Tarangire National Park

The Serengeti and Beyond: Starting an 8-Day Northern Circuit Safari in Tanzania

From the disbelief of a recovered suitcase to the roar of a Land Cruiser engine, our journey through Tanzania’s famous Northern Circuit is finally underway. Destination: Bush Country.

Visiting Tarangire National Park, Tanzania

Visiting Tarangire National Park, Tanzania

Zebras and wildebeests drank the muddy water, flicked their tails, rolled in the dust, and fussed with each other. It may have just been in my head, but somewhere I could hear the soundtrack of "The Lion King" playing.

The Safari as Journey: My Introduction to Bush Country

The Safari as Journey: My Introduction to Bush Country

We pitched our duffels and then ourselves into Saidi's knobby-wheeled truck. Saidi found the gear and we lurched forward. Our aim was to encounter the wildness of East Africa, God-willing, in a bloodless way.