Wildlife
Along with the man-made monuments and natural wonders, the endemic wildlife of a region are truly special. Sustainable tourism ensures that the people and places we visit benefit directly from tourism.
Why choose South Africa?
Well, there are several good reasons to choose South Africa when thinking of an African holiday. I recently had a look at South Africa a lot more closely than usual and was asking myself that very same question. When it … Continue reading
The magic of the Great Migration
The great continent of Africa plays host each year to one of the greatest shows on Earth: the Great Migration. Taking place on the wide open plains of the Serengeti, millions of wildebeest and hundreds of thousands of Thomson’s gazelle … Continue reading
The Highway to the Himalayas with Katie and Evan
Our competition winners Katie and Evan take us through the final days of their Highway to the Himalayas tour, just before they head to Russia. Click the links below to see some great video footage of their elephant experience in … Continue reading
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Tagged Funny, Group Travel, Himalayas, India, Nepal, Wildlife
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Braving the Amazon Jungle
When I had the opportunity to incorporate a trip to the Amazon into my Peru trip on the Peruvian Poncho tour I thought: ‘Why the hell not? It’s a once in a lifetime experience and not everyone can say they’ve … Continue reading
Posted in World Wonders
Tagged Adventure Travel, Amazon, Group Travel, South America, Wildlife
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Technical and practical advice on how to ride a camel
In which our favourite camel expert Andy tells us what it’s really like to ride a camel. We’re sure it’s not that bad! What do you think of camels? Gentle giants or demons of the desert? Technical 1. Walk to … Continue reading
‘Tales from Tanzania’ by Fiona Haward
Our Travel Writing Competition closes tomorrow, so if you haven’t sent your entries in, todays your very last day to do so. We really enjoyed the piece below and we hope you do too. With a frown of concentration, a … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure Travel, Africa, Culture, Food and Travel, Wildlife
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Tracking mysterious mountain gorillas in Uganda
The opportunity to visit Kenya and Uganda recently on the Gorilla and Game Trek tour was just too big an opportunity for me to pass up. The thought of trekking through the dense forests of Uganda in search of the … Continue reading
Camping of a different kind
One of the joys of staying in one of the many permanent tented camps in Africa is hearing the wilderness at night, whether it is the rush of rain or river, or the rustle of animals as they wander past … Continue reading
Wildlife galore on the plains of the Masai Mara
The Masai Mara is the highlight of Kenya, typical savannah and acacia trees, meandering rivers (or streams depending on how much rain they have had) and wildlife galore. Cruising along in our comfortable land cruiser (well, bumping a bit over … Continue reading
Wildebeest migration
Safaris in Africa drum up images of wide open grasslands teeming with animals and the Serengeti certainly lived up to this. As we traversed the immense savannah, zebra and gazelle were abundant. We spotted a couple of cheetahs and plenty … Continue reading
