The Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi), also known as the Kilimanjaro giraffe, is one of the nine giraffe subspecies recognized by … read more

Taking Diamox to reach the roof of Africa In August and September 2018, Your African Safari surveyed over 150 Kilimanjaro tour operators and several… read more

In August 2015, my husband and I took our three boys on their, and our, first safari. We were nervous about many things, such as the long flights and… read more

Tarangire: A land of elephants Of all the parks on the northern circuit, Tarangire National Park is by far my favorite. We stopped in Tarangire on da… read more

The great annual wildebeest migration is a spectacle many of us, even those who’ve not been on safari before, are familiar with. Courtesy of some exc… read more

Traveling to a foreign country usually involves detailed planning.  What are the highlights, where should we go, and if travel time and budget is lim… read more

The first Tanzania safari I took came with a bit of sticker shock, I will admit it. I had completely different expectations of lodging and transporta… read more