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03/09/2024

Wild Dog Serenade at Kaingo Camp! 🐾🎶

We have some clients staying at Kaingo Camp in Zambia's South Luangwa this week - they captured this pack of wild dogs making a racket along the riverbank!

These highly social animals are known for their unique vocalizations—listen to the chorus of squeaks and chirps as they playfully interact. Their sounds are as fascinating as their behaviour, showcasing the tight-knit bonds that keep the pack together.

Wild dogs are one of Africa’s most endangered predators, making moments like this all the more special. Turn up the volume and enjoy the wild symphony!


Video by Murray Ferguson

Wake Up to This View 🌄Imagine starting your day at Lewa Wilderness in Kenya like this! The serene beauty of the landscap...
28/08/2024

Wake Up to This View 🌄

Imagine starting your day at Lewa Wilderness in Kenya like this! The serene beauty of the landscape, combined with the comfort of your private cottage, makes for an unforgettable experience.

Ready to wake up here?


📷 T Cunniffe
The Hillside Cottages take advantage of the stunning northerly views from Lewa. Each room is quite different in its layout and sleeping configuration and takes advantage of the uneven hill side to form unusual shapes which load them with character. Every room has en suite facilities and its own private sitting area, bar and veranda.

Today, we celebrate World Ranger Day and honour the incredible rangers who dedicate their lives to protecting wildlife a...
31/07/2024

Today, we celebrate World Ranger Day and honour the incredible rangers who dedicate their lives to protecting wildlife and wild places.

This image features rangers from Big Life Foundation (the K9 unit), whom we had the privilege of spending a morning with in Kenya's Chyulu Hills.

Big Life's area of operation covers approx 1.6 million acres of wilderness in East Africa.

Rangers like these are essential in the fight against poaching and play a crucial role in conserving Africa's unique biodiversity.

Witness the magic of a Tanzania safari 🐘Begin your day with a thrilling dawn descent into the Ngorongoro Crater, navigat...
30/07/2024

Witness the magic of a Tanzania safari 🐘

Begin your day with a thrilling dawn descent into the Ngorongoro Crater, navigating steep switchbacks from the crater rim to a world teeming with wildlife.

Home to over 25,000 large animals, including elephants, hippos, and some of Africa's largest lions, this UNESCO World Heritage Site boasts one of the highest densities of wildlife on the planet.

The 100-square-mile crater floor is a unique ecosystem, offering a once-in-a-lifetime experience for any wildlife enthusiast.

STAR DRIFT EXPERIENCE - Lower Zambezi National Park, Zambia ✨Honeymoon couples receive a complimentary private pontoon d...
23/07/2024

STAR DRIFT EXPERIENCE - Lower Zambezi National Park, Zambia ✨

Honeymoon couples receive a complimentary private pontoon dinner on the Zambezi River, followed by a romantic night on the Star Deck when staying at Chiawa Camp. ⭐

📅 Valid: 1 May - 14 Nov 2024 & 2025
🏡 Applicable only for stays at Chiawa Camp
🌟 Combinable with Stay Pay offers

Book your unforgettable romantic adventure now 🦁
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17/07/2024

Wild dog denning season is here - dogs usually stay around the den until about September.

The Alpha female stays in the den with the pups and relies on the pack to provide for them.

The pack's range is greatly reduced during denning season and their movements a little more predictable, so it is a good time to monitor them and for guests to get a glimpse too...

This video clip is from last year, but Kwando has already reported a wild dog den with 16 pups just 3km from Pom Pom camp, Okavango Delta.

08/07/2024

Check out this incredible moment captured on video: a majestic leopard on the prowl, briefly using our safari vehicle for cover.

Samburu National Park in Kenya is a sanctuary for diverse wildlife. Home to the 'Samburu Special Five' – the Grevy’s zebra, Somali ostrich, reticulated giraffe, gerenuk, and beisa oryx, and some of the most studied and protected elephants in Africa. Samburu elephants show remarkable adaptations to their arid environment.

📷 Real Africa, Samburu National Park

Wolwedans Desert Lodge has officially reopened this month!Perched on top of a dune in the heart of Namibia's breathtakin...
26/06/2024

Wolwedans Desert Lodge has officially reopened this month!

Perched on top of a dune in the heart of Namibia's breathtaking NamibRand Nature Reserve, the lodge offers expansive views, and a luxurious, eco-friendly escape amidst the vast expanses of the desert.

