The journal

Notes from the wild

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

Smart Ways to Navigate Zimbabwean Safaris Without Missing Key Details

Tips & Advice

Smart Ways to Navigate Zimbabwean Safaris Without Missing Key Details

11 min read

Practical Rwanda Travel Advice That Shapes Smoother Journeys

Tips & Advice

Practical Rwanda Travel Advice That Shapes Smoother Journeys

10 min read

How Botswana’s Seasons Shape Your Safari Decisions

Tips & Advice

How Botswana’s Seasons Shape Your Safari Decisions

12 min read

Why Your First Tanzanian Wildlife Encounter Demands These Specific Preparations

Tips & Advice

Why Your First Tanzanian Wildlife Encounter Demands These Specific Preparations

10 min read

What Most Travelers Overlook Before Booking Botswana Wildlife Trips

Tips & Advice

What Most Travelers Overlook Before Booking Botswana Wildlife Trips

10 min read

Essential Kruger National Park Wildlife Guidelines for Respectful Encounters

Tips & Advice

Essential Kruger National Park Wildlife Guidelines for Respectful Encounters

9 min read

How to Choose the Right Luxury Lodge in Zambia for Your Safari Style

Tips & Advice

How to Choose the Right Luxury Lodge in Zambia for Your Safari Style

11 min read

Practical Strategies for Capturing Tanzanian Wildlife Moments on a Luxury Safari

Wildlife

Practical Strategies for Capturing Tanzanian Wildlife Moments on a Luxury Safari

10 min read

How Kenyan Wildlife Shapes Daily Decisions on a Luxury Safari

Wildlife

How Kenyan Wildlife Shapes Daily Decisions on a Luxury Safari

10 min read

Practical Ways to Witness Ugandan Animals and Wildlife on Your Next Safari

Wildlife

Practical Ways to Witness Ugandan Animals and Wildlife on Your Next Safari

11 min read

How to Spot South African Wildlife in Kruger Without Disturbing the Herds

Wildlife

How to Spot South African Wildlife in Kruger Without Disturbing the Herds

11 min read

In the Heart of the Delta, Where Zebras and Lions Share the Same Horizon

Wildlife

In the Heart of the Delta, Where Zebras and Lions Share the Same Horizon

10 min read

What a Lone Elephant Taught Me About Survival in Hwange National Park

Wildlife

What a Lone Elephant Taught Me About Survival in Hwange National Park

10 min read

What Happens When You Track Zambian Wildlife on Foot Through Luangwa Valley

Wildlife

What Happens When You Track Zambian Wildlife on Foot Through Luangwa Valley

11 min read

What Scientists Discovered About Tanzania Wildlife After a Decade of Close Monitoring

Conservation

What Scientists Discovered About Tanzania Wildlife After a Decade of Close Monitoring

9 min read

What Botswana's Wildlife Recovery Teaches Us About Shared Landscapes

Conservation

What Botswana's Wildlife Recovery Teaches Us About Shared Landscapes

9 min read

Rwanda's Forests Tell a Story of Recovery and Resolve

Conservation

Rwanda's Forests Tell a Story of Recovery and Resolve

9 min read

What First-Time Visitors Learn the Hard Way About South African Safaris

Tips & Advice

What First-Time Visitors Learn the Hard Way About South African Safaris

9 min read

Why Kenya Demands More Than a Camera and Good Intentions

Tips & Advice

Why Kenya Demands More Than a Camera and Good Intentions

9 min read

What I Wish I Had Known Before Stepping onto Ugandan Soil

Tips & Advice

What I Wish I Had Known Before Stepping onto Ugandan Soil

10 min read

Why Tanzania Rewards Careful Preparation Over Spontaneity

Tips & Advice

Why Tanzania Rewards Careful Preparation Over Spontaneity

10 min read

How One Week in Kigali Changed My Understanding of Respectful Exploration

Tips & Advice

How One Week in Kigali Changed My Understanding of Respectful Exploration

9 min read

What Recent Shifts in Tanzania's Savannah Mean for Migrating Herds

News

What Recent Shifts in Tanzania's Savannah Mean for Migrating Herds

9 min read

Inside the Community Patrols Reshaping Kenya's Wildlife Future

News

Inside the Community Patrols Reshaping Kenya's Wildlife Future

9 min read