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Strange sights, new sounds, unfamiliar smells. It is a total assault on the senses, like being a child again and seeing the world afresh. Once you have been there, breathed its dry air, watched distant storms trailing across its immense horizons and

At some point, each of us has been inspired by a piece of great travel writing. So it is a real pleasure to open this edition with some excerpts from Brian Jackman’s newly-released autobiography, West with the Light, for Brian’s influence on Travel A

Q How have you had to adapt due to lockdown? We used to know how many people were going to be in camp quite a long time in advance, but now we sometimes only hear of guests coming the day before. We don’t have as long to plan, so being able to source

Africa has long been a source of inspiration for writers, so we asked our contributors to propose books that have meant something to them BY ERNEST HEMINGWAY This is embarrassing to say as a black man, but very few people have written about wild Afri

THE BUSHCAMP COMPANY, US$15 DOWNLOAD, BUSHCAMPCOMPANY.COM/COOKBOOK/ A collection of The Bushcamp Company’s favourite recipes, from George Zulu’s roast chicken to homemade ice cream and waffles over the fire. Available for digital download, with all p

The climate crisis has dominated the environmental agenda for the past ten years, along with a catastrophic loss of biodiversity at the hand of man. Sky-high temperatures, melting glaciers, devastating forest fires, floods and droughts have occurred

BY PETER COMLEY Django tells the story of the author’s adventures in southern Africa with his wife and trusty Jack Russell cross. A tribute to their special bond, Django gives interesting insight to safari life in the Okavango Delta in particular, wh

No doubt we have all had our interests aroused by a piece of evocative writing or a good story. Maybe we have struggled to find the right words to describe our safaris to our friends. It is not easy to write well, but perhaps thinking like a writer c

I’m delighted that people around the world have voted for elephants. Elephants are the largest land mammal on Earth. They’re so obviously intelligent and conscious. If you watch an elephant, you can sense that it’s thinking. They’re also very emotion

It’s amazing to spend time with such beautiful animals. When I visit the gorillas, I feel a really deep connection. It’s very therapeutic. Every time I go to check on them, I learn something new. They’re easy to relate to. They’re so accommodating an

Ilove lions. They are what I spend my waking hours thinking about, worrying about and trying to conserve. How amazing is it that such a majestic, wild and terrifying creature still roams the planet? How privileged we are. Last night I was woken by li

Arthur broke into the broadest of smiles as we drove into the mist greeting us at the gates of Nyungwe. “This,” he said, “is where I really feel nature.” Our guide seemed to know every inch of Rwanda, every twist of every road hugging its thousand hi

From the age of three, Emmanuel Kandiero was being taken on walking safaris in Nyika, Vwaza and Liwonde national parks by his father, who worked as a game scout. He recalls fondly these trips, learning about the bush and the art of scouting. As a you

“Over the last twenty years the government has partnered with organisations like African Parks and The Peace Parks Foundation to develop our key reserves. They are now better protected, with an enhanced infrastructure. Wildlife has improved immeasura

1 The Artisan Tour exposes visitors to the colourful culture of Zambia, going behind the scenes to meet the city’s most innovative and talented craftmakers. 2 Forest of Faces is a newly-established public art installation comprising 21 hand-carved wo

An 11-day camping trip through Kruger with Tread Lite (www.treadlite4x4hire.co.za) starts at around £856, including rental of the new model Suzuki Jimny 4WD, unlimited mileage, insurance cover, all camping gear and camping accommodation through the p

I made a life-changing discovery on my  irst visit to Kruger: walking safaris. I’d never imagined it was feasible to go on foot in big-game areas, but after venturing out on a few walks, it was clear what a different – and richer – experience it offe

The Kruger National Park (KNP) as we know it today was conceived by the proclamation of the Gouvernements Wildtuin (later to become the Sabi Game Reserve) on 26 March 1898, born from the need to put some kind of sanctuary aside for the wildlife which

Many South Africans know the Kruger really well; we come for school holidays or long weekends and it leaves a special place in your heart. Our regular family visits fuelled my dream to become a guide from about the age of three. With wildlife moving

CAMPAIGN: A COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACH TO CONSERVE THE SOUTHERN GROUND-HORNBILL The issue: Endangered in southern Africa, this species of bird has disappeared from 70 per cent of its historical range. How funding will be spent: Implementing a programme

• Starting 6 August, Qatar Airways will fly three times a week – Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays – from Doha to Lusaka, Zambia, and on to Harare, Zimbabwe. • Kenya Airways resumed flights from Nairobi to London on 26 June. • Delta Air Lines is set to

Don’t you just hate paying for travel insurance? I would rather spend the money on a _light over the Okavango Delta or splashing out on the honeymoon suite at Cottars 1920. Besides, I suspect that everybody else has been swindling the insurance compa

At the time of writing it is more than 15 months after we went into lockdown here in the UK, and we in the travel industry _ind ourselves still unable to do any business. Frustrations are mounting, tensions are high and we are wondering how long we w

You can pick up a 4x4, including a roof tent, for between £150 and £300 per day, depending on the area, type of car and time of year. We’ve used Shaw Safaris in Arusha and their Land Rovers are extremely well equipped and maintained. They also have a

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