The slowly growing mountain gorilla population is one of the conservation success stories of our time and a gorilla tracking safari is a highly rewarding experience. The only way to find these jungle kings is on foot, with a guide and a team of scouts.  If you are looking for ... Read more

Nine days in two of Kenya's finest locations at almost 30% off - what's not to like?  This October half term special combines a traditional tented camp with world class wildlife and a luxury beach lodge on one of Kenya’s most beautiful beaches.  It's a magical safari and will provide ... Read more

Inside this issue of Drumbeat, Autumn 2019: Alice showcases African sabbatical holidays Ask the Expert: Rosanna reveals her safari tips Botswana’s best – key safari areas from Jess, Rosanna and Charlotte’s trips including a mobile safari and the Makgadikgadi Pans Resurgent Malawi – Liwonde, Majete and Lake Malawi offer amazing ... Read more

We’ve put together several, bucket list-amazing, sabbatical holidays and thought we should share how brilliantly a jaunt to Africa can activate the re-set button.  Running from two weeks to two months (or more), these trips can be planned as part of a worldwide holiday or stand alone, and for couples, ... Read more

The answer to the question ‘Is a Namibia guided safari a good holiday with teenagers?’ is without question ‘yes’. The right guide makes family logistics very easy and there are activities a plenty to keep them busy. My children are now older teenagers at 16 and 19 and, while my ... Read more

Jess travelled to Botswana for two weeks exploring the Okavango Delta, Linyanti, Khwai and the Makgadikgadi salt pans, on an active safari with quad biking, boating, mokoroing, night safaris, walking safaris and vehicle safaris. The wildlife highlights included elephants, wild dogs, honey badgers, bat eared fox, jackals, cheetah, lions, buffalo, ... Read more

With great feedback arriving in the office thick and fast, and Alice’s visit this summer, we asked Journalist Lisa Grainger who visited the Republic of Congo last year to write a few thoughts on her trip: It is only in the past couple of years that Congo-Brazzaville (as the country ... Read more

Mention Botswana and you’ll likely conjure up an image of the Okavango Delta with its myriad shimmering waterways and lagoons.  Don’t stop there though, because Botswana has so much more to offer.   At the other end of the spectrum are the wilds of the Kalahari and Makgadikgadi Pans which form ... Read more

Tanzania is one of Africa’s most classic of safari destinations. It’s got the lot: millions of wildebeest criss-crossing the Serengeti plains, snow-capped Kilimanjaro and the perfect volcanic caldera of the Ngorongoro Crater. It’s also a great spot for a family safari. In fact it gets even better if you choose ... Read more

Imagine the December sun rising quickly and high into a clear sky, warming the air around you to a temperature where you're comfortable in just shorts and a polo shirt. This happens in Cape Town and all along South Africa’s southern coast, where it’s summer from November through to February ... Read more