Welcome to Savannah Explorers Travel blog!
Welcome to the Savannah Explorers travel blog!
I’m Roberto de Sibi, Director at Savannah Explorers Ltd and an expert in Tanzania travel and safaris. I’m sharing my 15 years of experience working in Tanzania right here, to help you organize the ultimate trip to this amazing country.
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What to Take on Safari in Tanzania
After 14 years of organizing safaris from Arusha, I can tell you the single most common mistake travelers make. It is not the camera, and it is not the wrong shoes. It is that people pack for the Africa they imagined, all heat and sun. Then they arrive on the highlands, where the morning game…
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Is Zanzibar Safe? A Practical Guide for 2026
Is Zanzibar safe? For most visitors, yes. The official advice is calmer than the reputation, and it doesn’t agree with itself. The US Level 3 notice dates from October 31, 2025 and never names Zanzibar. Canada, updated September 9, 2026, sits a level below it. What actually catches travelers out is ordinary. A taxi, a…
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Vaccinations for Tanzania: What You Need, and When
No vaccine is required for Tanzania. There’s one conditional exception, yellow fever, and it depends on the countries you pass through rather than on Tanzania itself. Everything else is a recommendation, which means it’s a conversation with your doctor rather than a checklist you can tick off a website. What follows is what the two…
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Do You Need a Yellow Fever Vaccine for Tanzania?
Do you need a yellow fever vaccine for Tanzania? For most travelers arriving from Europe or North America, no. The requirement follows where you fly from, not where you land. Tanzania is not a yellow fever country: the World Health Organization maps it as low risk, and the Ministry of Health says the same in…
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Climbing Kilimanjaro: How Altitude Affects the Body
Nearly half of the trekkers measured on Kilimanjaro had acute mountain sickness by the time they reached 4,730 m. Not the unfit half. Fitness has no bearing on it, and the CDC says so plainly: training and physical fitness don’t affect risk. Blame the mountain itself. Kilimanjaro is walked, not climbed, which means a trekker…
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Tanzania Safety in 2026: What the Advisories Say and What Actually Puts Travelers at Risk
Tanzania safety is the question I get most, and my answer tends to annoy people: the risks you’re asking about and the risks that actually end trips are two different lists. I’ve lived in Arusha since 2012 and run safaris for 14 years. In that time I’ve watched guests worry about lions and then get…
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Malaria in Tanzania: Where the Risk Actually Is on Safari(2026)
I get this question in almost every pre-departure email, and it deserves a straight answer. Malaria in Tanzania is real, but the risk depends far more on where you sleep and the hours you spend outdoors than on the country as a whole. A traveler on the northern circuit and someone working near Lake Victoria…
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Things to Know Before Visiting Tanzania
Most people arrive in Tanzania expecting one thing and finding another. They picture heat, and the highlands are cold at dawn. They picture a complicated, risky trip, and it turns out to be one of the easiest places to travel once a few practical things are sorted. After 14 years living in Arusha and organizing…
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Airports in Tanzania: Which One to Fly Into
When someone books a safari with us, the flights are usually the part that causes the most quiet worry. People know they want the Serengeti, or the coast, or both, but they aren’t always sure where they’re meant to land, or what happens between the plane and the park. That uncertainty is fair. Tanzania is…