Having been grounded since March, most in the Aardvark Safaris’ team have been itching to get back to our favourite destinations. Lucinda managed to escape last week on a holiday to the Maldives. She’s come back full of vim and vigour, and firmly of the opinion that a bit of ... Read more

We’re delighted to be sending clients back to Africa and are planning many more safaris for the coming months. With wide open spaces, few visitors and remote lodges Africa ticks all the boxes for a post-lockdown holiday. We’ve had some fun collating 10 bucket list safaris for 2021 and beyond, ... Read more

Africa is enormous, 4,500 miles north to south as the rather weary crow would fly. The second largest continent on earth, it spans the entire expanse of the tropics, and the northern and southern temperate sub-tropical zones too. With the world’s biggest desert, its oldest and driest desert, one of ... Read more

We’ve got 12 questions for you in this year’s Christmas quiz. Where would you find some of Africa’s iconic wildlife species as well as some animals that are probably known only by experts. Test yourself with the multiple choice questions below and let us know how you get on in ... Read more

We were delighted to receive the news from Mwiba Lodge in Tanzania this week that guests are once again enjoying this superb place. Francis, who visited last year, refers to it as, ‘quite wonderful, in a beautiful setting, properly remote and wild, and a fascinating contrast to the Serengeti . ... Read more

Huge, wild, relatively unpopulated, and not so well known, Zambia is among the very best of Africa’s wildlife destinations, and a firm favourite of Aardvark Safaris’ team - several having worked in the South Luangwa valley. Along with very beautiful and fertile wildlife habitats, it has some fantastic geographical features, ... Read more

Botswana’s Okavango Delta is a magnet for superlatives, Africa’s last Eden, Paradise on Earth, all sorts of hyperbole is thrown at it. In truth, it is a truly epic place, one of pristine and delicate beauty, and intricate relationships between geography, wildlife, vegetation, water levels, migratory birds, and a mere ... Read more

If you’re planning an escape with your nearest and dearest after the enforced separation of lockdown, this fabulous selection of properties covers thousands of acres of wildlife filled wilderness and richly populated marine reefs where exclusive safaris can be enjoyed in almost total isolation. Cottar’s Bush Villa, Masai Mara, Kenya ... Read more

Astonishing wildlife mixed with a wealth of activities warrants Kenya’s reputation as one of Africa’s most prized destinations. A safari here offers a quintessential ‘Out of Africa’ experience to delight veteran safari-goers and new travellers alike. There's no question that Kenya is a knockout safari country, and best of all ... Read more

Inside this issue of Drumbeat, Winter 2020/21: Alice reports on Tswalu where she finds a totally different type of safari. Ask the Expert: Anna, our safari concierge shares her safari memories. Ethiopia – Francis is bowled over by this fascinating country which he describes as 'the Africa you didn’t expect.' ... Read more