After five amazing (and tiring) days on safari in Tanzania — exploring Tarangire, Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti — we flew straight from Kilimanjaro Airport to Zanzibar. What followed was six blissful...
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Ngorongoro Conservation Area is in northern Tanzania.
When I first started planning our Tanzania safari, I had no idea just how much prices could vary. I assumed I’d get a few quotes, compare them, and pick the best one....
Our 5-day safari through Tanzania felt like stepping into a dream. Tanzania’s northern circuit is home to baobab forests scattered with elephants, Serengeti plains rippling with migrating herds, and misty crater rims...
Major festivals like Carnival or Oktoberfest are a fun impetus for a trip—but what we find our travelers recall most fondly are smaller, local festivities that invite you into the soul of...
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Wendy asked me, as a former picture editor at The New York Times and the Associated Press, to single out ten of my favorite pictures that our travelers shot and sent in...
Wildlife encounters are some of the world’s most coveted travel experiences—so coveted that the best, from gorilla trekking in Africa to snorkeling with sea lions in the Galapagos, often require booking a...
For many people, seeing wild animals in their native habitat is their favorite reason to travel; that’s the common thread in the trip reviews you’ll read below. True wildlife sightings can’t be...
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May is a month of possibility! Should you bask in a meadow of spring flowers in the Northern Hemisphere? Or admire the final tones of fall in the Southern? It’s the last...
Whether you’re searching for a festive holiday trip or a getaway between the Thanksgiving and Christmas rushes (one of the most affordable travel windows of the year), there are many more fantastic...