The journal

Notes from the wild

221 stories, guides and dispatches from Southern and East Africa.

Canoeing the Lower Zambezi: How Water Shifts the Pace of a Luxury Safari

destination guides

Canoeing the Lower Zambezi: How Water Shifts the Pace of a Luxury Safari

7 min read

Why Mana Pools Demands Foot Safaris Among Towering Albida Trees

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Why Mana Pools Demands Foot Safaris Among Towering Albida Trees

9 min read

How to Combine Gorilla Trekking and Savannah Safari in One Seamless East African Trip

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How to Combine Gorilla Trekking and Savannah Safari in One Seamless East African Trip

9 min read

Kruger Self-Drive or Private Reserve: A Straightforward Cost and Access Breakdown

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Kruger Self-Drive or Private Reserve: A Straightforward Cost and Access Breakdown

7 min read

Okavango Delta versus Serengeti: Which Landscape Fits Your Safari Style

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Okavango Delta versus Serengeti: Which Landscape Fits Your Safari Style

8 min read

Why Your Third Safari Should Skip the Big Five Checklist

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Why Your Third Safari Should Skip the Big Five Checklist

8 min read

How the Okavango Delta Floods Months After Local Rains End

Destination Guides

How the Okavango Delta Floods Months After Local Rains End

7 min read

How to Plan a Cross-Border Safari from Namibia's Kalahari to Botswana's Okavango Delta

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How to Plan a Cross-Border Safari from Namibia's Kalahari to Botswana's Okavango Delta

10 min read

Month-by-Month Safari Calendar for Southern and East Africa

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Month-by-Month Safari Calendar for Southern and East Africa

9 min read

Forest Shadows Stir: Dispatches from a Week at Ngaga Camp

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Forest Shadows Stir: Dispatches from a Week at Ngaga Camp

5 min read

A Week at Constance Prince Maurice: Morning Swims to Evening Cocktails

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A Week at Constance Prince Maurice: Morning Swims to Evening Cocktails

6 min read

Quiet Rivers, Bold Tracks: Dispatches from Mkulumadzi Lodge

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Quiet Rivers, Bold Tracks: Dispatches from Mkulumadzi Lodge

6 min read

Riverside Days at Mboko Camp: Tracking Forest Elephants in Congo Basin

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Riverside Days at Mboko Camp: Tracking Forest Elephants in Congo Basin

6 min read

Awakening to Aye-Ayes: A Naturalist's Chronicle from Masoala Forest Lodge

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Awakening to Aye-Ayes: A Naturalist's Chronicle from Masoala Forest Lodge

6 min read

Andasibe's Rainforest Heart: A Stay at Mantadia Lodge

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Andasibe's Rainforest Heart: A Stay at Mantadia Lodge

6 min read

Restored Villa Life: How Maison Gallieni Revives a Governor's Past

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Restored Villa Life: How Maison Gallieni Revives a Governor's Past

6 min read

Where Ocean Meets Wild: A Week's Rhythm at Machangulo Beach Lodge

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Where Ocean Meets Wild: A Week's Rhythm at Machangulo Beach Lodge

6 min read

Belle Mare's Shoreline Allure: Inside a Week at LUX* Resort

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Belle Mare's Shoreline Allure: Inside a Week at LUX* Resort

7 min read

Kulala's Intimate Retreat: Days Among Namib-NamibKaroo Confluence

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Kulala's Intimate Retreat: Days Among Namib-NamibKaroo Confluence

6 min read

Razor Stone Horizons: Life at Le Soleil des Tsingy Lodge

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Razor Stone Horizons: Life at Le Soleil des Tsingy Lodge

5 min read

Echoes of the Savanna: One Guest's Journey Through Lango Camp

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Echoes of the Savanna: One Guest's Journey Through Lango Camp

6 min read

Private Serenity at Kwessi Dunes: A Stay in the Kalahari

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Private Serenity at Kwessi Dunes: A Stay in the Kalahari

6 min read

Days Unfold at Kuthengo Camp Amid Majete's Wild Expanse

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Days Unfold at Kuthengo Camp Amid Majete's Wild Expanse

5 min read

Kaya Mawa Lodge Guide: Lake Malawi Access and On-Site Pursuits

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Kaya Mawa Lodge Guide: Lake Malawi Access and On-Site Pursuits

6 min read