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“This has been a life changing reset. I feel like I have gained a new perspective on life, grown an even stronger love for animals and become even closer with my brothers who I’ve shared this special journey with. Everywhere I look I’m surrounded by

I have been fascinated by the Naukluft Mountains since my first visit to the park many years ago. This seemingly inhospitable mountain complex on the doorstep of the great Namib Sand Sea is surprisingly full of plants, birds and wildlife, thanks to n

The Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF), together with its local partner, Natural Resource Management Support Organisations (NACSO), hosted a delegation from the Republic of Somaliland in July. The delegation was on a 10-dav fact-finding tour of north-ce

I was hoping I would spot a Pygmy Falcon on my last trip to the Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia’s largest conservation area. Small, spirited and snow-white, the bird appeared as misplaced as an Edelweiss flower in the desert. The Pygmy Falcon soared lik

Toast Coetzer is a Cape Town-based travel journalist best known for his long association with the popular South African travel magazine Go (and its Afrikaans version, Weg). “Because Namibia is such a popular road trip destination among South Africans

Crisp winter air hangs over the horizon, creating a soft white filter for every tree and hill. Looking down, you see a veil of yellow and orange mopane leaves crushing softly under your feet. In a single file line, you tread lightly, one foot in fron

It is October 2011. Seven tour operators gather far up north on the Skeleton Coast, at Dr Philip Stander’s station in Möwe Bay, to discuss the recent lion poisoning in the Puros Conservancy in the Kunene Region. Félix Vallat, a tour guide at that tim

In the beginning of our journey there were three. Two adults and a small boy with blonde hair and blue eyes. After our first steps in the south and watching him make his way into the (then) head-high grass without looking back even once, we knew it w

Spring in Namibia offers everything to please a weather-worn traveller. Except flowers in bright colours. The sun shines every day all day from tangerine sunrise to scarlet sunset. The sky changes to different shades of blue throughout the day and te

It’s an underappreciated job. Living out in the veld on only basic rations for weeks at a time. Covering considerable distances on foot over rocky mountains and sandy riverbeds. Exposed to the searing Damaraland heat in summer with little or no prote

Writing this article I cannot wait to mention their sheer numbers. I counted them and when I came to one million I got a little tired and time was running out, so unfortunately we will have to go again next year. The second fact, which might be sligh

Territorial blue wildebeest bulls can be spotted at several waterholes in Etosha National Park. Establishing their territory around these important drinking places is like hitting the jackpot for these bulls because the females have to come to the wa

It is no coincidence that this small paradise is known as Okapekaha by the Herero people, which means “where the water does not dry up.” The Herero, however, were not the first to discover the lifesustaining potential of the Klippdachs Mountains, as

If you are in search of adventure, the wet and wonderful Zambezi region is destined to shake your soul, get your adrenaline pumping and make for unforgettable memories. And despite being less popular than destinations like Etosha and Sossusvlei, the