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The F word
What are the threads that link your African adventures, the encounters that shape your impression of the continent and reveal the character of its people? ...
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Should I take my kids on safari?
Sharing the magic of Africa with children is hugely appealing for parents. But many questions and concerns arise, such as: How old should they be? ...
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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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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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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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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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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
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?
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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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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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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