I love this. From Brad's Tanzania safari last month. Even lions get jumpy around lions. When your little sister puts the wind right up you! Sound up. Brilliant. #animalcomedy #safari #africa
A first visit to Antarctica for 2 very excited boys. Epic guides Sam Wallace and Lee Fuller are having the time of their lives on the white continent right now, everything fresh and new. A magical encounter with a leopard seal in the past 24 hours. Lee behind the camera with a little cameo from Sam in front of the camera at the end.
Thanks to Brad and Epic for supporting me (Simon Reeve) in this wonderful project with Open Heart International in Tanzania in November.
OHI have been pivotal in establishing a paediatric cardiac unit in Dar es Salaam, one of virtually a handful on the entire African continent. As I've mentioned a story close to our family, through the saintly Dr David Andrews from Perth Children's Hospital who operated on our son when he was a baby.
David asked me along for this trip.
There are lessons here about the extraordinary good fortune we
have in Australia and most of the developed world around healthcare.
Lessons about never taking anything for granted, about waste and gratitude and ultimately about our shared humanity.
As dear Lisa says at the end of this ...
"You can't help where you're born."
Epic is involved with a number of fantastic organisations in both conservation and social causes.
A cut down version here of the full story if you wish to watch it, linked in the comments below.
#heartkids
It’s always a privilege to be in the company of lions. Sound up.
#serengeti #tanzania #ndutu #safari #africa #lions
At Epic we feel you can never get enough of elephants.
A minute out of your day.
Cooling off under a hot Tarangire sun in Tanzania.
You’re welcome. The joy of eles.
#elephants #elephant #tanzania #tarangire Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA)
It is as poignant as it is Epic. The great wildebeest/zebra migration through the Serengeti and Mara systems in Tanzania and Kenya.
The scale. The drive. The courage. Perpetual motion.
Even to see it, is to barely believe it.
One of our favourite stories in this, Epic's 20th year.
The sublime and often simple joys of travel.
The power of human connection across cultures and time zones.
The generosity of our clients.
It all came together with an idea from the bloke who started this
ride in 2003.
Thanks everyone and please feel free to share it around.
#travel #people #connection #culture #epic #nepal #australia
Lok Magar #canberra The Canberra Times
Movement and light. Okavango Delta and Makgadikgadi Pans, Botswana.
Two minutes away from the worries of the world.
#africa #botswana #okavangodelta #safari
Life.
Brad (behind the camera) and two of Epic's beloved clients were privileged to witness the first minutes of life on earth for this baby giraffe in Botswana earlier in the dry season.
With a special mongoose cameo as protector.
It's impossible to watch it without being moved in some way.
Precious life.
#africa #botswana #safari #giraffe
The new Epic Private Journeys video showcasing many of our extraordinary destinations.
A front row seat to the planet's last remaining wilderness spaces.
We'd love to book your next Wilderness Therapy.
#epic #africa #antarctica #southgeorgia #botswana #gorillas #rwanda #tanzania #zambia #zimbabwe #kenya #safari #namibia #southafrica #serengeti
Climbing Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro is a goal for travellers from all over the world.
Brad recently helped Epic clients and friends, Ernesto and Motoko and their son Leonardo to achieve their goals in taking on Kili and reaching the summit, via the Lemosho route.
In talking to Leonardo - who has just graduated from University - about the trip, I took away much more than climbing advice for others.
Leo is one of the most articulate and thoughtful young people I've had the pleasure of meeting. This turned into an important chat about humility, Africa, life and travel lessons as much as a guide to Climbing Kili. As we say in Australia, he's a ripper. Thanks Leo. Hope you enjoy this as much as I did.
Simon
#mtkilimanjaro #kilimanjaro #tanzania #africa #safari #climbing #mountains #life
The 2nd (and main) part of our Mulberry Mongoose story from the Epic series "The Pride" on this remarkable -little-company-that-could based in Zambia's beautiful South Luangwa Valley.
Thanks so much Kate and Clera for giving us the time.
Love this story.
Spanning the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia, with access from both sides, the roar of Mosi-oa-Tunya (the smoke that thunders) or Victoria Falls – must be seen and felt to be believed.
1.7km across – an average of 100 metres down as the mighty Zambezi river drops into the chasm below.
At peak flow in April after the summer rains, it’s nature at its wondrous best. Definitely sound up for this.
A bucket list experience for your next African safari with Epic. #safari #victoriafalls #mosiostunya #zambia #zimbabwe
A snippet from the second in our little series "The Pride." Sam Wallace Epic guide is a hard act to follow, but in Mulberry Mongoose there is a story that's as good as any we've encountered, when it comes to a transformative approach to a fraught issue, poaching and snare-wire.
Here's a taste of what's to come with Simon speaking to the always positive MM founder Kate Wilson and the wonderful Clera Njobvu, operations manager of this fabulous hand-made jewellery business in Zambia's South Luangwa Valley. #zambia The Bushcamp Company Conservation South Luangwa - CSL Zambian Carnivore Programme
Black leopards last week, now get to know the delightful fella who told us the story. You may never meet another ichthyologist in your life! Enjoy Sam's passion for Africa and the safari advice. Sam Wallace
From my first night around a campfire in the bush in Zimbabwe, it was the stories that captivated me, (maybe with the added warmth of a single malt). The night air filled with these vivid characters, encounters, sightings, moments.
We're kicking off a series of chit chats with some of those characters, the movers and shakers, the conservation heroes and the myriad fascinating stories that make Africa so very special to us.
Our very own Sam Wallace is opening the batting, with a wonderful tale of his encounter with the extraordinary black leopard, now black leopard-s I believe, of Kenya.
This was part of a broader discussion we'll put up later.
Sam even came up with the name for our series.
The Pride. Please forgive the break up of the signal at times, but the story I hope you'll agree is a cracker.
We have many wonderful safari options for Kenya.
#leopard #blackleopard #kenya #africa #safari
Lucky to share an amazing trip to the Galapagos Islands with old friends and long time Epic clients recently.
Here's a sample of the incredible wildlife adventures you can have, where creatures have been habituated for generations to humans and have almost no fear of us.
If it's on your bucket list, we can turn those dreams into reality.
Stunning footage of lesser and greater flamingos feeding and congregating in Lake Ndutu in the southern Serengeti system. Great pictures from Rob Barbour.
On the few occasions I’ve seen large flocks of these remarkable birds, they’ve tripped a cinematic soundtrack
in my head, their movements and behaviour have a ballet-like grace that is mesmerising.
The natural world never ceases to amaze. Whether it’s your first safari, or your 21st, there are always new sights and sounds to inspire and provide more reasons to help protect these beautiful, inter-connected systems.
Simon #safari #ndutu #africa #flamingos #tanzania
Meeting the stars of Meerkat Manor in Botswana’s Makgadikgadi
