For many travelers, Zambia is known primarily for the grandeur of the Victoria Falls, yet an African Safari in Zambia should not be considered mere add-on or after-thought for that matter. Threaded with permanent rivers that prove a magnet for animals, Zambia is home to an enticing network of national parks, and is often less […]
In the heart of Southern Africa, land-locked Zimbabwe is a vibrant land with dramatic landscapes, impressive safari parks and welcoming people. In recent years its politics have caused great damage and distress and a decline in the number of tourists, but despite this Zimbabwe still has much to offer. Zimbabwe is enclosed between two rivers, […]
Cape Town is a scenic port city at the south-western corner of Africa. The region receives about 530mm of rainy annually, chiefly in the low-sun winter, between April and October. Cable Cars take visitors up to the flat-topped sandstone massif of Table Mountain Nature Reserve. Tours and hiking trails lead through montane fynbos with the […]
Located at the northern tip of Botswana, Chobe National park covers some 2,610,800 acres. It is watered by Angola’s Kuando River and is adjacent to Namibia’s panhandle, the Caprivi Strip. The waters fill the Linyanti Swamp and then flow northeastward, forming the Chobe River, which eventually flows into the Zambezi River. Wildlife at Chobe National […]
Kruger is one of the largest game reserves in Africa, covering around 7,500 square miles. It was established in 1926 and now receives somewhere in the neighborhood of 1 million visitors each year and up to 5000 visitors per day, depending on season of travel. This high number of visitors is partially due to Kruger […]
This is one of East Africa’s most exciting wilderness safari destinations. The Laikipia Ecosystem spans over 2 million acres of unblemished wilderness in the North of Kenya. It is made up an icy mountainous, arid dry land, savannah and forest. Through its varied environment roams an incredibly diverse array of wildlife which visitors can see […]
The Okavango Delta in Botswana is one of Africa’s most distinct ecosystems. Making up one of the largest inland deltas in the world, it’s considered one of the 7 Wonders of Africa and is one of the only places on the continent where you’ll find lions taking to the water in pursuit of prey. It […]
This is Africa’s largest game reserve at 45,000 square kms. Selous Game reserve is almost 2 times the size of Serengeti, 3 times the size of Kruger National park, and 16 times the size of Kenya’s Masai Mara Game reserve. This reserve is named after the British explorer Frederick Courteney Selous. It is also one […]
Ethiopia is not everyone’s first choice for a holiday vacation in Africa but is well worth visiting as it is very different from neighbouring countries. The Simien Mountains surrounding the country are arguably the most spectacular mountain range in Africa and are an excellent place for a trekking holiday. The famed historic route is a […]
Serengeti National park in Tanzania is one of the most spectacular safari destinations in Africa. It is not only splendid, but also vast and wide. And the amount of wildlife found in Serengeti National park is also mind-boggling. It is estimated that there could be over 2 million wildebeest, over 500,000 zebra, hundreds of thousands […]