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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 …

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 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,  …

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 – …

Ngare Sero Lodge On my first night at the divine Mwiba Lodge in Tanzania’s Southern Serengeti, I was thoroughly jetlagged.  And craved sleep more than anything else.  Ten minutes after …

Ngare Sero Lodge For most visitors to Tanzania, Arusha is an unavoidable one-night stand before heading out to their first safari destination.  We’ve been through that process a few times …

In Setswana, Tswalu means a ‘new beginning’ and under the stewardship of the Oppenheimer family, the aim is to deliver exactly that: a fresh era of hope for the people …

An African photographic safari is likely one of the most intriguing, multi-layered vacation experiences imaginable. It starts with the place. Often remote, sometimes romantic, occasionally jaw-droppingly awesome. Then there’s the …

Eagle View The ideal safari destination is hard to pick but for first time visitors to Africa and to Kenya in particular, the Naboisho Conservancy just north of the Masai …

Basecamp Mara Returning to Kenya’s Masai Mara is always exciting and so it was early last December when we arrived at Basecamp Mara in the Talek area, in the center …