Karibu

First sight

‘Meerkats on the move’

Storytellers

Our writers share tales from their travels

Namaste

With increasing numbers of people appreciating the benefits of yoga

Feeling festive all year

Festival Calendar 2020

New photo comp launches

Wildlife-loving photographers, gather your best shots together: there’s a new photo competition in town, and this one is good for the environment.

Reading matters

New book releases for Afrophiles

King of the mountains

Adam Alcock tackles one of the most challenging roads in southern Africa: Baboon’s Pass in Lesotho

A true sanctuary

Hannah Altmann recalls a serene few days at Sanctuary Farm on the shores of Lake Navaisha, Kenya

Wedding traditions

Josaya Wasonga attends a traditional Samburu marriage in Kenya

A piece of you

Africa is home to some extraordinary designers, innovators and artists

Bringing the bush home

The taste of Africa in your own kitchen, from one of the continent’s top lodges

Evolution and Revolution

As Namibia celebrates thirty years of independence, we look at the growth of community conservation tourism here and its ever-important role in building a sustainable future – while providing an immensely rewarding experience for visitors.

In the giant's shadow

Actress Claudia Sermbezis’ longstanding passion for nature and an involvement in a conservation project has drawn her back time and again to Namibia, where she disappears for weeks on end tracking desert elephants in the remote Kunene region.

Sleeping arrangements

So you’re drawn to Namibia’s vast, empty landscapes and remote conservancies. But where do you stay? What is the tourism accommodation like?

South Africa’s top private reserves

The quarter century since the democratic elections

Wild things, you make my heart sing

How walking in the Okavango Delta takes the safari experience here to another level – and why it is different to elsewhere

Elephants at the sharp end:

Life and death at a waterhole

Hunting with cameras

Wildlife photography nowadays is highly accessible to all of us, with sophisticated camera equipment readily available. But what was it like in the early, explorational days of wildlife photography and who were the adventurers who pioneered the craft?

Pillow talk

With most visitors to northern Tanzania including a visit to Ngorongoro in their itinerary, we look at the accommodation options available, both on the crater rim and in the wider Conservation Area.

The great walk of freedom

100 miles. 10 days. 1 park. With a guide who’s worked there for 40 years. Is this the ultimate way to explore a park and truly get in tune with nature?

Ground rules

Next time you’re on safari, look down. You never know what you’ll unearth. What’s beneath your feet is much more important than you might think

Game on

Over the last 16 years African Parks has run ongoing

The anatomy of a bush camp

All bush camps feature a focal lounge to socialise

Conservation

The future is female

Benson Kanyembo

The Tusk Wildlife Ranger Award was established in 2015

After a hard road, the rescue of a little chimp

Community members, rangers on patrol, and a youth eco-club all played a role in the story of Bouamir

A lucky black cat

Spotting the shy serval on a safari is rare enough. Seeing a melanistic example is rarer still. But to come across a black cat in the Namiri Plains of the eastern Serengeti is unheard of. Until now.

Rules of engagement

South Africa is to ban captive wildlife interactions for tourists. Will other countries follow suit? By Adam Cruise

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The camp manager

Andrew ‘Roogs’ Arkwright, who has Downs Syndrome, is Camp Manager at Mwinilunga Safaris in Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe

The parent

While travelling with his autistic son presents its challenges, it has given seasoned traveller Phil Clisby a whole new perspective on his beloved Africa

The tour operator

Endeavour Safaris has been offering fully accessible safaris in Botswana, Namibia and South Africa for the past 18 years

CEO, Safarilink Aviation, Alex Avedi

The recently-appointed boss of Kenyan safari airline Safarilink talks about staying true to the company’s founding principles and his dream of an African airspace open to all

Keeping it together

Chris Mears praises the value of specialist tour operators

Safari update

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