A great update from our friends at Desert Rhino Camp in the Kuneue area of Namibia. Weather and Landscape No rains yet… the landscape remains covered in a sea of yellow grass, dotted with Damaraland euphorbia and whip-stick acacias. The daytime … Continue reading →

The next destination in my journey was Chobe National Park in Botswana. You can fly into either Kasane (Botswana), Livingstone (Zambia) or Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe) to get to Chobe. Flights to Livingstone and Victoria Falls tend to be more economical … Continue reading →

Something interesting or exciting is literally always going on in Botswana; and most times our partners at Wilderness Safaris are there to see it. This game report comes from Kings Pool, a beautiful, luxurious camp in the Linyanti Reserve in … Continue reading →

The Elephant Whisperer is about a conservationist in South Africa who takes in a group of unwanted elephants on his Zululand game reserve. While the title is a bit trite, the story itself certainly isn’t. Lawrence Anthony is approached by … Continue reading →

Katavi National Park is remote – really remote. From Arusha, it takes about 4 hours, plus a refueling stop in Tabora, to get there. My plane was nearly private – just one other passenger who was on her way to … Continue reading →

Kent took a few videos while in Kenya, including this elephant family greeting: and this rare and stunning striped hyena near its den in Shaba National Reserve:

The further north you go in Kenya, the drier and harsher the landscape becomes. But it is also home to great wildlife and interesting cultures like the Samburu, Boran and Turkana. From Samburu, we traveled to the Matthews Range in … Continue reading →

Can you put these animals in order by their gestation period – shortest to longest?? Lion – 3.7 monthsMountain Gorilla – 8.5 monthsCape Buffalo – 11.5 monthsGiraffe – 15 months Another fun fact – the animal with the longest gestation … Continue reading →

Mike and Susan Jaynes just returned from a fantastic adventure in Tanzania and shared some of their wonderful photos with us. You can visit some of the same areas or lodges that they did on our Romantic Tanzania Safari or … Continue reading →

March and April are the rainy season in Kenya, and this year the Samburu region has been particularly hard-hit. On March 4th the Ewaso Inyiro River burst its banks sending a huge flood-wave of water downstream. Six tourist lodges were … Continue reading →