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Family Safaris in Africa

Accommodation, Africa, Botswana, Camps, Kenya, Lodges, Photography, South Africa, Travel, Wildlife, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Family Safaris in Africa It’s 2016 and January is already half gone. Can’t decide where to go for this year’s annual family holiday? Have you thought about taking them on safari in Africa? If you’re looking for a holiday that is active and interactive, where every day brings with something new to keep both adults and children happy then a safari[…]

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Kaingu Safari Lodge – A Jewel on the Kafue River

Accommodation, Africa, Camps, Conservation, Lodges, Photography, Travel, Wildlife, Zambia

Kaingu Safari Lodge My last visit to Zambia was some years ago, when I spent a fabulous week canoeing down the Zambezi river; Zambia’s Lower Zambezi National Park on one shore and Zimbabwe’s Mana Pools National park on the other. Much of our time was spent dodging the hippos that are so prevalent in that area. I remember well the[…]

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2 great lodges in Hwange National Park

Accommodation, Africa, Camps, Conservation, Lodges, Travel, Wildlife, Zimbabwe

Bomani Tented Lodge and Camelthorn Lodge On my recent visit to Hwange I stayed in both Bomani Tented Lodge and Camelthorn Lodge. Although both are part of the Imvelo safari lodges portfolio, they could not be more different. Both camps are constructed on community land close to Hwange’s Ngamo gate, in the south east corner of the park. Where Bomani[…]

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Univisa – Combining Zambia and Zimbabwe just got easier

Accommodation, Africa, Lodges, Travel, Zambia, Zimbabwe

The introduction of a new ‘univisa‘ – one visa for both Zambia and Zimbabwe – has made safaris combining these 2 countries much less hassle. Arriving at Livingstone airport gave me my first opportunity to take advantage of the new univisa – a joint visa for Zambia and Zimbabwe. The arrivals hall at Livingstone is brand spanking new and a pleasure[…]

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kafuenationalpark.info – an invaluable resource for safari goers

Accommodation, Africa, Camps, Lodges, Travel, Wildlife, Zambia

The Kafue National Park, known locally as KNP, is one of Africa’s best kept secrets. A giant untramelled wilderness with an outstanding variety of wildlife; it embraces a rich blend of woodlands, grasslands and aquatic environments in a complexity of shapes, colours, adaptations and interrelationships. Larger than the well-known Kruger National Park in South Africa, Kafue covers 22,480 km2 (8,650[…]

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Interview with Dr Susan Canney, Director of the Mali Elephant Project

Africa, Conservation, Mali, Migration, Travel, Wildlife

NOTE: 01 Feb 2016 I’ve re-posted this interview because the threat to Mali’s elephants is becoming even more worrying. Poachers have exploited the on-going civil conflict in Mali to poach more elephants than ever before and unless action is taken very soon there is a real danger of Africa’s northernmost herd of elephants being wiped out.  The Mali Elephant Project has[…]

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Imvelo Safari Lodges – Promoting community support for conservation

Accommodation, Africa, Camps, Conservation, Lodges, Photography, Travel, Wildlife, Zimbabwe

One of my favourite safari camps is Bomani Tented Lodge at Ngamo on the south eastern corner of Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe. For me, Bomani manages to combine all the necessary comforts of a first class camp without succumbing to gratuitous luxury. The accommodation is superb, with each tent looking out onto the surrounding plains, and the staff are[…]

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