Fran travels through Zanzibar and northern Tanzania – November 2014
I began my trip to Tanzania with three days exploring Zanzibar. A common misconception with a beach destination is that it involves lying around, sun-bathing and not much else, but Zanzibar has...
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Mary on Mafia – December, 2014
After all the early mornings and long days out in the bush on your Tanzanian safari, a few days of rest and relaxation is a very welcome prospect. The question is, where do you go?
The Tanzania...
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Rob explores little known Fanjove Private Island, Tanzania – November 2014
Travelling from UK, it only required three flights, a short ‘tuk tuk’ ride (motorised open trailer) and a 25 minute speedboat transfer to reach my remote destination, but the effort was more...
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Michele enjoys Botswana wilderness – November, 2014
My trip to Botswana included four different areas, landscapes and experiences. I started on a private concession in the exclusive Makgadikgadi Pans, followed by the vast central Kalahari. I then...
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Mary reveals Ruaha – November 2014
‘Look across the river’ advised our guide as we arrived at Jongomeru Camp in the remote southern sector of the Ruaha National Park. Doing as instructed I gazed across the dry riverbed...
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Rob goes en famille to Mauritius – October, 2104
In October I took my family to Mauritius on holiday, and whilst inevitably I was planning on doing some work whilst I was out there, we were very much on a ‘special’ family trip. Our boys are 7 and...
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Fran discovers the vast Selous – October, 2014
It’s hard to understand the sheer vastness of the Selous Game Reserve. The best comparison I heard during my trip there was that it’s the same size as Switzerland, and with less than twenty...
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Bill visits remote Zambia – September 2014
Although I’ve travelled extensively around Zambia, I had never been to Kasanka National Park or the remote Bangweulu Wetlands and so given the opportunity to take the time to do so at the end...
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Fran on safari in South Africa – September, 2014
In August, I was in South Africa with my family to celebrate the diamond wedding anniversary of my grandparents who live in Somerset West, a town to the east of Cape Town. After a busy week spent...
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Rob compares the Serengeti to the Masai Mara – June, 2014
Having travelled the length and breadth of the Serengeti (Tanzania) on two occasions during this year, and spent time touring the private conservancies of the Masai Mara (Kenya), I thought it would...
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