The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has announced the increase in the number of mountain gorilla families for tracking from 15 to 17 following the successful habituation of the Katwe group…
Gorilla trekking in Uganda and/or Rwanda is at the top of many wildlife lovers’ bucket lists. Trek duration and distance can vary widely, but you can expect rugged conditions, steep…
When we decided to offer a series of 10 Year Anniversary trips in 2016, the first must-do trip on the list was a Big Cats Safari to Tanzania. We scheduled…
The vast majority of lions stay put on the ground, leaving tree climbing to other big cats like the leopard. However, there are two places in Africa where you have…
We recently read the article “Everything You Thought You Knew About Safari Is Wrong” in Conde Nast Traveler Magazine’s June 2015 issue. The points made in the article were too…
The title of largest and most famous Tanzanian national park goes to the Serengeti. Designated in 1951 and spanning more than 14,750 km2, the Serengeti is home to the largest…
The Ngorongoro Crater qualifies as one of the best natural areas in Tanzania's Northern Safari Circuit. In 1959, more than 8200 km2 were set aside as the Ngorongoro Conservation Area…
Situated within the Great Rift Valley, Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania stretches 50 km along the Rift Valley Escarpment. Lake Manyara, a shallow alkaline lake that provides refuge for greater…
Tarangire National Park gets its name from the river that runs through the middle of it. The Tarangire River provides a permanent source of year-round water, but in the dry…
Leopard at Chobe National Park. There are several reasons to consider traveling to Botswana during the summer months, or “green season”. Scenically, it’s the most beautiful. The bush is teeming…