Family time with chimpanzees
December 2018 I looked out of the window of the Cessna Caravan 12-seater aircraft as it banked and descended. The aquamarine waters of Lake…
*African Destinations
Desert Lioness Update (2019)
When I was last in Namibia in January 2018 I was concerned about the chances of survival for the 3 one year old cubs,…
Silence in the reeds
I sit in a mokoro, or African dug-out canoe, my eyes only a metre above the waterline. My feet are stretched out before me,…
The Hadzabe of the Yaeda Valley
One aspect of an African safari that is often overlooked is the cultural side. The primary reason for an Africa trip is usually the…
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…
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…
African Safaris
We are offer safaris and travel throughout the wildlife centers in eastern and southern Africa. A Step Ahead founder and guide Justin Bell spent…
South Africa
South Africa is a large and varied country, offering stunning scenery, with vast contrasts from beaches and coast, wide open plains and farmland, and…
Namibia
Namibia is situated along the Atlantic coast north-west of South Africa and west of Botswana. It is the most arid country in southern Africa,…
Rwanda
Rwanda is a tiny country, known as the land of 1000 hills, sandwiched between Tanzania, Uganda and the Congo. Sadly Rwanda is most renowned…
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is the perfect country for those who have already been to Africa, are bitten by the Africa bug, are keen on having more…
Mozambique
Mozambique is on the south-east coast of Africa between Tanzania to its north and South Africa in the south. This huge country, for long…