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Kenya vs Tanzania safari

Kenya and Tanzania are the two great East African safari countries. Both deliver Big Five, the Migration and exceptional luxury camps. The difference is logistics and feel — Kenya's conservancies and short transfers favour first-time safari and families; Tanzania's scale and Migration depth reward second-time travellers willing to commit more time. We send roughly 60% of first-time safari clients to Kenya and 40% to Tanzania.

Kenya is the better choice for first-time safari travellers, families and shorter safari-and-beach combinations. Tanzania is the better choice for the Great Migration, wilderness scale and longer expeditions to the Serengeti and Ngorongoro.

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