Planning · 8 min read
Tanzania vs Kenya Safari: Which Country for Your First Trip?
We are based in Arusha, so we are not neutral — but the honest comparison is more interesting than the sales pitch.
Safari guide
Tanzania safari guide
Everything we get asked on the road, written down properly — costs, timing, parks, the Great Migration, the balloon flight and volunteering. New articles every week.
Practical · 8 min read
Is a Tanzania Safari Safe? Health, Visas and Money
Tanzania is one of the calmer countries in the region to travel in. The real preparation is medical and administrative, not dramatic.
Practical · 8 min read
Safari Photography Guide for the Northern Circuit
The difference between snapshots and photographs on safari is mostly timing, a beanbag and knowing when to put the camera down.
Planning · 8 min read
Arusha Travel Guide: Where to Stay and Start a Safari
Everyone passes through Arusha and almost nobody plans for it. Two days here make the rest of the trip better.
Volunteering · 8 min read
Volunteering in Tanzania: How to Choose an Honest Programme
Good volunteering looks boring from the outside: the same faces, week after week, doing what the house actually needs. Here is how to find it.
Culture · 7 min read
Materuni Waterfalls and Chagga Coffee Tour: The Full Guide
A waterfall on Kilimanjaro's lower slopes, coffee roasted by the family who grew it, and an afternoon in water the colour of glass.
Planning · 7 min read
Day Trips from Arusha: Safari, Waterfalls and Hot Springs
One free day in Arusha is enough for a full safari, a waterfall hike or a swim in turquoise spring water. Here are the six we run most.
Planning · 8 min read
Best Time to Visit the Serengeti, Month by Month
There is no closed season in the Serengeti — only different parks within the same park. Pick your month by what you want to see.
Parks · 8 min read
Ngorongoro Crater Tour: Fees, Timing and Wildlife
The densest wildlife in Africa, on a caldera floor 600 metres below you. Here is how a crater day really works.
Parks · 7 min read
Lake Manyara Safari Guide: Flamingos and Lions in Trees
A narrow strip of forest, floodplain and soda lake beneath the Rift Valley wall — and the easiest beautiful day out of Arusha.
Parks · 8 min read
Tarangire Safari Guide: Elephants, Baobabs, Day Trips
Two hours from Arusha, the most underrated park in northern Tanzania — and in the dry season the best elephant viewing in the country.
Experiences · 8 min read
Serengeti Balloon Safari: Price and Is It Worth It
One hour over the plains at sunrise, a champagne breakfast in the grass, and back with your group by mid-morning. Here is how it works.
Planning · 9 min read
Best Time to Go on Safari in Tanzania: Month by Month
There is no bad month for a Tanzania safari — only months that suit different travellers. Here is what each one actually looks like on the ground.
Planning · 11 min read
How Much Does a Tanzania Safari Cost? Real 2026 Prices
Quotes for the same itinerary can vary by a factor of ten. Here are our actual prices, the official park fees behind them, and where the rest of the money goes.
Planning · 7 min read
How Many Days Do You Need for a Safari? 2, 3, 5 or 7
The right length depends on one thing above all: whether you want to include the Serengeti.
Wildlife · 8 min read
The Great Migration: Where the Herds Are Each Month
The migration is not an event with a date. It is a continuous 800-kilometre loop, and knowing where it is decides where you should sleep.
Parks · 6 min read
Serengeti vs Ngorongoro: Which Should You Visit?
One is vast and unpredictable, the other compact and almost guaranteed. They are not really competitors.
Travel Tips · 6 min read
Budget Camping vs Lodge Safari in Tanzania
The game drives are identical. Everything that differs happens after dark.
Volunteering · 6 min read
Combining Volunteering and Safari in Tanzania
This is how Fruits & Love started: volunteers with a free weekend and a country full of national parks two hours up the road.
Travel Tips · 5 min read
What to Pack for a Tanzania Safari
Almost everyone brings too many clothes and not enough layers. Here is what actually gets used.
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Everything we have written, grouped the way people actually plan a trip: the money and the timing first, then the parks, then the practical details.
Planning
- Tanzania vs Kenya Safari: Which Country for Your First Trip?
- Arusha Travel Guide: Where to Stay and Start a Safari
- Day Trips from Arusha: Safari, Waterfalls and Hot Springs
- Best Time to Visit the Serengeti, Month by Month
- Best Time to Go on Safari in Tanzania: Month by Month
- How Much Does a Tanzania Safari Cost? Real 2026 Prices
- How Many Days Do You Need for a Safari? 2, 3, 5 or 7