So you want to go to Botswana, but what does a Botswana safari cost? Botswana is one of the most expensive safari destinations in Africa, alongside Tanzania and Kenya. In fact given that there is...

\There can be few more moving experiences than meeting the brown-eyed gaze of the endangered mountain gorilla. This is what makes gorilla tracking in Africa one of many people’s top ‘bucket list’...

I’ve had the pleasure of staying with my family at both Thonga Beach Lodge, a beach resort in South Africa in Maputaland, and White Pearl Resorts, a Mozambique resort only 30-40km to north over...

Want to come to Africa? Not sure how to decide between East Africa versus Southern Africa? This issue of a safari in East Africa versus Southern Africa is a perennial question for many first time...

‘What shall we wear on safari in South Africa?’ ‘What shall we wear on safari in South Africa?’ (or any other African destination we offer). Our clients often ask us about packing a few...

Two Popular towns on the Garden Route – Which one is the best? Many of our clients visiting the Garden Route like to stay at two different places along the way. It is, however, rather unwise to...

Load shedding first happened for a few weeks all the way back in 2008 and South Africa has struggled with periodic load shedding every few years since then. However it seems to have become a...

I am aware that it can be a little confusing when choosing a Kruger safari. Many people who want to visit Kruger Park find themselves bewildered by the choices. Do they stay at a rest camp or opt...

Want to go to the Beach? All can agree that Mauritius makes for a great beach holiday destination. But there’s remarkably little consensus about which are the best beaches in Mauritius as so...