Ebola outbreak
We offer custom safaris in eastern and southern Africa. The recent outbreak of ebola in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia in West Africa has…
We offer custom safaris in eastern and southern Africa. The recent outbreak of ebola in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia in West Africa has…
The Land-cruiser stopped so that we could watch a group of chattering banded mongooses rushing across the track.
Every now and then one would stand on his hind legs and look around in case there was danger. While there one of us noticed a water monitor lizard lounging over an acacia branch above us. He seemed to have an ideal spot to enjoy a cool breeze, and we wouldn’t have noticed him if we hadn’t been parked underneath him. Then something flashed past the front of the Land-Cruiser, and a second later we heard the squealing of a distraught mongoose.
I am back in Ruaha national park in central Tanzania. The last time I was here was a couple of years ago. I am…
Most people who come on safari hope to see some of the big cats – lion, leopard and cheetah. Nearly everyone will see a…
As we arrived at the exclusive Kiba Point Lodge in the Selous Game Reserve (Tanzania), waiters greeted us with fresh towels and a frosty…
The last great wilderness areas in warm climes are in Africa. Most of these areas have only been dramatically effected by man in the…
We had left the lush green swamps of the Okavango Delta a day before. One of the last activities we did there was riding…
So, Wild Dogs hunting on Day One at Vumbura. Could Day Two possibly come close to that? The following afternoon we had planned a…
The African Wild Dog is one of Africa’s rarest large predators. Although they may look a little thin and sometimes mangy, I have a…
I catch the daily morning flight on KLM from Amsterdam to Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. The airport terminal disappears from view within a few minutes…
We were on safari to witness the wildebeest migration in the green season, when they tend to disperse on the Plains, and we did….
A contrast to the scenario from my previous post was to happen a few days later when we found two hungry sub-adult cheetah attempting…