Flying high

Daily catch

The largest artisanal fishing village on the Gambian coast, Tanji

New adventures

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by

Ring of fire

On 1 September this year, a broad swathe of central

Own a part of your own private GAME RESERVE

PART OF AFRICA INVITES YOU TO BECOME a co-owner of

Horse riding in Namibia

“Seeing Africa on horseback is one of the most thrilling

Ahoy there!

One of the greatest African adventures you can have is

Into the valley

WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST EXPERIENCE IN AFRICA? In 1990 my

Run Africa

Now in its thirteenth year, the Kilimanjaro Marathon is run

8 Cool experiences on the Kenyan Coast

I’m afraid of heights, so strapping myself into a microlight

Drifting in the Delta

It’s first light in the Okavango, and the coucals’ bubbling

Tomb raider

The plan to explore Eritrea soon became bogged down in

First-time safari

My wife Jane and I made our first visit to

Bitten by Africa

Last year I had a busy and fruitful year, spending

Street feast

There’s no better place to start than in the atmospheric

BOOK WORMS!

Welcome to our Travel Africa Book Club, which we hope

FIVE PAGE-TURNERS

This wonderful book tells the story of two German geologists

Aerial Africa

Flying low over the sand dunes of the Namib Desert

Cross-country by car

Whether you’re looking for big game or big skies, travelling

TAKE THE PLUNGE

It was dawn on the Elephant Coast. A thin sliver

PADDLING THE ZAMBEZI

Knowing that hippos kill more people in Africa than any

WALK THIS WAY

Ancient animal paths carved into the earth by the feet

GO TO GORONGOSA

“I’m a big believer in the spirituality of nature,” American

CONQUERING KILI

AT 5895 METRES (or 19,341ft) high, Kilimanjaro — or kilimanjaro

THE CYCLE OF LIFE

What should you look for when planning a month-long cycling

APING AROUND

Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park goes out of its way to

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Dery earth crunched under foot. The ankle-high grass glistened yellow

A NEW DAWN

The dry Seyal woodland was thickening and visibility was becoming

LOST IN THE SIMIENS

I did a lot of remote trips when I lived

FIGHT FOR ELEPHANTS

Poaching for ivory has become a serious problem, but perhaps

A QUESTION OF MORALITY

In the preamble to a recent article posted on Untold

MONKEY BUSINESS

It’s a familiar scene. The gang spreads out on the

ADDRESSING THE GAPS

“HISTORICALLY, WILDLIFE CRIMES HAVE been treated like petty crimes, similar

FOCUS ON VIETNAM

There’s progress in the battle to end ivory trafficking in

STARSTRUCK

If you have an ounce of adventurous spirit in you

THORNTREE

Great Plains’ boutique camp won the ‘Best Safari Experience in

HEALTH FIX

Africa has more than its fair share of mountains, and

TRAVEL NEWS

Traditionally it might be said that kids and cameras don’t

WHAT'S HOT IN 2016?

South Africa. A weak rand and malaria-free game parks

SAFARI

Share as much information about yourselves as possible to the

THE EGYPTIAN NILE

A no-brainer, this. A wealth of ruins spanning three millennia

LIONHEARTED

“I took this shot in Kenya in 2006. It was