✨ What’s on Offer?

10 tented rooms - sustainable, stylish accommodation with panoramic desert views.
Guided nature drives and walks to explore local flora and fauna.
Water Walk - an activity designed to offer guests a deeper understanding of water conservation and management in the desert environment.
Desert sundowners & gourmet dining with a local twist.
Unforgettable stargazing in an International Dark Sky Reserve including 'Antares' naked eye star safari.

Contact us for more info or to book your holiday to Namibia.
📷 Martin Harvey / Wolwedans

18/06/2024

📣 Special Offer Alert! 🌿🐘
Experience the wonder of Kambaku River Sands this July or August! Book a 3-night stay and enjoy a magical FREE Overnight Hide Experience – perfect for close-up wildlife encounters at the waterhole.

Take a look at this short film 👀😍

Kambaku River Sands, Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, Greater Kruger, South Africa:
✨ Luxurious Suites
🍽️ World-class Cuisine
🐾 Twice-daily Game Drives
🌿 Sustainable & Eco-friendly

Don't miss out on this exclusive safari adventure in the heart of Timbavati.

📅 Book now: get in touch with us!

🌊🐋 The southern right whales have arrived on the Cape coast! 🐋🌊Every year, these magnificent giants grace the Cape coast...
13/06/2024

🌊🐋 The southern right whales have arrived on the Cape coast! 🐋🌊

Every year, these magnificent giants grace the Cape coast with their presence. Between now and November time, South Africa's stunning shores, particularly around Walker Bay, offer the world’s best land based whale-watching. Visitors can witness majestic breaches and tail slaps all along the coast and watch in awe as the southern rights calve in the warm waters.

You can see a number of different marine mammals along the Cape coast including Humpback Whale, Bryde's Whale, Orca (Killer Whale), Dusky Dolphin, Heaviside's Dolphin, Common Dolphin and Cape Fur Seal.

4 Rivers Airstrip Now Open!4 Rivers camp is the latest addition to the  portfolio of camps in Botswana, enjoying exclusi...
04/06/2024

4 Rivers Airstrip Now Open!

4 Rivers camp is the latest addition to the portfolio of camps in Botswana, enjoying exclusive use of the wild western side of the Kwara Private Concession in the northern Okavango Delta.

This classic-style 9 tent safari camp overlooks the permanent Tsum Tsum Channel, with activities focusing on walking, game drives (off-road and night drives), and seasonal mokoro excursions.

Light aircraft flights take approximately 30-min from Maun. The airstrip is just 15 minutes from camp.

28/05/2024

Wake up call.

Big Mac is a regular at Kanga Pan in Mana Pools where he likes to hang out, occasionally popping up right outside the tents!

There are six simple Meru-style tents at Kanga Camp with rustic open-air ensuite bathrooms.

Kanga is situated inland at Mana Pools - a stay here contrasts beautifully to a stay on the riverside.

As the dry season progresses (through September/October in particular) more and more wildlife is drawn to the pan (waterhole) and you can see a great deal of wildlife without even leaving camp. The raised wooden deck (and bar!) has a wonderful panoramic view and all the tents also look out on to the pan.

NEW photos of recently refurbished Okuti Camp in the wildlife-rich Moremi Game Reserve  .Okuti offers wildlife viewing f...
21/05/2024

NEW photos of recently refurbished Okuti Camp in the wildlife-rich Moremi Game Reserve .

Okuti offers wildlife viewing from specially-designed safari vehicles with a window seat guarantee ensuring no more than four guests per vehicle.

You can explore the deep channels of the lagoon from Okuti by motorboat too.

Combine Okuti with a camp in a private concession for the ultimate and full Okavango safari experience.

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New boutique hotel in Maun due to open on 15th July in partnership with Ker & Downey Botswana: Grays Eden.If you're goin...
14/05/2024

New boutique hotel in Maun due to open on 15th July in partnership with Ker & Downey Botswana: Grays Eden.

If you're going on safari to the Okavango Delta in Botswana, then you will more than likely pass through Maun at some point on your travels. Most international guests fly to Maun via South Africa. It's then a short scheduled charter flight from Maun into the Delta followed by a game drive or boat ride (or a combination of the two) to your chosen camp(s).

