Kilimanjaro forest trail
Photo: Jorge Láscar from Australia · CC BY 2.0 · Photographed 2009-03-17.
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The photographs
and films behind the stories.
Selected safari and existing project photographs were supplied for David Explora. Additional licensed destination images below illustrate Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar, the northern parks and the Rufiji region. Independent travellers in these photographs are not presented as David’s customers.
Images do not promise an exact vehicle, lodge, wildlife sighting or community venue. Captions distinguish actual places from regional and activity illustrations. Your written itinerary confirms the actual arrangements.
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Kilimanjaro moorland
Photo: Jorge Láscar from Australia · CC BY 2.0 · Photographed 2009-03-18.
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Barafu high camp
Photo: Jorge Láscar from Australia · CC BY 2.0 · Photographed 2009-03-20.
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Uhuru summit
Photo: Jorge Láscar from Australia · CC BY 2.0 · Photographed 2009-03-21.
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Stone Town street
Photo: Yann Macherez · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photographed 2016-08-13.
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Zanzibar nutmeg spice farm
Photo: Bärbel Miemietz · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photographed 2024-06-15.
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Maasai village, Lolmalasin
Photo: Guillaume Baviere (Giåm) · CC BY 2.0 · Photographed 2007-08-18.
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Arusha Clock Tower
Photo: User:Digr / (WT-shared) Digr · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photographed 6 January 2009.
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Chemka / Kikuletwa freshwater pool
Photo: Daniel Msirikale · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photographed 2018-04-11.
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Trees and water at Chemka
Photo: Daniel Msirikale · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photographed 2018-04-11.
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Birdlife at Marangu
Photo: Fanny Schertzer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photographed 2007-10.
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Street and houses in Marangu
Photo: Chris 73 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photographed 2007-03-16.
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Materuni Waterfall
Photo: Daniel Msirikale · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photographed 2018-04-10.
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Moshi town street
Photo: Raf24~commonswiki · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photographed 2022-04-29.
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Arusha railway station and Mount Meru
Photo: Harald Ulver · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photographed 2024-08-06.
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Marangu village market
Photo: Chris 73 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photographed 2007-03-16.
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Mangroves in Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park
Photo: Mnazini · CC BY 4.0 · Photographed 21 December 2023.
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Zanzibar red colobus at Jozani
Photo: Mnazini · CC BY 4.0 · Photographed 21 December 2023.
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Shallow water at a sandbank near Changuu / Prison Island
Photo: lazyweaver · CC BY 3.0 · Photographed Taken on 3 September 2011.
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Sailing boats at sunset in Zanzibar
Photo: Thomas Fuhrmann · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photographed 30 August 2015.
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Mnemba Island and reef fish
Photo: Jorge Láscar from Melbourne, Australia · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Photographed Taken on 23 August 2019.
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The Rock coastal landmark at Michamvi
Photo: MASOUD OBI · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photographed 1 April 2022.
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Wild dolphin in the Indian Ocean near Zanzibar
Photo: Prof. Chen Hualin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photographed 24 May 2015.
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Jambiani beach at low tide
Photo: Jonathan Dalrymple · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photographed Taken on 29 September 2018.
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Mangrove kayaking illustration in Sarasota, Florida
Photo: Fred Hsu on en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photographed 1 April 2017.
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Jet ski activity illustration; location not verified as Zanzibar
Photo: Cícero R. C. Omena · CC BY 2.0 · Photographed 25 December 2013.
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Elephants in Mikumi National Park
Photo: Rasheedhrasheed · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photographed 19 March 2021.
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Male lion in Mikumi National Park
Photo: Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Photographed 30 May 2013.
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Rufiji River in the historic Selous Game Reserve landscape
Photo: Richard Mortel from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · CC BY 2.0 · Photographed Taken on 21 June 2016.
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Heron on the Rufiji riverbank in the historic Selous landscape
Photo: Richard Mortel from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · CC BY 2.0 · Photographed Taken on 21 June 2016.
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Serengeti river landscape in golden light
Photo: Stefan Swanepoel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photographed 2008.
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Mt Kilimanjaro
Photo: Schavda · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photographed 2012-06-30.
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Elephants, Tarangire National Park, Tanzania
Photo: Christoph Strässler · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Photographed 2016-11-09.
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014 Giraffe in the Serengeti National Park Photo by Giles Laurent
Photo: Giles Laurent · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photographed 2020-07-10.
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Kilimanjaro camp at dusk
Photo: Jorge Láscar · CC BY 2.0 · Photographed 2009-03-18.
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Walking towards Lava Tower, Kilimanjaro
Photo: Masa Sakano · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Photographed 2009-08-25.
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Hippos in the Rufiji River
Photo: Richard Mortel · CC BY 2.0 · Photographed 2016-06-22.
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Elephant herd in Serengeti National Park
Photo: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photographed 2012-08-27.
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Lion cubs in central Serengeti
Film and poster: Bettina May · CC BY 3.0 · 17 April 2016.
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Zanzibar coast and turquoise water
Film and poster: Ros NL · Pexels License · Source and licence checked 13 October 2026.
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Kilimanjaro and forest foothills
Film and poster: Alex Levis · Pexels License · Source and licence checked 13 October 2026.
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