Many of our clients are deciding between these three world class safari destinations in Southern Africa. So we thought it would be useful to show a three-way comparison between Botswana versus...

Off the Victoria Falls? This article summarizes our top 15 things to do at Victoria Falls. Both on the Zimbabwe side and Zambia side at Livingstone. It doesn’t aim to cover ALL of the Victoria...

First a confession… my own engagement was not the most romantic of experiences. My friends were asked THE QUESTION on the Rialto Bridge in Venice. Or by the Grand Canyon. My husband and I just...

So you’ve done our Self Drive Quiz on whether a South Africa self-drive is right for you, and you are somewhere in the middle. You like the idea of self-drive but don’t want to be too...

The heat is on! Forget the WWE final, here’s the definitive showdown between two Indian Ocean heavyweights – the Seychelles vs Mauritius. If you’re in the market for a holiday or vacation in...

One in a series of blog posts where we attempt to highlight the distinguishing characteristics of a particular country in terms of its appeal to visitors. So here are my top, (and highly...

Rwanda: the country of a thousand hills. How do you ignore the genocide where 1,000,000 Rwandans where brutally killed over 100 days, more than 20 years ago? You can’t. . . You shouldn’t. . . It...

I had a wonderful 3-week research trip to Madagascar. And my overwhelming enthusiasm is tinged with mixed emotions… There are so many positive things to say about a Madagascar safari holiday. The...

Over the last few years there has been an explosion of activity in this once sleepy backwater close to Victoria Falls. There have a raft of new game lodges opening up on the river banks. For years...