Africa Planner – Why, When & How.
Our ‘rule of thumb’ guide to help you get the most out of an adventure to Africa. Its a snapshot of each country based on our opinions and experience and will help you ask yourself some relevant questions in order to make the right decisions. Like a country’s prey base, inoculations and political stability are a movable feast, so we’ll help you get up to speed on current information once you know where you wish...
Seeing in the dark – ZZZ’s in Zimbabwe
There’s always a danger of becoming blasé about travel and the wonders awaiting us. A trip into Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe, proved to be a lesson about preconceived ideas, for us. Passionate about wildlife photography and exotic travel – we seek the unique discoveries that only Victorian explorers could realistically aspire to. Attenborough and Palin, now always there before us, create expectations almost impossible to...
Cherrie’s guide to personal packing for Safari
There’s a tendency to get too serious about going on safari with the assumption that there’s a code of dress that must be adhered to in order to ‘fit in’. As with most travel it’s down to comfort and common sense. Be aware of the environment you’re going into and how you like to feel generally. If you follow a few simple notions then you’ll enjoy the journey without getting too hung up or precious about clothing. You certainly don’t...
Geoff’s Safari Photography Tips
This guide is of specific interest if you are primarily going on safari for photography rather than as a tourist interested in wildlife. Although covering digital still photography much of it is relevant to movie photography as well. It’s not exhaustive in detail but covers all of the areas that you need to consider. I spent ages doing research on this topic, it didn’t prove completely fool proof but it helped to avoid many simple...
