuan trucks: these were the facts of life for visitors to Tanzania in the 1980s, w...Camping Then In 1981, our campsites looked like something out of Boy Scout magazine–except with stunning Tanzanian landscapes a...Serengeti Nyumba CampInside a Thomson Nyumba: Walk-in tents with ensuite bathroomsDining tents and lounge tents at campsites de...Vehicles Then Thomson started out with Bedford trucks–originally troop carriers in the British Ministry of Defense–to rove the ...Vehicles Then Thomson started out with Bedford trucks–originally troop carriers in the British Ministry of Defense–to rove the ...Vehicles Now Riding in a tough, durable, and customized Land Rover Defenders is a joy, because the team in Tanzania knows how t...Staff Then Safari guides really did it all in the early ‘80s. They drove and maintained their safari vehicle, chose spots for c...if(window.SUImageCarousel){setTimeout(function() {window.SUImageCarousel.initGallery(document.getElementById("su_image_carousel...Rick and Judi Then Business partners like Rick and Judi don’t come around often: When they got together to found Thomson Safari...if(window.SUImageCarousel){setTimeout(function() {window.SUImageCarousel.initGallery(document.getElementById("su_image_carousel...Rick and Judi reminisce on the dawn of safari travel

Each spring, four staff members from the Arusha office visit the United States for an all-expense paid, two-week trip, courtesy...

Safari is a new experience every time, no matter how many times you’ve been–just ask Stacey Bengston. She’s been on safari in E...Learn more about safari and how it has changed over the years in our post: What Was Safari Like in the 1980s Compared to Now?