There are hundreds of safari camps and lodges to choose from in Botswana. Many belong to some of the large safari companies but there are also some more independent beauties, which offer a more...

‘What shall we wear on safari in South Africa’ (or to any other destination in Africa) is a frequently asked question. The answer to this varies very much by season. Even though it is still...

Like any job, mine has its upsides and downsides. A Botswana safari in the Okavango Delta at the start of one of the best floods in recent years was definitely one of the upsides! Ker & Downey, a...

Malawi is an almost year-round destination. But due to the varied landscape, the weather does change from region to region… so when it’s heating up on the lakeshore at the end of September,...

On a recent holiday in KwaZulu Natal, we visited Cape Vidal from St Lucia. Cape Vidal is one of South Africa’s hidden gems. Seriously beautiful and yet sufficiently remote that it is difficult...

So you’ve done our Self Drive Quiz on whether a South Africa self-drive is right for you, and you are somewhere in the middle. You like the idea of self-drive but don’t want to be too...

A Zambia safari has a lot going for it. Apart from being voted as the safest country on the continent to visit, it boasts some of the most unspoilt and wild landscapes in Africa. This remote...

So what IS cultural tourism? I sometimes feel that we cannot win when promoting cultural tourism within South Africa! People come to us with such differing cultural perceptions of their own that...

I know, I know… This is not the most exciting of topics to get the travel juices flowing. But one which can have far-reaching consequences if ignored, as the Covid-19 pandemic showed us. What we...