The journal
Notes from the wild
763 stories, guides and dispatches from Southern and East Africa.
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Tips & Advice
Smart Ways to Navigate Zimbabwean Safaris Without Missing Key Details

Tips & Advice
Practical Rwanda Travel Advice That Shapes Smoother Journeys

Tips & Advice
How Botswana’s Seasons Shape Your Safari Decisions

Tips & Advice
Why Your First Tanzanian Wildlife Encounter Demands These Specific Preparations

Tips & Advice
What Most Travelers Overlook Before Booking Botswana Wildlife Trips

Tips & Advice
Essential Kruger National Park Wildlife Guidelines for Respectful Encounters

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

Wildlife
Practical Strategies for Capturing Tanzanian Wildlife Moments on a Luxury Safari

Wildlife
How Kenyan Wildlife Shapes Daily Decisions on a Luxury Safari

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

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

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

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

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

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

Conservation
What Botswana's Wildlife Recovery Teaches Us About Shared Landscapes

Conservation
Rwanda's Forests Tell a Story of Recovery and Resolve

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

Tips & Advice
Why Kenya Demands More Than a Camera and Good Intentions

Tips & Advice
What I Wish I Had Known Before Stepping onto Ugandan Soil

Tips & Advice
Why Tanzania Rewards Careful Preparation Over Spontaneity

Tips & Advice
How One Week in Kigali Changed My Understanding of Respectful Exploration

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

News