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A sample selection of stories from past issues of Travel Africa magazine, our newsletters or exclusive web-only content. Click on the category at the top of each article to read more on the same subject.

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  • Mozambique
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  • Travel
  • Wildlife
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Sir David Attenborough (Gecko Publishing, Travel Africa magazine)

Attenborough and Africa

No-one has shaped our understanding of the natural world — and of the challenges faced by climate change and population growth — as impactfully as ...
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Lions by Will Burrard-Lucas, NaturePL (Gecko Publishing)

What happens after dark?

Understandably, most safari-goers focus on the golden hours at dusk and dawn, when wildlife-watching is at its best. The period between is often overlooked — ...
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Picture credit Melanie Van Zyl, Gorongosa Safaris (Travel Africa magazine, Gecko Publishing)

Gorongosa: can you resist any longer?

At Travel Africa, we’ve covered the Gorongosa story since the Carr Foundation’s first involvement 20 years ago, and Sarah Marshall’s recent visit reveals the fruits ...
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Eswatini festivals. Picture credit Eswatini Tourism Authority. Travel Africa magazine, Gecko Publishing.

Eswatini

Swazi expert Jenny Bowen of Sense Earth shares a personal take on why you should visit this captivating kingdom...
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Finding a reliable operator, South Luangwa National Park, Zambia (Time + Tide)

Finding a reliable operator

SafariBookings.com is the world’s largest online marketplace for African safaris, and conducts extensive research to verify the operators it partners with. We asked co-founder Wouter ...
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Lions in Zimbabwe, Travel Africa, Gecko Publishing, Ariadne Van Zandbergen

Rediscovering Zimbabwe

In early 2023, in the run-up to elections, seasoned African traveller and guidebook writer Phillip Briggs and his photographer wife Ariadne van Zandbergen returned to ...
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The green heart - trees of life - Odzala - Ndzehi Concession and Marantaceae Forest - Scott Ramsay, Congo Conservation Company (Travel Africa magazine)

The green heart: trees of life

Trees tend to get in the way on safari. They hide more exciting things like leopards, gorillas and red-crested turacos. But take the time to ...
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Where to look? South Luangwa National Park, image credit Sherry Rix (Travel Africa magazine)

Where to look?

You’re heading out on your game drive, camera and binoculars at the ready. But how do you find the wildlife? Here are a few tips ...
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Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe highlights. Image credit Paula French, Shutterstock (Travel Africa magazine)

Zimbabwe highlights

Fans of Zimbabwe are quick to point out that the country packs a diverse range of attractions into a relatively small country (by African standards). ...
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Elephants crossing a river, Tanzania (Travel Africa magazine)

Circuit breaks

At Travel Africa, we’ve long been fans of the slow safari, and it seems that more and more of us want to focus our future ...
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Wildebeest crossing the Mara river in the Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. Image copyright Jurgen Vogt, Shutterstock | Travel Africa magazine

25 Reasons to visit Kenya

Kenya is a microcosm of Africa. It has more than fifty of the world’s most breathtaking national parks, harbours some of Earth’s most threatened wildlife ...
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Chobe National Park, Botswana. Image credit kavram, Shutterstock. Travel Africa magazine

Botswana itineraries

With unparalleled landscapes, wildlife and historical treasures, the only difficult thing about planning a trip to Botswana is figuring out what you’re going to have ...
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