Africa
Safari planning insights and destination guides covering the best wildlife regions across the African continent.
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Cheetahs: Where to See Them, and Why There Are So Few Left
Where to see cheetahs in Africa, from the Maasai Mara and Ndutu to the Kgalagadi and Etosha, how many are left, why…
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Beverly Joubert on Forty Years of Looking
Forty years in, Beverly Joubert still spends the whole day with one leopard. On Wild Eye, why elephants are harder than cats,…
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Elephants Can’t Look Up: Wesley Hartmann on Drones and Elephants
Wesley Hartmann flew nearly 150 drone flights at wild elephants in Malawi and found that the angle of approach mattered more than…
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Self-Drive vs. Guided Safari: Which Is Right for You?
Independence and budget, or expertise and access? An honest comparison of self-drive and guided safaris — how the answer changes by country,…
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Giraffes: Everything Worth Knowing About Africa’s Tallest Animal
You have almost certainly photographed a giraffe. Most people who go on safari come home with several, usually taken in the first…
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Sandringham: A New Reserve Joins the Greater Kruger
Sandringham, the Sabi Sabi Collection’s newest reserve, opened on 1 August 2026 after five years turning a former hunting property into protected…
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Best Time to Visit: A Safari Season Guide by Country
Every reserve on the site rated month by month — 100 reserves across 12 countries, from Excellent to closed — plus a…
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Elephant Corridors Across Africa
No single reserve is big enough to feed an elephant year-round. A look at the corridors between them — from Botswana’s Linyanti…
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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…
