Appunti dal campo
Consigli di pianificazione, liste per la valigia e percorsi analizzati sul campo, scritti prima che ce li chieda, non dopo.
Mikumi in a Weekend: What You Can Actually See in Three Days
Four hours from Dar es Salaam, no flight, no week off work. An honest account of what a two-night trip to Mikumi delivers — and what it does not.
The Southern Circuit: Tanzania Without the Queue of Land Cruisers
Nyerere, Ruaha, Mikumi and Udzungwa hold more land than the northern parks and a fraction of the vehicles. Here is what you trade, and what you get for it.
Boat, Foot or Vehicle: Three Ways to See Nyerere
Nyerere is one of the few Tanzanian parks where you are allowed out of the car. What each way of moving through it actually shows you.
Safari With Children: What Works, and What Nobody Tells You
Game drives are long, hot and quiet, and that is a lot to ask of a seven-year-old. How to build a trip that a child enjoys rather than endures.
What a Tanzania Safari Actually Costs, and Where the Money Goes
Park fees, vehicles, guides, camps — a plain breakdown of why a day on safari costs what it does, and which savings are real.
When to Visit Tanzania: A Month-by-Month Guide
There is no bad month, but there are wrong months for particular trips. What each part of the year actually looks like on the ground.
Quando vedere la Grande Migrazione: una guida mese per mese
Gli gnu non seguono un calendario fisso, ma i loro spostamenti sono abbastanza prevedibili da poterci costruire un viaggio. Ecco dove si trovano le mandrie nel corso dell’anno.
What to Photograph on Safari, and What to Leave to Memory
You will come home with four hundred photographs of a lion sleeping. A few practical decisions produce a better set and a better week.
Ngorongoro: Both Overrated and Unmissable
The crater is the most photographed place in Tanzania and the most crowded. It is still worth the money — but not for the reasons the brochures give.
Come scegliere la via giusta per il Kilimangiaro
Machame, Lemosho, Marangu: ogni via bilancia in modo diverso paesaggio, affollamento e percentuale di successo in vetta. Ecco come orientarsi.
Zanzibar Beyond the Beach
Most people give Zanzibar four days and spend them horizontal. Fair enough — but the island has a history that is worth one of those days.
Why Most People Who Fail on Kilimanjaro Fail
It is almost never fitness. Four things account for most of the people who turn back, and three of them are decisions made before the climb starts.
Che cosa mettere in valigia per il suo primo safari in Tanzania
Colori neutri, un buon binocolo e capi da indossare a strati per le mattine fredde: una lista pratica firmata da guide che hanno visto ogni errore possibile.
Tipping in Tanzania: What Is Expected, and What Is Not
Nobody tells you the numbers, so people either over-tip out of guilt or under-tip out of ignorance. Here are the actual figures.
The Big Five Is a Hunting Term, and Other Things Nobody Mentions
Lion, leopard, rhino, elephant, buffalo — grouped not because they are the best animals to see but because they were the most dangerous to shoot on foot.