After a couple of visits to Madagascar I’d have to say I found it to be a truly strange and wonderful yet mildly maddening country, that is definitely not for …
Beautiful Birds of Africa Part 3
Traveling through Africa, no matter where you find yourself, you will soon learn that birds are to be found in even the most inhospitable of habitats, such as the Namib …
Beautiful Birds of Africa Part 2
Other than being pretty, or striking, or even awesome to see, birds intersect with the safari experience in several ways. Practically anywhere you go on safari, there will be a …
Beautiful Birds of Africa Part 1
For many visitors to Africa, observing and appreciating birds is an added bonus to their safari. Other than a relatively small group of serious birders, sometimes jocularly referred to as …
The Big Cats of Mashatu Botswana
Where in Africa can you go on safari and over the course of three or four days be practically assured of seeing lions, leopards and cheetahs? The Serengeti-Mara ecosystem in …
Chimpanzee trekking in Africa
As a child growing up in South Africa I had no concept of chimpanzees as wild animals. Even well into my teens – by which time I had seen and …
In Search of Leopards
What is the only regret that many African safari travelers go home with? Not seeing a leopard. I know of several repeat visitors to Africa who have struck out on …
Elephants Everybody’s Favorite
As a native of South Africa and someone who was fortunate enough to start going on safari as a child, I probably saw my first elephant in the wild before …
Seeing and photographing giraffes on safari in Africa
As long-time safari planners and regular African travelers, giraffes are often on our minds, or in front of our camera lenses. Other than perhaps elephants, it is the one mammal …
Cheetahs cheetahs cheetahs
For many visitors to Africa, seeing the big cats is #1 on their wish list. Nobody wants to go home only to have to say ‘no’ to the inevitable question …
