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Trade winter for an East African paradise

In December, while the northern hemisphere is experiencing a cold and dark winter, Africa is experiencing a balmy, welcoming summer. The...

Choosing Between Eastern & Southern Africa Safaris

Safari veterans broadly divide Africa into two regions, eastern and southern. Because of the continent’s enormous size, if you can narrow...

Optimizing Your Safari: 10 Crucial Questions to Ask Your Safari Company

Selecting the right safari company goes a long way in ensuring the best experience from beginning to end – a trip that is tailored...

Safari Stories

Exploring Africa's Wildlife and Wild Places

In Our Travelers' Words: Serengeti Safari

In June 2017 children’s book author Lori Stewart took her first trip to Africa on a Bushtracks safari spanning the Ngorongoro Crater, the...

Route of the Migration from Tanzania to Kenya in September

The Great Migration, though commonly referred to as an annual event with its peak in September, is actually a year-round trek of zebra...

Carol Guy shares her Congo Basin Discovery 2023 experience

Tour leader Carol Guy recently returned from accompanying Bushtracks’ Congo Basin Discovery, exploring remote and pristine national parks...

The Pursuit of Luxury & Learning

Lions, Tigers & Tradewinds will embark November 3-23, 2024, with an updated itinerary and even more excitement and adventure. “This is...

The Magic of the Nyerere National Park in August

August is quite simply one of our favorite times to safari. The month heralds the end of our dry winter season and offers world-class...

10 Camera Setup Tips for Your Photo Safari

Bushtracks specialist guide and guest blogger, David Bristow, shares his tips on setting up your digital camera to take stunning photos...

Safari Stories From A Zimbabwean Trip Planner's Child

I'm more than certain that getting two young children through a 15-and-a-half-hour flight to Africa is nothing short of a hellacious...

Tiger Tourism

India’s Ranthambore National Park, home to the elusive and endangered Bengal tiger, is just one of the amazing destinations on our Lions,...

Safari Stories from One of Our Own: Siobhan Love

It is always exciting when one of our colleagues returns from Africa and to hear “Safari Stories from One of Our Own”. Meet Siobhan Love,...

A Dazzling Spectacle: The Great Migration during Peak Season

The Masai Mara National Reserve borders Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park, creating one contiguous ecosystem of riverine forests and...