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…
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…
Africa is still the Dark Continent. It is replete with mysteries, wonders and misconceptions, among other treasures. Consider Rwanda, for example. This is a…
Bisate Eco Lodge is tucked into the south-western slopes of a small extinct volcano offering stunning sunset views of two of the eight largest…
The Engs family from California asked us where we recommend for their fourth safari with us, this time over Christmas. They loved their safari…
We disembark onto the beach and are welcomed to one of the most remote camps in Africa. The waves lapping gently onto the sandy shore are rhythmical and peaceful, but the atmosphere in camp is electric. Talk is centred on who will be the next President. Of course, this camp is not on the arid shores of the Libyan desert, and the executed President was not Muammar Gaddafi.
Rwanda is a tiny country, known as the land of 1000 hills, sandwiched between Tanzania, Uganda and the Congo. Sadly Rwanda is most renowned…
Many guests on safari have had their expectations of what they want to see on safari influenced by what they see on TV’s National…
On a recent safari in Tanzania, I was guiding my good friend John Geigert and his family. Having been on safari with me several…
The hike began on a misty morning passing through eucalyptus stands and rich loamy fields planted with blooming pyrethrum (a chrysanthemum flower, useful as…
Gillian and I had been to Uganda before to see the rare mountain gorilla, and this time we decided to travel there to see…
The young Blackback came over and sat not far away, gazing into the distance, as if in deep thought. And then an interaction most…