Hippos in Katavi National Park
Katavi National Park is a very seasonal park with huge floodplains that dry up after the rains from June onwards. The Katuma river also dries up, until all that’s left is a small stream with a few muddy ponds. The big concentration of hippos ..
The Leopards of Tsavo
Although famous for its lions, Tsavo is a fabulous leopard destination where the vast size of the reserve and its wilderness aspect make for true immersion experience in the African wild.
5 Fascinating Facts About the Secretary Bird (Sagitarius Serpentarius)
This is one of Africa’s weirdest birds, strutting about the savannah with the head of an eagle and the legs of a stork. In reality it is a bird of prey, with a family all to itself, and its snake-killing prowess is the stuff of legend.
Wildebeest Migration
I was doing some general photography in Serengeti National Park, when I heard that the migration was late that year and hadn’t crossed into the Masai Mara yet. I took my chances and changed my travel plans to get to the Northern Serengeti in the hope to catch the last of the wildebeest crossing the Mara River.
Swamps of Lake Bangweulu - the Biggest Swamp in Africa
Bangweulu – The Place Where the Earth Meets the Sky – is the deep and secret heart of Zambia. Its papyrus swamps and pellucid channels are the home of Africa’s oddest bird, the ghostly grey shoebill stork.
The Red Elephants on Parade in Tsavo National Park
A feature of southern Kenya’s landscape is the vibrant red soil laden with iron oxide, which elephants liberally past over themselves during their daily mud and dust baths. Ask anyone what color an elephant is...
A Wildebeest River Crossing in the Serengeti
Arguably the greatest wildlife spectacle in Africa, the migration of two million wildebeest across the Serengeti Plains climaxes with a series of perilous river crossings. The build-up to a Mara river crossing is tense and unpredictable...
Hippos, Crocodiles and More at Mana Pools NP
Canoeing down the Zambezi River through Mana Pools National Park would have to rate as one of my all-time favourite African wildlife experiences. I never dreamed I would be able to get as close to Africa’s amazing wildlife. I also never dreamed that I’d have one of my most heart stopping wildlife encounters!
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