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Our African travel blog features a smorgasbord collection of articles ranging from updates from the bush, safari stories, travel tips and advice, conservation matters, industry gossip and insightful news and reviews about travel in Southern and East Africa. With contributions by travel experts with a passion for Africa, you will be inspired, informed and prepared for your next African adventure.
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Is Victoria Falls really drying up? Having just been at beautiful Vic Falls in December, we were appalled as our news feeds – like yours no doubt – began to flood with alarming ‘reports’ and photographic ‘evidence’ that this spectacular…
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This Botswana safari offer takes advantage of the Green Season’s low rates and the clever collaboration of a range of Botswana safari camps and lodge owners. Going on safari in Botswana is becoming more and more expensive and so,…
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One of our all-time favorite Namibian lodges has had the most magnificent revamp – and we can’t wait to head over to the spectacular desert region of Sossusvlei to experience it for ourselves. Nestled deep in the heart of…
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In June 2019 I went to Kenya on an Elewana Sky Safari. It was my first ever trip to Kenya so I was extremely excited. In Kiswahili ‘Elewana’ means ‘harmony’. Combining Southern and East Africa has been quite tricky…
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I had the marvelous pleasure of visiting Botswana again after a 6 year absence – and boy, did it not disappoint! My gracious hosts, the Belmond Safaris team, are perhaps most well-known for their beautifully run Mount Nelson Hotel…
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Now that we’ve got your safari planning under control, you may be wondering what kind of bag you should buy… Just like you, we’ve all had our first safari – or perhaps your first safari was a packing…
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Since ‘The Lion King’ first enchanted families around the world 25 years ago, Africa’s pride has suffered a critical blow: the lion population is only half what it was in 1994. But in 25 years, the eco-tourism industry has…
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On a recent trip to Hwange National Park with Wilderness Safaris, we were privileged enough to meet Arnold Tshipa, a fascinating man with a big personality, great sense of humour and most importantly a palpable passion for the elephants…
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As a once-nomadic, globe-gallivanting Capetonian, being able to be a tourist in my own (and most favorite) city was something I’d been hankering after ever since I returned to live in South Africa! So when the opportunity to experience…
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This summer, Botswana was hot and dry. The 2019 summer rains were not as plentiful as previous years, and unfortunately the rainfall in the Angolan highlands was below average too. As a result the annual flow of water into the…