Wilder Travel articles tagged safari.
A Tanzania safari and Zanzibar trip pairs the northern safari circuit with Indian Ocean beaches. Here is how many days you need, when to go, how to fly between the two, where to stay, and a sample bush-and-beach itinerary.
Read articleA Tarangire National Park safari puts you in front of Tanzania's greatest elephant herds, alongside a 250,000-animal dry-season wildlife concentration and more than 550 bird species. This guide covers the best time to visit, what wildlife to expect, how to reach the park from Arusha, and how to fit Tarangire into your northern circuit.
Read articleTanzania is the stronger choice for most safari travelers, with larger parks, fewer vehicles per square kilometer, the Great Migration for 9 to 10 months of the year, and a Zanzibar extension that's hard to beat. But Kenya makes sense if you're working with a tighter budget, have fewer than 7 days, or want the best chance of seeing rhino up close.
Read articleTanzania's northern safari circuit is genuinely safe for visitors. The US advisory sits at Level 3 but the concerns driving it — terrorism near Mozambique and post-election unrest in Dar es Salaam — are far from the Serengeti, Ngorongoro, and Tarangire. Here is what the risks actually are and how to prepare for them.
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