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#GuestSafariReview : Miriam's Wildlife Dreams Come True at Umkumbe Safari Lodge

Umkumbe Safari Lodge is one of the most affordable safari lodges in the premier Sabi Sand Game Reserve. It's a lodge that focuses on game viewing, rather than the frills and spills of high-end safari living. Accommodation is authentic, simple and offers all of the creature comforts from home. Umkumbe[…]

TIA: This is Africa (on foot)

For a world-class experience in the wilds of the Klaserie, and to view the big five from the vantage of both a game viewer and on foot, head to Sun Destinations’ delightful and aptly named camp, Africa on Foot. On assignment for a travel publication, this is my first time[…]

The Week in Pictures : Bovids and Pachyderms Share the Limelight

The 'veld is gradually losing its lush and velvet green appearance, and the duller hues of the winter season seem to be seeping into the carpets of emerald. This week, it's not the tawny and mottled predators in the spotlight, but rather the bovids and pachyderms. The colossal elephants and[…]

Dinner Under a Blanket of Stars at Tuskers Bush Camp

As the sun melts into the sky, shades of persimmon fill the quintessential African horizon. There is nothing more hypnotic than the sunset in Botswana, a country home to some of the world's most spectacular striking scenes of remarkable beauty. Enviably located across 365 000 hectares of rugged wilderness laden[…]

Teagan Tracks the Famously Savage Lions of Savuti

A mega-pride of 30 lions in the Savuti region of Chobe National Park were forced to adapt and survive when the Savuti channel dried up and caused mayhem in one of the wildest regions of Africa. The lack of water and succulent abundant greens led to a rapid decline in[…]

Camp Savuti is a Rare Find in Botswana

Tucked away in a pocket of game viewing paradise in the uncrowded Savuti sector of Chobe National Park, lies the authentic Camp Savuti. Renown for its sightings of big game and predators, in particular wild dog, lions and leopard, Camp Savuti is certainly a place that deserves to be pinned[…]

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