Julia visits the Fairest Cape – April 2017
I flew on the overnight British Airways direct flight from London to Cape Town (11.5 hours flying but the only airline doing the non-stop route from the UK) and was delighted to arrive to clear...
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Mary explores Rwanda – March 2017
A holiday to Rwanda is inevitably synonymous with seeing the magnificent mountain gorillas in the Parc des Volcans. My recent trip however has shown that there is far more to the country...
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Frances treks for gorillas – March 2017
The feelings I experienced before my first gorilla trek in the Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda were a complete mixture of excitement, anticipation, and eagerness with a few nerves mixed in for...
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Julia covers northern Tanzania – March 2017
One of the most impressive sights in northern Tanzania has to be the large and imposing peaks of Mt Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru as you approach Kilimanjaro Airport. Seeing these two magnificent mountains...
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Rob explores Northern Tanzania – March 2017
It always amazes me that just when I think I really know a part of Africa, in this case northern Tanzania, that inevitable changes occur and new properties are opened making me feel my knowledge...
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Joe and Michele travel to Kenya – February 2017
After arriving into Nairobi on the late night British Airways flight, Michele and I sat on the patio of Hemingway’s Nairobi and enjoyed a much needed Tusker. My excitement for what the next fourteen...
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Julia travels around Kenya – December 2016
In December, Frances and I returned to Kenya, very excited to be exploring regions that were new to both of us: Amboseli, Meru, Samburu and the Kenyan Coast along with revisiting some other key...
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Frances covers the safari areas and beaches of Kenya – December 2016
The Masai Mara is frequently recalled as one of the best game-viewing regions in the World. Julia and I spent the first half of our trip travelling to various other safari areas in Kenya, Amboseli...
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Rob explores the remote Liuwa Plains in Zambia – November, 2016
Departing Lusaka in the early morning it was a two and three quarter hour flight, by comfortable Cessna 206, to the small town of Kalabo in western Zambia, gateway to a place I had been wanting...
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Julia visits the private game reserves of northern South Africa – October, 2016
In October I travelled to South Africa to explore the private game reserves bordering the famous Kruger National Park: Sabi Sands, Thornybush and Timbavati. I then flew to the North-West Province...
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