Stories & Travel Tips

At 5,895 metres, Mount Kilimanjaro is Africa's highest peak and the world's tallest freestanding mountain. No technical climbing is needed — only preparation, determination and the right route. Here is what you need to know.

After days of game drives and early starts, Zanzibar's turquoise water and white-sand beaches are the perfect reward. This guide covers the best beaches, where to stay and what to do on the Spice Island.

Tanzania is one of the best countries in Africa to see the Big Five — lion, elephant, buffalo, leopard and black rhino — in the wild. This guide explains where, when and how to find each of them.

Tanzania offers excellent wildlife all year, but each season has its own character. From the dry season's easy game viewing to the green season's newborn animals and lower prices, here is how to choose the right time for your safari.

Around 1.5 million wildebeest, with hundreds of thousands of zebra and gazelle, circle the Serengeti–Mara ecosystem every year. Here is where the herds are month by month, and how to plan a safari to see them.