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 […]
Virunga mountains, with an area of 8,000 kilometres square, cover an area that hugs 3 different countries – Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Uganda and Rwanda. Within the Virunga are found 6 active volcanoes and 3 extinct ones. Most of this area is protected as national parks, including Volcanoes National park which is found in […]
To the local people, this impressive land feature was simply Mosi-oa-Tunya, translated, the Smoke that Thunders. The rest of the world got to known about Victoria Falls in 1855 through Dr. David Livingstone, the famous Scottish explorer. About the falls, Dr Livingstone was later to commend: “scenes so lovely must have been gazed upon by […]
The Masai Mara Game reserve is Kenya’s most popular safari destination. There is a good reason why many people want to take a safari to Masai Mara during their holidays in Kenya – it has an astounding amount of wildlife. It is home to a big number of wildlife both in terms of numbers and […]
Apart from game drives, what other activities can one include while on Safari vacation? A good number of visitors to the various African safari destinations design their itinerary around the safari vehicle game drive. Usually, 3 game drives are offered daily; at the first light of dawn, then you return to the lodge or camp […]