For many people an appreciation of birding start building on safari when you realise how much more there is to value in nature once you start looking at the birds as well as the animals. For...

Probably the most common wildlife mistake that a first-time safari visitor to Africa makes is to confuse a leopard with a cheetah. But in fact, there are plenty of differences between these two...

This article was long overdue a post-Covid update! A lot has changed since we last did a comparison of price booking with us, versus booking direct, back in early 2020. (Understatement of the...

What do you need to know about PCR testing and your travel plans? Staying up to date with the latest travel logistics around Covid-19 can be time-consuming. However we have done the hard work for...

One of the things that Safari Tour Operators are not always very good at is getting our clients to travel with us over and over again. But we should because there are so many new (and amazing)...

The Okavango Delta in Botswana is the largest and most beautiful oasis in Africa – an isolated, lush green paradise with some of the richest wildlife in the world. But what causes the annual...

So what IS cultural tourism? I sometimes feel that we cannot win when promoting cultural tourism within South Africa! People come to us with such differing cultural perceptions of their own that...

The Cape Winelands and its “Show Towns”! To write a post comparing Stellenbosch versus Franschhoek in the Cape Winelands is fairly dangerous. I may have furious hoteliers from both towns claiming...

Back in May, I had the good fortune of going on another Tanzania photographic safari in the northern regions. This time I was visiting outside of the peak season so I was keen to see how the...