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Gemma Pitcher

Member of the SafariBookings Expert Panel

Country:: Australia
Expert Reviews:: 25 Reviews

Gemma Pitcher has been crazy about Africa since she was old enough to play with her first cuddly lion toy. She took off for the Dark Continent at the age of 17, and spent the best part of the next ten years vagabonding through Eastern and Southern Africa, writing Lonely Planet guidebooks to Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Mozambique and Madagascar, and also authoring over 15 books on Tanzanian style, design, history and culture. These days she's a freelance travel writer/photographer based in Sydney, Australia.

Expert Reviews 25 – Written by Gemma Pitcher

Botswana

Botswana country review

5/5
The first class airline cabin in of the safari scene
Chobe National Park

4/5
Elephant snorkellers
Okavango Delta

5/5
One for the bucket list

Kenya

Kenya country review

4/5
World-class national parks and amazing diversity of habitats
Hell's Gate National Park

3/5
Good for athletic types but low on big game
Kakamega Forest National Reserve

3/5
A walk in the woods for birders
Lake Nakuru National Park

3/5
A nice and scenic place for wildlife and flamingoes
Masai Mara National Reserve

3/5
Cheap, cheerful and ideal for first-timers
Tsavo West National Park

4/5
A good solid option for Kenyan safarigoers

South Africa

South Africa country review

4/5
The most varied and reasonably priced safari country
Addo Elephant National Park

3/5
A great day/overnight trip for those doing the Eastern Cape
Kruger National Park

4/5
Great infrastructure and animals galore
Pilanesberg Game Reserve

3/5
Not just a theme park
Shamwari Game Reserve

3/5
Shamwari, the Ferrari of safaris