Part 4 of my latest Safari Diary this follows on from my previous post – The Chobe River – A Birdwatcher’s Paradise A game drive in the Stanley & Livingstone Private Reserve Mike told us that of the 8 rhinos that needed to be caught and treated they had managed to entice all but one. This lone renegade was a[…]
Read moreChobe NP Safari Diary – Part 3 This follows on from the previous part of our Safari Diary – Another great day in Chobe – Safari Diary part 2 18 September 2014 For our last morning in Chobe we’d arranged to take a boat trip on the Chobe river. Needing to be in Kasane by 8 o’clock we had an[…]
Read moreFollowing on from our great afternoon in Chobe yesterday (On safari in Chobe NP, Botswana) I had high expectations for our second day. 17 September 2014 The night turned out to be pretty quiet. I heard lions in the distance and some hyaena noises, but nothing that sounded close to camp. Shame really as I love it when animals come[…]
Read moreI’m finally back in the UK after an outstanding safari that took me and a group of wildlife enthusiasts to some of the best parks in Africa. The first on our itinerary was Chobe NP in northeast Botswana. 15 September 2014 I’m not a fan of airports, but Kasane is the kind of airport I love. Small enough that you[…]
Read moreThe recent death of up to 600 vultures after feeding on a poisoned elephant carcass near Namibia’s Bwabwata National Park in July confirms that the indiscriminate use of poison is one of the major causes of the ongoing decline in vulture populations across most of Africa. This is particularly evident in West Africa where an average decline of 42%[…]
Read moreBy popular demand, 2014 sees Wildlife Photography Africa re-introduce a small selection escorted group departures designed for wildlife and photography enthusiasts. Offering photographers the chance to travel with a small group of like-minded individuals our groups have a maximum of 6 participants and are escorted by Africa expert and experienced wildlife photographer Martin Dunn. Working closely with our Tanzanian guides[…]
Read more3 great safari itineraries for 2015 with Wildlife Photography Africa and Lemala Camps Lemala Camps operate some of Tanzania’s premier camps in the best locations for viewing wildlife. We’ve worked closely with Lemala to create 3 safari itineraries for 2015 – each designed to put you in the right camp at the right time. Our dates have been chosen to[…]
Read moreWitfontein. A small slice of heaven in the Klein Karoo. Witfontein and the Swartberg Mountains If anyone is visiting, or planning to visit South Africa, then consider this for inclusion in your travel plans. Witfontein is a lovingly restored Cape Dutch farmhouse located on a private game farm in the Klein Karoo with panoramic views of the majestic Swartberg Mountains.[…]
Read moreWe’re very lucky. We own a share of a private wildlife reserve in the Klein Karoo. The sad part is that we just don’t get to spend enough time there. When we are there though, we treasure every minute. Ou our most recent visit we discovered that a family group of Kafue Lechwe had claimed the area around the house[…]
Read moreOf the 4 zebra species in Africa, the Cape Mountain Zebra (equus zebra zebra) is both one of the most beautiful and one of the least numerous. It is indigenous to only part of South Africa’s Western Cape province. 60 years ago the population was estimated to be as few as 80 animals. 15 years ago there were still less[…]
Read moreIn recent months a number of governments around the world have taken the step of publicly destroying their stockpiles of seized illegal ivory to give credence to their anti-poaching stance. Their actions have provoked fierce debate with some arguing that crushing or buring ivory is little more than a publicity stunt when the ivory could be sold to raise funds[…]
Read moreChief Seattle was a chief of the Duwamish, a native American tribe that have lived in the area of Washington state where the city of Seattle now lies. Chief Seattle died in June 1866, and knew nothing of Africa’s wildlife. Yet, he could see from what was happening around him that the spread of ‘civilisation’ presented a gowing threat to[…]
Read moreIt’s official! Zimbabwe is the must visit safari destination for 2014. Since we introduced our select range of safaris in Zimbabwe a few months ago, the response has been incredible. However that doesn’t mean we’ve been resting on our laurels. Quite the opposite in fact. Although we (naturally) thought our Zimbabwe itineraries were the bees knees, we realised that because[…]
Read moreFollowing a year that has seen some of the most devastating statistics about the decline of elephant and rhino populations in Africa due to rampant poaching we thought it appropriate that our first post of the year should be a call to arms. If you are one of those that has enjoyed, or hopes to enjoy, an African safari we[…]
Read more2013 has been a disastrous year for Africa’s rhinoceros and elephant populations. South Africa has seen a record number of rhinos poached and in other countries Africa’s elephants are being killed at an unprecedented rate and Tanzania has been one of the countries worst affected. Conservationists and campaigners have been in overdrive; raising public awareness through relentless media campaigns, lobbying[…]
Read moreWinter Time Blues With daylight diminishing daily and glimpses of the sun a rarity, I’ve been starting to suffer from log cabin fever so when the opportunity came up to fly over to Fes for a wekend I jumped at the chance. I’m never at my best when the weather is wet and miserable; I struggle for inspiration when the[…]
Read moreOver the past few days I have been updating some of my recent Safari Diaries. The time that these diaries were originally written (Feb 2013) coincided with the development of our new website and as a consequence they were a little bit neglected. Now that the site has bedded down nicely and I’ve got a break in between safaris, it[…]
Read moreOn my recent visit to South Africa I had the great good fortune to be able to spend a few days in Sabi Sands. I have visited Sabi Sands before but this was the first time I had stayed at Savanna Lodge. To be completely honest, when we arrived I was a little dismayed to see how close the lodge[…]
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