New images provide a first look at this stylish property which offers a place to rest up pre or post safari.

Grays Eden is positioned on the seasonal Thamalakane River just 10 minutes from Maun airport and offers a complimentary meet & greet.

There are 12 individually styled rooms (5 villas and 7 cottages), a pool, restaurant and terrace and in-villa spa treatments are offered.

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Embrace the outdoor life and reconnect with nature.Bushcamp bucket shower bliss 🚿Kigelia Ruaha has just six tents in a g...
07/05/2024

Embrace the outdoor life and reconnect with nature.

Bushcamp bucket shower bliss 🚿

Kigelia Ruaha has just six tents in a grove of sausage trees on the banks of the Ifuguru sand river in the wildlife-rich Mwagusi area of Ruaha. It's a seasonal camp, open June - November. Ruaha's wilderness is majestic with giant baobabs, euphorbia candelabra and impressive herds of elephants, along with many other species.

Kigelia africana = sausage tree

📷 Kigelia Camp Ruaha

Wild sleepout.Guests staying at Mwamba camp in Zambia's South Luangwa have the option to spend a night at the Numbu Star...
30/04/2024

Wild sleepout.

Guests staying at Mwamba camp in Zambia's South Luangwa have the option to spend a night at the Numbu Star Bed.

Your bed is elevated high above the savannah, where you can enjoy a wonderful view of the starry night sky, the sounds of the African bush and the comings and goings on Numbu Plains.

Mwamba is a beautiful 4-bed dry-season bush camp (June-October). The camp runs on solar power and water is pumped from an underground springwater source. Hot water is provided from slow-burning, fallen wood (no trees are cut).

Numbu Star Bed

Land of GiantsThe elephants are never far away when you stay at Somalisa in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe.  With just s...
24/04/2024

Land of Giants

The elephants are never far away when you stay at Somalisa in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe. With just seven luxurious sailcloth tents, and a pool for you, as well as one for the elephants, you can very happily watch wildlife around the clock both from camp and during guided activities.

A full solar power farm and water purity system allow the camp to recycle 80% of the water used, which is incredibly important in a place where water is so precious.

📷 Photo taken while visiting Somalisa Camp last April

Welcome to Sitatunga Private Island - the latest lodge in the  portfolio and sharing all the hallmarks of style offered ...
10/04/2024

Welcome to Sitatunga Private Island - the latest lodge in the portfolio and sharing all the hallmarks of style offered by its sister properties.

The camp, surrounded by water in Botswana's Okavango Delta, opened last year, and is made almost exclusively from recycled / re-purposed materials.

The camp can accommodate up to eight guests.

📷 Sitatunga Private Island, Great Plains Conservation

Beautiful sable antelope in Hwange, Zimbabwe during the 'golden hour'.The sable is the national animal of Zimbabwe.
03/04/2024

Beautiful sable antelope in Hwange, Zimbabwe during the 'golden hour'.
The sable is the national animal of Zimbabwe.

This big male leopard was hanging out on the road not far from the main gate in Sabi Sands, Greater Kruger 👀 South Afric...
25/03/2024

This big male leopard was hanging out on the road not far from the main gate in Sabi Sands, Greater Kruger 👀 South Africa.

This photo was taken a few years ago pretty much to the day.

You can see the bush behind is very green and lush following the long rains which arrive sometime in the Greater Kruger region in November usually, and last throughout the austral summer months.

In 3 nights in Sabi Sands we saw 4 leopards - all excellent sightings without any other vehicles.

What to expect in March/April in the Greater Kruger? Wildlife is likely to be more spread out, so you tend to spend a bit more time in the vehicle covering a wider area looking for wildlife (compared to a mid winter safari experience when the bush is much thinner and wildlife tends be be more concentrated around the main water sources).

Rates are lower in mid season, and there may be special offers around encouraging you to stay longer.

The majority of days are hot/sunny although you should expect the odd thundery shower, particularly in the afternoons. Nights are turning colder.

March/April is a great time of year to combine a Kruger safari with sightseeing in Cape Town, the winelands/Cape coast.



Walk this way...The narrow rope bridge is the only way to reach Ngare Serian . This tiny camp with just four beautiful r...
19/03/2024

Walk this way...

The narrow rope bridge is the only way to reach Ngare Serian . This tiny camp with just four beautiful river-facing tents is a perfect place to switch off and embrace life in Kenya's beautiful Mara North Conservancy.

