Safari Packing List for Tanzania: What to Bring (and What to Leave)
A good safari packing list is shorter than most people expect. On a Tanzania safari you spend most of the day in a vehicle, lodges …
Ndutu and the Calving Season: The Great Migration Gives Birth
Ndutu is the area of short-grass plains, acacia woodland and soda lakes where the Great Migration gives birth. From roughly December to March, hundreds of …
Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar: How to Combine Bush and Beach
A Tanzania safari and Zanzibar make one of the best two-part trips in the world: a week of game drives in the Serengeti and Ngorongoro …
Tarangire National Park: Elephants, Baobabs and When to Go
Tarangire National Park is famous for two things you will remember long after your safari: huge herds of elephants and ancient baobab trees. In the …
Tanzania Visa Guide: E-Visa, Fees and the New Travel Insurance Rule
Most visitors need a visa to enter Tanzania, and the easiest way to get one is the official e-visa, applied for online before you travel. …
Tanzania Mandatory Travel Insurance: The US$44 Rule Explained
Tanzania now has mandatory travel insurance. Since 1 October 2026, most foreign visitors entering mainland Tanzania must hold a government inbound travel insurance policy costing …
Best Lodges in Karatu, Tanzania: 15 Places to Stay
Karatu has the widest choice of lodges anywhere near the Ngorongoro Crater, from simple garden inns in town to coffee-estate manors and forest-edge retreats. Because …
3-Day Safari: Tarangire, Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro
A 3-day safari to Tarangire, Lake Manyara and the Ngorongoro Crater is the best short safari in northern Tanzania. In three days you see three …
Safari Lodge vs Tented Camp: Which Is More Comfortable?
A safari lodge is usually the more comfortable choice: solid walls, more space, steadier temperatures, a pool and more facilities. A tented camp is usually …
Endoro Falls and the Elephant Caves: A Forest Walk near Karatu
Endoro Falls is a waterfall hidden in the Ngorongoro Forest above Karatu, reached by a guided walk through montane forest that also passes the famous …