Book worms

Deserted

This is a fascinating and remote landscape in north-west Namibia,

All things bright and beautiful

“Notice the small things. The rewards are inversely proportional,” actress

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Travelling from the UK capital to the heart of West

Indaba

“I have visited a dozen African countries, yet still have

Africa's forest loss

Tropical forests cover about 5.7 million sq km of Africa,

Leading the way

It was a healthy, outdoor, disciplined but fun life, with

Calendar

Floodwaters from the highlands of Angola arrive in April, gently

Chimpanzee's tea party

With precipitous, forested mountains plunging down to the turquoise waters

Beneath a starlit blanket

To walk in Tanzania’s Selous Game Reserve is to embrace

Letter from Africa - Somalian spirit

In northwestern Somalia I met men whose muscles wrapped around

Journal - Paddling the Delta

We are heading to our camp on Chief’s Island in

Journal - Journey Afar

We are on our way to the Danakil Depression in

Conservation is everything

There are signs that 2016 will be a major year

Beast of the east

The Kenyan capital is full of character: crammed buses and

Pack for a purpose

We believe that when you Pack for a Purpose, the

Winning the lottery

The People’s Postcode Lottery (UK) has donated £100,000 to African

The plight of pangolins

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It’s not all black & white

There are three different species of zebra, all of which

Born to be wild

Olare Motorogi is Maasai-owned land, which means that the landowners

In a unique position

A son of teachers, Kaddu Kiwe Sebunya was introduced to

AWF: Carnivores as an advantage

Though they live next to Tanzania’s largest national park, residents

View with a room

Wilderness Safaris’ Little Kulala is an idyllic base from which

Thorntree

This month Swedish couple Christin and Dan Olofsson open the

Thorntree

◼ Now in its 22nd year, the nine-day Festival de

Ask the trade

Q When I take photos from a vehicle at dusk,

Some like it hot

Noël Coward may have famously sung that only mad dogs

The inside track on… Namibia

WHY VISIT? Namibia is a true one-off. It is named

Dawn to dusk

“Four wildebeest amble across the skyline in the full flush

Pastures new

Friends of Kenya have been shocked by the recent poisoning

The smell of the rain

A gigantic slurping awakens me from my contemplation — not

Mad about Madagascar

“ Don’t lean against the cave wall,” warns Simon, from

Classic & Cool Cape Town

Surely the most glamorous way to arrive in Cape Town

Lost kingdom

Rightly a World Heritage Site, cornerstone of Zimbabwe’s attractions, matching

Into the unknown

This is an expedition! You won’t be following roads; you’ll

10 Reasons to go to Mozambique

Part of Mozambique’s border with Malawi is the beautiful Lake

A massif awakening

Hiking. Being at one with nature. Getting a rollicking good

Paradise found

When Jonathan and Bronwyn Earl first flew up from South

Why Zanzibar?

Zanzibar’s time-worn Stone Town — an atmospheric enclave of around

Magical mystery tour

I’m pretty sure that Lake Mutanda, when viewed from the

The great escape

Experience island indulgence in harmony with breathtaking nature; hide away

Sudan’s secrets

I never did find out the names of my hosts

Family road trippin’

It was our dream since we were children. We both

Beauty contest

A young woman from the Wodaabe tribe focuses intently on