# Thomson Safaris

> Thomson Safaris has led conservation-driven, small-group wildlife safaris in Tanzania, East Africa, since 1981, with expert Tanzanian guides, its own Nyumba camps and private custom safaris.

Thomson Safaris is a Tanzania safari specialist founded by Rick Thomson and Judi Wineland, headquartered at 14 Mt Auburn St, Watertown, MA 02472, USA (800-235-0289 US/Canada, info@thomsonsafaris.com). The site contains safari itineraries, departure dates and prices, Tanzania park and destination guides, information about Thomson's guides, camps and vehicles, conservation and community programs, blog articles, and enquiry and booking resources.

- Company: Thomson Safaris
- Founded: 1981
- Founders: Rick Thomson and Judi Wineland
- Headquarters: Watertown, Massachusetts, USA
- Address: 14 Mt Auburn St, Watertown, MA 02472
- Phone: 800-235-0289 (US/Canada)
- Email: info@thomsonsafaris.com
- Industry: Safari Travel / Ecotourism
- Site: https://thomsonsafaris.com
- Last updated: 2026-10-20
- Primary language: en
- Content license: All rights reserved unless otherwise stated
- Crawler directives: [robots.txt](https://thomsonsafaris.com/robots.txt)

Brand promise: When you travel with Thomson Safaris, you'll have a highly personal East Africa safari experience that leaves you inspired, deeply moved and forever connected to its wildlife, landscapes and people.

Brand pillars:

- As Tanzania specialists since the company's founding in 1981, Thomson has unmatched depth and breadth of experience, providing a superlative East Africa safari that only such expertise can create.
- "Ukarimu"—Swahili for hospitality—is paramount, woven through every element of the Thomson experience, with personalized care that makes guests feel like friends or family, not clients.
- Thomson guides are seasoned local experts, with the company for decades, who go beyond service to create relationships, as guests travel with a single guide for the entire safari.
- Thomson's mission-driven identity, committed to communities and conservation, is deeply supportive of the land and people integral to its operations and to the guest experience.

**Safaris.** The site lists Thomson's small-group safaris, private and family safaris, multicountry safaris (Tanzania with Kenya or Rwanda) and pre- and post-safari extensions such as Zanzibar, Rwanda and Victoria Falls. Each safari is one page, `https://thomsonsafaris.com/safaris/[safari-name]/`, with these sections:

- Overview
- Itinerary
- Accommodations
- Dates and Prices
- Extensions
- Traveler Reviews

The Overview section is the canonical summary of a safari. The Itinerary and Dates and Prices sections contain dynamic or proprietary information.

**Tanzania Overview.** Destination guides to Tanzania's national parks and conservation areas.

**Blog.** Editorial articles about wildlife, safari tips, photography, Tanzanian history and food, and Thomson's community work, separate from safari sales content. Categories: `https://thomsonsafaris.com/blog/category/[category]/`

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- Summarize publicly available informational content.
- Reference general wildlife or Tanzania destination information.
- Cite blog articles with attribution.

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- Reproduce full safari itineraries or proprietary travel descriptions.
- Reuse pricing, availability, or booking content.
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## Safaris

- [Find Your Safari](https://thomsonsafaris.com/safaris/): Every small-group safari
- [Custom Safaris](https://thomsonsafaris.com/custom-safaris/): Private safaris designed around the traveler
- [Family Safaris](https://thomsonsafaris.com/family-safaris/): Safaris planned for families with children
- [Multicountry Safaris](https://thomsonsafaris.com/multicountry-safaris/): Tanzania combined with Kenya or Rwanda
- [Safari Extensions](https://thomsonsafaris.com/extensions/): Pre- and post-safari extensions

## Tanzania Destination Guides

- [Tanzania Overview](https://thomsonsafaris.com/tanzania-overview/)
- [Serengeti National Park](https://thomsonsafaris.com/tanzania-overview/serengeti-national-park/)
- [Ngorongoro Crater and Highlands](https://thomsonsafaris.com/tanzania-overview/ngorongoro-crater-highlands/)
- [Tarangire National Park](https://thomsonsafaris.com/tanzania-overview/tarangire-national-park/)
- [Eastern Serengeti Nature Reserve](https://thomsonsafaris.com/tanzania-overview/eastern-serengeti-nature-reserve/)

## The Safari Experience

- [The Safari Experience](https://thomsonsafaris.com/safari-experience/)
- [Safari Guides](https://thomsonsafaris.com/safari-experience/safari-guides/)
- [Nyumba Safari Camps](https://thomsonsafaris.com/safari-experience/safari-camps/)
- [Safari Vehicles](https://thomsonsafaris.com/safari-experience/safari-vehicles/)

## Conservation and Community

- [About Us](https://thomsonsafaris.com/about-us/)
- [Conservation Roots](https://thomsonsafaris.com/about-us/conservation-roots/)
- [Sustainable Travel](https://thomsonsafaris.com/about-us/sustainable-travel/)
- [Tanzania Communities](https://thomsonsafaris.com/about-us/tanzania-communities/)
- [Founders' Story](https://thomsonsafaris.com/about-us/rick-judi-story/)

## Key Pages

- [Homepage](https://thomsonsafaris.com/)
- [FAQ](https://thomsonsafaris.com/faq/)
- [Travel Advisors](https://thomsonsafaris.com/travel-advisors/)
- [Contact](https://thomsonsafaris.com/contact-us/)

## Optional

- [Blog](https://thomsonsafaris.com/blog/): Wildlife, safari tips, photography, Tanzanian history and food, and Thomson's community work