Stories & Travel Tips

The official e-visa, costs, processing time, passport and yellow fever rules, and what changes if you add Zanzibar: everything you need before you fly.

Size, the Great Migration month by month, crowds, prices and access: a fair comparison of the two great parks, and how to choose between them.

Safety on safari, in towns and on Zanzibar, health and road travel: an honest answer from the team that lives here, with the simple habits that keep a trip trouble-free.

Clothes, bags, camera kit, health items and documents for a Tanzania safari, plus the luggage limits on light aircraft and the things you should leave at home.

Prices per person per day for budget, mid-range and luxury trips, what park fees add, and where you can save without spoiling the safari.

Kilimanjaro is 5,895 metres high and needs no climbing skills, but altitude stops many people who attempt it. This guide compares the routes, explains how many days to allow and what drives the cost, and covers what to pack.

Zanzibar is a short flight from the safari parks and the most popular way to end a trip to Tanzania. Choosing the right beach depends mainly on the tide. Here is how the coasts compare and what to do beyond the sand.

Lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and black rhino all live in northern Tanzania, but no single park is best for all five. Here is where to look for each one, and how to plan a safari that gives you a realistic chance of seeing them all.

Tanzania has good wildlife viewing in every month, but each season offers something different. Here is how the dry season, short rains, calving season and long rains compare for safari, Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar.

Around 1.3 million wildebeest and 200,000 zebra circle the Serengeti and Maasai Mara every year. This guide explains where the herds are each month, what you will see at each stage, and how to plan a safari around it.