“If you are charged by an elephant, you must run and throw off your clothes,” says Jonito Timbane, recalling how he escaped an enraged tusker by …
The Best Kept Secrets of African Travel
From undiscovered Mozambique to the wild Maasai Mara reserve.
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While the pandemic has wreaked havoc on African safari tourism, the Karen Blixen Camp in Kenya reopened in July to support the Maasai communities and …
The pandemic may seem endless but someday we’ll be free to roam again, and when that time comes there are amazing adventures to be savoured, …
The oldest city in South Africa, Cape Town has been called the country’s “Mother City”. The Ellerman House, part of Cape Town history, is perched on …
From our bedroom, hanging eerily over the floor of East Africa’s Great Rift Valley, my binoculars are trained on a new day dawning. The sun is rising …
A small black arm reaches out, and I sit as still as I can, hoping against hope that the baby mountain gorilla will climb down and touch me. Instead, …
Not long ago, Namibia’s majestic big cats and other wildlife were thriving in their natural habitat, thanks to sustained efforts from nature reserves …
The baobab tree, the great sage of the Lowveld, is a defining icon of the African savannah. Its provenance is addressed in various myths; in legend, …