Cape Cadogan – Hotel Exterior View My first vivid recollection of African painted dogs is from my childhood, when my siblings and I first started to see these fascinating creatures …
Our Favorite Hotels in Cape Town
Cape Cadogan – Hotel Exterior View It is almost always a good idea to start or end your Southern Africa trip with a few days in Cape Town. Cape Town, also …
Montana Owl Workshop
Zara Tours Not everybody measures the success of a trip to Montana by the number of owl species you get to observe and learn about. If you’re a participant in …
Marangu Route Part 2
Zara Tours Fortunately for us and purely by chance, we still had a full day ahead of us on the Marangu Route, before summit night. Which is how we came …
Marangu Route Kilimanjaro Part 1
Marangu On what was my third Kilimanjaro climb, having summited via the Machame and Rongai Routes previously, I took the first steps up the Marangu Route – sometimes referred to …
Sayari Camp Serengeti
Wildebeest Family Tanzania’s famous Serengeti National Park is likely Africa’s most celebrated wildlife sanctuary, rivaled only by South Africa’s Kruger National Park and Kenya’s Masai Mara. This massive park is …
Lamai Serengeti Camp Tanzania
Nomad Tanzania Over breakfast at Lamai Serengeti Camp on the day of my departure, I had my first ‘Africa moment’ of the trip. Maybe it was just a matter of …
Namiri Plains Camp Serengeti Plains
A Rare Black Serval Say ‘Seronera’ to an African safari pro and you might get a raised eyebrow. While everyone acknowledges Seronera – the central portion of the vast Serengeti …
Sanctuary Kusini Camp Southern Serengeti
Sanctuary Retreats On my last night at Sanctuary Kusini Camp in the Southern Serengeti this February, I heard lions roaring from my tent. As I found out the following morning, …
Serengeti Safari Camp Ndutu
Ngare Sero Lodge Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park is one of Africa’s greatest wildlife sanctuaries. Massive in size – dwarfing Kenya’s Masai Mara which is part of the same ecosystem – …
