Samara Game Reserve experience
There’s something about spending time in the African bush… the sights, the sounds and the smells that get under your skin and into your heart ensuring that you want...
Frogging safari at Amakhosi
I was knee deep in water in the middle of the African bush at Amakhosi Safari Lodge – in Big 5 territory… the muddy water trickling into my gumboots,...
Thanda Safari and why you never miss a game drive
I was at Thanda Safari and it was freezing. And the wind had howled all night… despite this my wake-up call at 5:15 am had me up and waiting...
Amakhosi Safari Lodge – Sipho’s story
We’re on an open game viewing vehicle on our last day at Amakhosi Safari Lodge listening to game ranger Sipho Ntombela tell yet another wonderful story. “My grandfather was...
Pafuri Camp – a story of positivity
Pafuri Camp – It’s not every day you get to witness a creature’s first steps. The baby zebra is just a few minutes old when we come across it....
Great Cape Escape Road trip… part 2
Leaving the vineyards and orchards of the Elgin Valley we continue our road trip up the coast towards pretty town of Gansbaai – home to shark cage diving, seasonal...
Kwandwe… a sense of place
We could see for miles. Rolling hills, vegetated and green… just how it used to be. This was the Kwandwe I had heard so much about, its conservation and...
Dubai – ancient and modern
I use the term ancient rather loosely, as Dubai was only founded around the 1800s – it was once however a region inhabited by Bedouins who made a living...
Luxury Travel…
To many, luxury travel and responsible travel are on opposite ends of the travel spectrum… Responsible Traveller posed some questions to four of the top luxury safari operators in...
Memorable Encounters at Amakhosi Safari Lodge
The evidence was there. Huge impressions left in the dusty road, paths through the lush grass, green and succulent after the recent unseasonal rains. They were moving in an...