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Planning a Tanzania safari for the first time raises more questions than most people expect. Which parks? How many days? What time of year? Tented camp or lodge? Internal flights or road transfers? The answers matter — and they depend on each other in ways that aren't obvious until you've done it dozens of times. This guide is written from Arusha, where Emnel Adventures is based. We are a Tanzanian operator — not a booking platform, not a reseller. The guides who build your i