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Why we would rather you saw one park properly
The arithmetic of a Tanzanian road trip, and why dropping a park almost always improves the week.
4 November 2025 7 min read
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Reading a crossing: how guides choose the spot
Herd pressure, river level, and the quiet hour before every other vehicle arrives.
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Eleven days or fifteen — where the extra four nights are best spent, and when to fly rather than drive.
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When the migration is actually where
A month-by-month read on where the herds sit, and the few weeks nobody can predict.
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Park fees, camp rates, vehicle days and tips, broken out line by line.
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The packing list that fits one soft bag
Light-aircraft weight limits, what camp laundry will wash, and what people always forget.
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