A Drive To Hidden Valley
This has been the driest February in the vast Serengeti that I can remember. We had poor short rains in November and it has…
A Learning Curve
One morning, while we were out in the Serengeti Plains looking for cheetah, we came across a solitary female who looked hungry and appeared…
Start to the Day at Ngorongoro Crater Lodge
Steaming coffee was delivered to my room in the pre-dawn. I quickly got ready and made my way up to the dining area, ready…
Murchison’s Falls National Park, Uganda
Uganda is not a big cat destination, and becomes a place we often visit to track the rare mountain gorillas. This is a fantastic…
Manyara Ranch and the Honeyguide Foundation
This was one of the rare occasions when us three brothers could do something together. My younger brother, Sam, lives in Australia, I now…
Mating lions
My younger daughter has been on safari several times. However, since she was two years old, when we moved to Spain, these experiences have…
Predators in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area
The Serengeti Plains are divided into two conservation areas – the Serengeti National Park and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. The Serengeti National Park provides…
Lions in Laikipia – Kenya
In October I was on safari in Laikipia County in Kenya. This multi-use area covers about 9,500 km2 (3,700 mi2) and straddles the equator…
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…
A Small Cat Hunts
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.
The Upside Down Tree
I am back in Ruaha national park in central Tanzania. The last time I was here was a couple of years ago. I am…
The rarest large cat in Africa
Most people who come on safari hope to see some of the big cats – lion, leopard and cheetah. Nearly everyone will see a…