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May 22nd 2018  |   Conservation Safaris, Travel, Countries, Unique Experiences, Miscellaneous, South Africa  |  by   Alice Gully

For those who are hooked on Africa from horseback, there comes a time when you want a totally different riding safari experience. The Ant’s Nest and Ant’s Hill annual game census safari is just that! The dates vary each year - May/June. The dates have been released for 2020: 30th ... Read more

May 18th 2018  |   Travel, News, Miscellaneous  |  by   Charlotte Opperman

Telegraph Travel Awards: Vote and win an eight night Botswana safari ***Voting now closed*** We are delighted that Aardvark Safaris features in the best Specialist Tour Operator category of the annual Telegraph Travel Awards. Whoever you choose to vote for, and we’d like it to be us, there’s a chance ... Read more

May 10th 2018  |   Wildlife Safaris, Travel, Countries, Unique Experiences, Experiences, Miscellaneous, Zambia  |  by   Charlotte Opperman

This new and unique fly camping experience, run by Tusk and Mane Safaris, offers guests an adventurous way to explore some of the wildest, most rugged and breathtaking corners of the Lower Zambezi. Two fly camp sites are tucked away on secluded islands in the heart of the national park's ... Read more

May 1st 2018  |   Mount Kilimanjaro Climb, Travel, Unique Experiences, Experiences, Miscellaneous  |  by   Francis Naumann

I’m over 50, a little overweight, not especially fit, have misshapen feet and dodgy knees, and I’ve recently climbed Mount Kilimanjaro for the second time, got to the top, and loved every bit of it. It was an astonishingly good trip, stratospherically better than the one I did 20 years ... Read more

April 30th 2018  |   Travel, Countries, Tanzania  |  by   Alice Gully
Sayari Camp wildebeest Northern Tanzania

Northern Tanzania is arguably the classic safari destination, home to Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti and Lake Manyara to name the ‘biggies’.  Countless wildlife films and coffee table books have documented the wildlife and scenery in this extraordinarily diverse region and it’s quite deserving of its reputation. The downside of this notoriety ... Read more

April 27th 2018  |   Travel, Shop, Miscellaneous  |  by   Charlotte Opperman

Safari holiday booked, and the dreaming of looking like Meryl Streep in Out of Africa has come to an abrupt stop. You’ve just noticed that many fly-in safaris come with the requirement to compress your entire wardrobe into a tiny bag weighing no more than 15kgs! Now there’s a knotty ... Read more

April 26th 2018  |   Wildlife Safaris, Travel, Countries, Unique Experiences, Experiences, Miscellaneous, Tanzania  |  by   Charlotte Opperman

This June Aardvark Safaris is offering guests the opportunity to walk with the annual wildebeest migration as it crosses Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park. The eight-day walking safari starts in the central Serengeti and follows the path of the migrating herds into the northern Serengeti, walking between 15 – 20 kilometres ... Read more

April 26th 2018  |   Wildlife Safaris, Travel, Countries, Experiences, Tanzania  |  by   Francis Naumann

Anyone hankering for a complete antidote to the modern world ought to know about Katavi and Mahale, two fabulously remote spots in the far western corner of Tanzania.   The two parks, so totally different not just from each other, but every other park in East Africa, remain hardly visited, with ... Read more

April 20th 2018  |   Travel, Countries, Tanzania  |  by   Richard Smith

If you want to enjoy superb wildlife viewing in glorious isolation then head to Tanzania’s southern parks of Selous or Ruaha.  Seeing wildlife in complete privacy is a special privilege, and this magnificent chunk of Tanzania is perfect for it. The range of activities on offer here make it so ... Read more

April 9th 2018  |   Travel, Unique Experiences, Miscellaneous  |  by   Richard Smith
Singita Explore sundowners, Grumeti, Tanzania 

Mobile safaris are the original and most authentic way to experience Africa’s wilderness.  Their exclusivity lies in access to private patches of exquisite habitat, totally private wildlife viewing, and a real sense of adventure. They range in style from the very simple to extremely comfortable.  Try one and we guarantee ... Read more