It’s not difficult to prepare for your forthcoming safari in Tanzania, including what to wear and what things to pack. Most likely, you already have everything you need in your closet!

It’s hard to overstate the colossal majesty of a full-grown savannah elephant. The largest land animal on earth, it has inspired legend, worship, reverence, and fear across numerous civilizations for thousands of years. Some of the oldest San rock paintings in Africa depict elephants (and what appear to be humans’ attempts to metamorphose into them); in ancient classical literature, authors often described them alongside magical beasts like unicorns and dragons.