Travel Stories
First-hand safari stories and travel tales from across Africa’s wildest destinations.
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Ask the Guide: Andrew Mweetwa on Lions on Foot, and Why Hippos Run South Luangwa
Andrew Mweetwa has guided in South Luangwa for twenty years. He talks tracking lions on foot into a buffalo stampede, the lioness…
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Ask the Guide: Toppers Muleya on Moto Moto the Hippo and Swinging Baboon Babies
Toppers Muleya has guided at The Hide in Hwange for five years. He talks two leopard kills in minutes, a musth bull,…
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Ask the Guide: Lawrence Ngugi on 25 Years in Laikipia’s Bush
Lawrence Ngugi has guided at Borana Lodge in Laikipia for 25 years. He talks lion fights, oxpecker calls, patience, and the pangolin…
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Tracks4Africa: The Story Behind Africa’s Essential Overlanding App
How a favour between friends recording GPS tracks in Namibia became T4A, the crowd-sourced navigation tool overlanders across Southern and East Africa…
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From Porter to Founder: Bryson Msofe’s Kilimanjaro Journey
Bryson Msofe began as a Kilimanjaro porter at 18. He tells 25° SOUTH how the mountain led him from unpaid school fees…
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Wildest Kruger Stories: A Safari Podcast
A passionate listener’s look at Wildest Kruger Stories — the podcast where safari guides and wildlife photographers Craig Reid and Karolina Norée…
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The Living Desert Tour, Swakopmund
Stand on the edge of the dune belt just outside Swakopmund and the first impression is one of emptiness. Wave after wave…
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Helicopter Flight Over the Okavango Delta – Is It Worth It?
One of Botswana’s most unforgettable experiences There are countless ways to experience Botswana’s legendary Okavango Delta. You can glide silently through the…