Ariadne van Zandbergen

Botswana, home to more big animals than people

An expansive desert waiting to be explored by any nature-loving adventure seekers

The Land of Giants

Desert Adventures for Beginners

Mashatu, where elephants congregate

A natural labyrinth of waterways teeming with wildlife

Conservation and traditions in Eswatini

From King’s hunting ground to safe haven

Pristine wilderness in the Swazi highlands

Impressive wildlife in exclusive surrounds

Eswatini’s pioneer conservation area

The Ethiopian highlands and its endemics

Flamingos in the Rift Valley

Dry country animals on the banks of the Awash River

Ethiopian wolves on Sanetti Plateau

Elephant’s in Ethiopia’s jungle

Birding at Lake Ziway

Mursi pride

A crocodile market on the shore of Lake Chamo

A safe haven for the endemic Swayne’s hartebeest

The Simien Mountains – a haven for Ethiopian endemics

Kenya has it all

Treetop hotels are offering a different kind of safari

Amboseli – an elephant’s playground set against Africa’s highest peak

Arabuko Sokoke is the last refuge to many endangered animals

Buffalo Springs on the other side of the big brown river

Cycling between animals – an experience not to be missed

Kakamega FR – pristine forest and hard but phenomenal birding

Kora NP: once the playground of the Adamson family, now untrammeled wilderness

Laikipia, a place where people, cattle and wildlife coexist in harmony

The multi-coloured steaming hot springs of Lake Bogoria

Rhinos in the mist

Lake Turkana, an oasis for desert people and animals alike

Colonial opulence at Lewa Downs

The elephants walking around the crater lake

Life and death in the Maasai Mara

Meru National Park, where zebras are bigger and giraffes are darker

Nairobi National Park – wilderness in an urban setting

Ol Pejeta: a photographer’s dream

Sitatunga antelopes in Saiwa Swamp

Samburu NP, a harsh environment that only softens in the light of the setting sun

Shaba NR, where the acacia trees give the only shelter

Shimba Hills, the last refuge for sable antelopes in Kenya

Flocks of rhino in Solio Ranch

Tsavo East: one of Africa’s wildest parks

Tsavo West: the only place to see hippos underwater

Kingdom in the sky

Below Southern Africa’s highest peaks

A giant’s playground of arches and rock pools

A luxury retreat in a wild mountain setting

Ecotourism in Madagascar

Endemism galore in pristine rainforest

The wailing indris of Andasibe

Biodiversity between rainforest and desert

Walking with ring-tailed lemurs

A little-known gem hiding a sacred lake and canyon

The ancient tsingy of Ankarana

An oasis for ring-tailed lemurs and Verreaux’s sifakas

Sacred forests protected by the Antandroy community

The Wild West of Madagascar

Fossas in love

Lemur paradise on the Pangalanes

Exceptional biodiversity in Ranomafana National Park

An Emerging Safari Destination

A Lovely Spot by Lifupa Dam

Where the Buffalo and Nyala Roam

Life and Death at the Mighty Shire River

A Rewarding Big Five Reserve

Untrammeled Wilderness Best Explored on Foot

Where the Leopard is King

Underrated and Low-key Place to Kick Back

Idyllic Beaches & Recovering Parks

On the Path To Recovery

A 4x4 Wilderness Adventure

The Perfect Beach & Bush Combo

Striking Scenery in a Vast Isolated Reserve

A New Beginning in Zinave National Park

The stark beauty of Namibia

Magnificent desert flora in the Richtersveld

The desert-adapted elephants of Damaraland

Etosha, Best Visited in the Dry Winter Months

The survival of the nomadic Himba people in Kaokoland

Sossusvlei, a photographer’s dream

Cape fur seal colony’s on the skeleton coast

Rainforests, Savannahs, Lakes & Volcanoes

Rwanda’s Scenic Savannah

Chimp Habituation

A Primate’s Paradise

Rwanda’s Gentle Giants

A World in One Country

Addo, where elephants and dung beetles thrive

Magnificent desert flora in the Richtersveld

From farmland to game reserve – conservation in progress

Augrabies Falls: a Spectacular Rush of Water in the Desert

Affordable Big Five Viewing

Graaff-Reinet’s Valley of Desolation

The sandstone cliffs of Golden Gate National Park

Africa’s Rhino Sanctuary

A wildlife sanctuary of rolling hills and cliffs in rural Zululand

Wildlife & Fossils in Karoo National Park

Desert Adventures for Beginners

Taking It Slowly in Kruger

Black rhinos in Kwandwe Game Reserve

The leopards of Londolozi

South Africa’s top Big 5 Wilderness on the Botswana Border

The predictable bush of Makalali

Simplicity in MalaMala

Mapungubwe, an archaeological site in 3 countries

Mountain Magic & Birds Galore

One of the last retreats for the endangered Mountain zebra

The cheetahs of Phinda

Sit back in a hide and let the wildlife come to you

Stark sophistication in the bush

Chasing the Big 5 in Sabi Sands

Shamwari: A wildlife haven in the Eastern Cape

Wine tasting in Singita Game Reserve

Spioenkop, a place to relax by the lake

The sand forest home to South Africa’s last big tuskers

Lion tracking in Timbavati

Hiding in uMkhuze Game Reserve

A Remarkable Wilderness Area Close to the City

Being in the bush in Weenen Game Reserve

Zulu Nyala’s camp with a view

Three Safari Circuits in One Country

Momella Lakes, Painted Pink by Flocks of Flamingo, at the Base of Mt Meru

Jane Goodall’s Land of Primates

Katavi National Park: Hippo Overload

Elephants, Tree-climbing Lions & Dramatic Scenery

Chimpanzees on the Shore of Lake Tanganyika

Ideal Stopover on the Tanzam Highway

A Sanctuary for Black Rhinos

Africa’s Garden of Eden

Where Wild Dogs Roam

Diversity in Ruaha National Park

Island Chimps

Bush & Beach

African Splendor

Elephants Galore

Gorilla Tracking in Uganda

Chimpanzees en Route to Murchison Falls

Gorillas in the Mist

The Pant-Hooting Chimpanzees of Kibale

Uganda’s Remote Valley

Lake Mburo – A True Oasis for Plains Creatures

Murchison Falls National Park – Where the Nile Tumbles Down the Rift Valley Escarpment

Queen Elizabeth National Park, a Place of Diversity and Scenic Beauty Below the Mountains of the Moon

The Hot Semliki Valley – a Birder’s Paradise

Quality safaris in untrammeled wilderness

Where water meets the sky

A seasonal haven for the Kafue lechwe

The vast wilderness of Kafue

Millions of bats in Kasanka National Park

Africa’s unknown wildebeest migration

Birding in the Kafue Flats

Zambezi safaris

The heart of the Luangwa Valley, away from the crowds

Victoria Falls – the Smoke that Thunders

Self-driving in North Luangwa

Walking in the valley

Victoria Falls & Beyond

Zimbabwe’s Best-kept Secret

Elephants Galore & Reintroduced Rhinos

Walking with Elephants

Matobo National Park: A Giant’s Playground

Elephants on the Shore of Lake Kariba

Walking Trails & Log Fires

On the Bank of the Mighty Zambezi