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Not a blog in the marketing sense. These are the answers we give on the phone, from the people who walk the route and drive the circuit, written out once so you can read them before you ask.

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Safari28 September 20262 min readThe flamingos of Lake Natron, and why the lake is redLake Natron is too salty and too hot for almost anything to live in. That is exactly why East Africa's lesser flamingos…Read it →Safari28 September 20262 min readNight drives in Tanzania: which parks allow them and what you seeMost of Tanzania's national parks close to vehicles at dusk. A few now allow guided night drives, and the conservancies…Read it →Safari28 September 20262 min readBlack rhino in Tanzania: where the last populations areTanzania once held one of the largest black rhino populations in Africa. Poaching took most of them. The ones that remai…Read it →Safari28 September 20262 min readTanzania's tree-climbing lions: Lake Manyara and TarangireLions are not built for climbing, and most never bother. In Lake Manyara and parts of Tarangire, some prides do it often…Read it →Safari28 September 20263 min readWhy the Ngorongoro Crater has so many predators in so little spaceThe crater floor is a closed bowl with permanent water and grazing all year. The prey stays, so the predators stay, and…Read it →Safari28 September 20261 min readAccessible safari: vehicles, lodges and what to askA safari is mostly spent seated in a vehicle, which makes it more accessible than many travellers expect. The challenges…Read it →Safari28 September 20261 min readHoneymoon safari: where the quiet camps areA honeymoon safari is about the same wildlife with more space around it: fewer vehicles, small camps, private time and a…Read it →Safari28 September 20262 min readHow to read a safari itinerary and spot the paddingTwo seven-day safaris can differ by three days of actual game viewing. Most of the difference is in how the days are cou…Read it →Safari22 September 20265 min readShort safaris between AFCON matchesThree and four-day itineraries that fit into the gaps in a group-stage schedule.Read it →Africa Cup of Nations22 September 20265 min readArusha during AFCON 2027A match-day guide to Tanzania’s safari capital: where to stay, how to get around, and what to do between fixtures.Read it →

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