Listen to the rushing Mara river (unless you're in tent 4 by the hippo pool), the roar of distant lion and laughing hyena.

Catatonic 😴Adolescents lions enjoying a kip. Lions will often sleep for 75% of the day so this is a common sight!This la...
14/03/2024

Catatonic 😴

Adolescents lions enjoying a kip. Lions will often sleep for 75% of the day so this is a common sight!

This large pride were seen in Olare Motorogi conservancy in the Greater Mara. We watched them for some time. The lionesses did eventually rally the troops to hunt warthog just before sunset.

My kind of camping...⛺️Welcome to Kutali Camp  - lightweight, off-grid, bushcamping luxury on Kulefo Island   Zambia. Th...
07/03/2024

My kind of camping...⛺️

Welcome to Kutali Camp - lightweight, off-grid, bushcamping luxury on Kulefo Island Zambia. The name means 'far away' place.

Wake up to the wilderness in a winterthorn forest. Enjoy expertly guided activities and lantern-lit riverbank dining beneath the stars.

Further details and sample itinerary on our website (link in bio). Kutali is open from mid May to November.

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21 Critically Endangered black rhino have been successfully translocated by  Wildlife Service  and partners from Ol Peje...
04/03/2024

21 Critically Endangered black rhino have been successfully translocated by Wildlife Service and partners from Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy and Nairobi National Park to Conservancy - this is the first time in 50 years that black rhino have been seen at Loisaba.

The translocations, which too place over 3 weeks, are part of the National Rhino Range Expansion project, which has seen black rhino numbers double in Kenya in the last 30 years or so - an incredible achievement.

Rhinos need space - lots of it - to thrive, and they need safety. Loisaba offers both, spanning 58,000 acres in Kenya's northern Laikipia region, and providing a dedicated ranger team and anti-poaching unit, complete with specialist conservation canines.

The rhino are well catered for with two permanent rivers flowing through the conservancy. Neighbours include 3 prides of lions, 800 elephants, wild dogs, cheetah, leopard and large herds of buffalo.

Visitors have a choice of accommodation and can even opt to enjoy a starbed experience in a kopje overlooking the Kiboko dam.

The new arrivals will be carefully monitored while they settle in, and who knows, maybe we'll hear the thunder of hooves in the next 12 months...

📷 Ol Pejeta Conservancy Rio The Photographer

Waiting in line - check-in at Somalisa Expeditions, a lovely small tented camp in the Somalisa concession (there are 5 e...
28/02/2024

Waiting in line - check-in at Somalisa Expeditions, a lovely small tented camp in the Somalisa concession (there are 5 ensuite Meru-style tents - one of them is a family tent with a shared deck).

22/02/2024

Watching white rhino in Nairobi National Park - you can see the city and a busy road in the distance. This mother rhino and her calf seemed pretty relaxed as they grazed.

There's nothing more romantic than a night under the African stars. Be lulled to sleep by hippo song, the whoop of hyena...
14/02/2024

There's nothing more romantic than a night under the African stars.
Be lulled to sleep by hippo song, the whoop of hyena and the crackle of the camp fire 🥰

📷 Fly-camping at Lake Tangalala, Nyerere National Park (Selous), Southern Tanzania

12/02/2024

Life lessons from Harvester termites in

One of the benefits of spending some time on foot is that you get to see the small things as well as the big things and an appreciation of how everything is linked.

Talk to us about how to include some walking on your safari 🚶

 has announced five new habituated gorilla families which can be tracked in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, Ug...
07/02/2024

has announced five new habituated gorilla families which can be tracked in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, Uganda.

They are:
Binyindo & Muyambi in the Buhoma sector
Rwiga and Tindatine in the Rushaga sector
Posho in the Nkuringo sector

01/02/2024

"Who said that hyenas were ugly?" says our guide Cloud.

Spotted hyenas are the largest of the four species, and tend to be largely nocturnal - these guys were taking a nap in the morning sun on the (only) road to the airstrip! We'd been watching them for a while but they were showing no signs of moving and needed a little encouragement...

Highly social and living in large close-knit clans where the females are dominant, hyenas are ruthless, skilled hunters and clever scavengers.

📷Spotted hyena, Mana Pools, Zimbabwe

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