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Safari guides
Nine guides to planning a Kenya or Tanzania safari: when to go, what it costs, what to pack and what a day in the bush actually looks like.
Kenya safari with kids: a family safari guide
Kenya is one of the easiest places in Africa to take children on safari. The trip just has to be built differently.
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Your first safari: what a day actually looks like
Nobody tells you how early it starts, how long you sit, or how much of it is quiet. Here is an honest hour-by-hour.
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Safari and beach: how to combine bush and coast in Kenya
Safari is exhilarating and tiring. Four days on the Indian Ocean afterwards is the reason people come home rested rather than wrecked.
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The Big Five in Kenya: where to see each one
Four of the five are straightforward. The fifth is why people book a second safari. Here is where each one actually lives.
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Masai Mara or Serengeti: which should you choose?
They are the same ecosystem with a border through the middle. The differences that matter are logistics, cost and crowding, not wildlife.
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What to pack for a Kenya safari
Most safari packing lists are written by people selling safari clothing. This one is written by the people who load your bag into the vehicle.
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How much does a Kenya safari cost?
The honest answer is a range, not a figure. Here is the range, and exactly what moves you up and down inside it.
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Great Migration river crossings: when and where to see one
A crossing is not an event you book. It is a probability you improve. Here is how the migration actually moves, and how to give yourself the best odds.
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The best time to visit Kenya for a safari
Kenya is a year-round destination, which is true but unhelpful. Here is what each month actually gives you, and what it costs.
Read the guideWhere the guides go
Every park our routes actually visit, with the same detail behind each one.
KenyaMasai Mara
Big cats, open plains and the Great Migration
KenyaLake Nakuru
Flamingos, rhinos and the Rift Valley escarpment
KenyaLake Naivasha
Hippos by boat and a walking safari on Crescent Island
KenyaSamburu
Northern Kenya's Special Five
KenyaOl Pejeta Conservancy
The last two northern white rhinos
KenyaAmboseli
Elephants under Kilimanjaro
KenyaTsavo East & West
Red elephants, Mzima Springs and real wilderness
KenyaTaita Hills
Salt Lick Lodge, on stilts above the waterhole
KenyaDiani Beach
White sand and a dhow to Kisite-Mpunguti
TanzaniaSerengeti
The migration's home ground
TanzaniaNgorongoro Crater
The Big Five inside a volcanic caldera
TanzaniaTarangire
Elephant herds among the baobabs
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