Guiding the Wild

27/01/2025

Cold but beautiful start to the day.

26/01/2025

Taken from our Hotel Little Panda at 2700m. Today we climb to around 3500m. Snow Leopard Time.

22/01/2025

Spent a few hours in the Hoolongapar Gibbon Santuary to track down the Hoolock Gibbon ( Indias only ape species and the smallest of all the Gibbons) as well as a few other primate species. This is my best footage using my cellphone but I am sure all my guests got even better. We were also lucky enough to find other monkeys including the very rare stump tailed Macaque and pigtailed Macaque which I will post photos here a little later on.

18/01/2025

A couple of cellphone pics from our afternoon game drive. This mom had a mad a kill and then went off to fetch her three 20 month old cubs (sub adults) and were very playfull and happy to know dinner was served while mom decided to just plomp herself in the pool of water and take a moment for herself.

I must say the park itself is beautiful and I am enjoying the landscapes just as much as all the majestic creatures that call it home.

Got to Love India.

17/01/2025

Very misty morning game drive in a beautiful park. Distant sighting, but I can tick off tigers on my list. We're here a few more days so hopefully a bonus close up view still to come 🐅

14/01/2025

A monument of love and a grieving emperor's ode to his beloved deceased queen. He wanted to create paradise on earth for her final resting place. With the perfect symmetry of the buildings, perfect marble work using only the very best materials and a once orchid and flower filled garden with perfumed fountains, he came pretty close.

12/01/2025

Ventured into Delhi over the past 2 days to visit the spice market, catch a lift with a rickshaw and walk through some of the older parts.
What an experience! Overwhelming sights and sounds as people hustle through their daily routines of organized chaos. The rich aromas of street food and bags of open spices on display. Ho***rs going constantly and rickshaws and tuc-tucs weaving through pedestrians in both directions. The old and the new perfectly blended.
Also on the itinerary were visits to Jama Masjid mosque, the peaceful Raj Ghat where Gandhi was cremated and Qutab Minar. What an interesting site! Constructed from a plundered Hindu temple, the architecture encompasses both Hindu carvings (with all the faces destroyed) and Muslim calligraphy.
And in between we even charmed a few snakes!

08/01/2025

Time for India. A trip many many years in the planning. Have a fantastic group travelling together and even Karen is joining us. So let the good time roll. Got to Love INDIA.

24/12/2024

Enjoy a video recap of the tours we did in 2024. Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Very Happy 2025. Https://youtu.be/KPYH4UHp8Ps

05/12/2024

Just a magical moment to watch this breeding herd of Elephants come up from the river and stroll past us. Got to Love Africa

28/11/2024

Something very special about dinner around the fire under a brilliant sky with millions of stars. The camp fire is always the center of any camp from true camping to ultra luxury. It talks to our primal beings and even when it's very hot the fire still attracts us.

In modern times most lodges in wilderness areas will have a BOMA. Most people from Africa will describe it as a enclosed eating area with open sky views around a central fire. Most will go on to explain that the fence around the BOMA is to protect the dinners from wildlife or weather, but that is not true. The word BOMA is actually an acronym for British Officer Mess Area. This comes out of the Frontier and Zulu wars, where officers would enjoy fine dinning while the army they commanded lived off field rations. The fence was to protect the officers from prying eyes.

I for one am very glad this luxury has continued, and I hope to sit in a BOMA and share safari tales with all of you very soon.

Got to Love Africa

15/11/2024

On my last tour we spent a few nights at Nambiti. We had the privilege of seeing these two brothers twice during our stay. They were very active and clearly looking for some lady companionship.

Always a pleasure to see these magnificent animals. Got to Love Africa

28/10/2024

Sani pass. A 4x4 adventure into the Kingdom of Lesotho. Lunch at the highest pub in Africa and a chance to visit a village to get a feel for rural life in Lesotho. Got to Love Africa.

24/10/2024

Want an amazing trip, starting in Windhoek and ending in Vic Falls.. had brilliant sightings of Lion, Leopard, Cheetah, Elephant, Black Rhino, and Buffalo. So many birds with the group favorite being the Carmine Bee Eater.

Even more special was catching up with old friends. Got to Love Africa

07/10/2024

It's fantastic to be back in Namibia, the wide open space and big sky whispers to me, welcome back.

First of fuve nights in Etosha, before heading into the Caprivi and into Chobe.
Got to Love Africa

30/08/2024

Good morning.

21/08/2024

Kenya July 2025 with Andrew Goodall. Limited space available so book now. Got to Love Africa.

My 2025 photography tours are now up on the website and ready for booking. After the great success of my 2024 Tanzania tour, now comes the launch of my first...

19/08/2024

These tours run back to back and are both small group departures with just a few open places. Enquire on one or both for an amazing wildlife adventure.