Year-round there is somewhere in Africa and the Indian Ocean with sunny days and great wildlife. Here are some of our favourite places to visit month by month. January – safari in Kenya and you’ll have superb wildlife. The Masai Mara is excellent and less visited at this time of ... Read more
Top 10 Luxury Safaris in Africa 2015, we share our client's favourite properties offering the very best service, guiding and exclusive access to wildlife, fantastic cuisine and exciting activities. Wild Luxury in Namibia In 2015, Namibia celebrates 25 years of independence. A safari in this stunning country instantly immerses you ... Read more
Gorilla Safari Uganda A great evening was had at Edinburgh Zoo on the 2nd October. Praven Moman and Dr Fred Babweteera gave fascinating talks on Uganda, Primates and the Budongo Conservation Project. Aardvark Safaris has joined forces with Praven Moman, a Ugandan born pioneer of great ape eco-tourism and Dr ... Read more
From the majestic silverbacks to the absurdly cuddly and impish juveniles, I have had a lifelong love affair with all things gorilla. When Aardvark suggested that I spend two weeks in Uganda and Rwanda, I was ecstatic if a little worried about tales of high altitude slogs. Several weeks of ... Read more
In between getting married and moving to our office in America, Charlie Swanson took an incredible fact finding safari through some of East Africa’s finest safari destinations. We asked him to pick out some of his highlights. Gorilla Tracking To see the mountain gorillas you have to ‘track’ them first. ... Read more
I’m fortunate to travel widely in order to keep my Africa knowledge up to date. It’s always exciting, but even more so to visit a country I’ve not spent time in before. From the minute I landed for a Uganda safari I knew I was in for a treat. Uganda ... Read more