The Heritage Safari Company

28/05/2022

During my trip in Tanzania, I had the opportunity of a new experience. A game drive in an open 4x4 vehicle fully electric at Grumeti Hills, in the Grumeti Wildlife Management bordering the Serengeti National Park. No noise, no vibrations, no fumes, a different way to enjoy a game drive. The camp is 100% solar-run and the vehicles are also charged via the power of the sun.

24/05/2022

Following Serengeti, I visited Tarangire National Park, the park is famous for its elephant population and the big herd of buffalo. On the way to the park, I encountered a real cowboy!

22/05/2022

Crossing a river is always a challenge for the Wildebeest. Luckily, no crocodiles in this small one!

20/05/2022

3 amazing days spent in the Serengeti, the richness and diversity of the wildlife in this park offer some of the finest game viewings.

18/05/2022

After all this crazy period, it was time to reconnect with the African Continent and the safaris.
I’m currently exploring the Serengeti plains in the middle of the wildebeest migration. Amazing spectacle of the circle of life.

01/01/2022

22/09/2021

Today is

24/12/2020

As Covid-19 kept us close to home, no photos of big five or big game and no exotic destination this year! So, instead I did a wildlife safari on my doorstep. So far this is what I caught on camera …. from bee to bear !

24/09/2020

Happy ! Photos taken in Bwindi Forest. Uganda will reopen to international arrivals starting 01 Oct 2020 and Rwanda has reopened to international arrival 1st of August 2020

13/08/2020

World Elephant Day, Today. Last year In Hwange National park Zimbabwe.

10/08/2020

Happy
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21/06/2020

Today is World Giraffe Day... the longest day of the year to celebrate the tallest animal!

06/05/2020

Celebrating 10 Years: 2010-2020 with 10 beautiful photos from our guests

23/04/2020

Happy Earth Day ! A little bit of here and there.

04/03/2020

Today is it's our responsibility to share our planet with all creatures.

25/02/2020

The land of Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar

Tanzania is a beautiful country, with breathtaking natural sites and one of the most welcoming people in the world. PenresaTV takes you in a journey into the...

05/02/2020

A big loss ...

Kenya lost a Giant today

Our hearts are heavy as we remember a magnificent elephant who we grew to know and love. An elephant bull of 51 years old, who called the Amboseli ecosystem home with his preferred haunt the Kimana Sanctuary. Tim became a household name admired by many Kenyans and tourists alike. He sadly died last night, and while there is evidence of his wild friends trying hard to resurrect him, his lifeless body was found in the morning not far from the Kimana gate. Dr. Poghon was called to the scene to ascertain the cause of death but with no external injuries visible, except only hyaena marks evident, it is assumed he died of natural causes. His body is to be transported to Nairobi for taxidermy so that he might forever preside over the Nairobi National Museum of Kenya, and his memory never dims.

Tim lived a life that saw him become an icon for his species. Photographs, videos and stories focusing on this grand old boy have been taken and told for years and with that, he has helped influence the world’s understanding and attitude towards elephants. He was a daily reminder that we share this earth with giants who are more impressive and far more beneficial to the health of the planet than we can ever hope to be.

Tim had his fair share of run ins with humans over the years and three times Dr. Poghon of our SWT/KWS Veterinary Unit came to his aid, treating him for arrow and spear wounds inflicted by humans and helping two years ago in a mammoth combined effort to extract him from a swamp where he’d become completely bogged up to his chest in 2018. Tim it seemed was living on borrowed time, and by reaching 51 years of age has had a good innings when one considers that he managed to survive the rampant poaching of elephants for their ivory that took place in the late 70s and early 80s, and then again between 2009 and 2013, claiming the lives of hundreds of thousands of his kin across Africa.

To think that his great feet will no longer tread the Amboseli volcanic dust, nor will his impressive tusks be gazed upon in wonder and awe is hard to comprehend. His sheer presence commanded respect, and he was certainly one of Kenya’s great treasures. We can take comfort in the fact that Tim has been sowing his seed for decades and with the wild spaces saved, protected and nurtured, there will be more Tim’s in the future.

Tim was more than an elephant, he was a beacon for his species and to honour him we must continue to work hard in protecting those he leaves behind, including his ever present friends and companions who it appears tried hard to save him when he finally fell and who must today be so heart-sore losing their irreplaceable friend.

02/01/2020

2020 Happy New Year !

04/12/2019

Today is International Cheetah Day!
I dug into my old photos and I unearthed 2 photos from one of my very first safaris .... long before digital era!

18/10/2019

During our trip in Hwange at Camelthorn Lodge, Imvelo Safari Lodges., we went to the village of Ngamo and visited the local community and its school. Imvelo supports the school and also provides lunch to the students (there is a big food shortage in Zimbabwe due to severe drought and poor rainy season).
Adjacent to the school, a community garden provides vegetables and a solar powered water pumping system brings water to the school and garden. We enjoyed talking with teachers and pupils about their work. We brought bags of school supplies from Canada which are going to be shared with other schools in the district. With Bernadette Woit, Karen Brown

23/09/2019

Flying over The Victoria Falls .....fantastic experience!

23/09/2019

Sundowners, Bush Dinners in Hwange National park with our British Columbia's group.

21/09/2019

Another fantastic day here in the Bush in Hwange National park. Nehimba Safari Lodge

20/09/2019

Elephant population in Hwange National park is around 40,000. From a hide we have a perfect spot for watch them.

19/09/2019

Having dinner with big guys at Nehimba Safari Lodge. Zimbabwe.

17/09/2019

1st day in Hwange NP. Fantastic game drive. Camelthorn Lodge, Imvelo Safari Lodges.

14/09/2019

Beautiful sunrise to start the day ...and ready for new adventures !

14/09/2019

We are in Zimbabwe, walk at Victoria Falls at sunset.

15/08/2019

30 days from now ...and we'll be there !

23/06/2019

Zanzibar and Tanzania safari in the 50's. Tanganyika at that time!

12/05/2019

Happy Mother's Day

09/05/2019

In East Africa, Rwanda was the 1st country to ban plastic bags, that was in 2006. Kenya followed in 2017. Now Tanzania has announced plastic bags ban starting June 1st 2019. The ban includes garbage bags, shopping bags, duty free bags, "zip-lock" plastic bags.
In Southern Africa, Namibia and Botswana have similar plastic bag bans.

23/04/2019

Today we celebrate . We need to protect it, from rain forests to deserts. Here, Namib desert and Ecuadorian Amazon !

09/03/2019

· Happy International Women’s Day !

27/02/2019

Rare black leopard spotted in Loisaba. Northern Laikipia, Kenya.

Biologists captured rare images and video of a black leopard, also known as a black panther, in Kenya.

01/01/2019

Happy New Year !