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The life and times of a safari travel consultant How to choose the right tour operator to help you plan and book your safari, and how to get the best from them? To find out, we sought...

The finalists in this year’s Tusk Trust Award for Conservation in Africa have been revealed. “Thanks to the dedication of these extraordinary men and women working on the frontline of conservation, there is a brighter future for Africa’s wildlife,”...

In our series of profiles of people in the safari industry, we talk to Phil Jeffery and Tyrone McKeith about their passion for the Kafue National Park in Zambia and the challenges it faces From a...

We meet the team behind the wonderful new documentary highlighting the plight of the world’s most trafficked animal. In the hope of making their film available to the widest possible audience, the producers of Eye of the...

What has driven this world-record adventurer to raise over £300,000 for conservation through her How Many Elephants campaign? On 6 June 2019 Holly Budge will be joined at the Royal Geographical Society in London by National Geographic Explorer and...

As she launches Remembering Lions, the fourth in a series of books to raise funds for conservation, Margot Raggett talks to Graeme Green about perseverance, poaching and the future of our wildlife Remembering Lions follows Elephants, Rhinos...

Carrie Hampton meets the tourism entrepreneur A character like Brett McDonald comes along in only six per cent of the population. But I knew he was a maverick of the safari industry long before the Jungian personality test he...

In a country where only 5% of girls finish school, there is one remarkable woman who is succeeding in the tourism industry, empowering others along the way. Dawn Robbins met her. On our month-long vacation in Tanzania, my husband...

Jonathan Scott moved to Kenya in the 1970s, going on to present Big Cat Diary and, together with his wife Angie, sharing a lifelong passion and concern for big cats with the world through their books, television...

We asked Graham Boynton to report on the discussions and achievements of this year’s Conservation Lab in South Africa The Conservation Lab, the two-day annual conference attached to the We Are Africa luxury travel show, celebrated its fifth anniversary...

We ask the multi-talented and Britain’s Got Talent star Daliso Chaponda what makes him tick – and why the UK is the perfect place for his style of comedy. You are Malawian but born in Zambia, have...

We find out how the founder of Native Eye developed his passion for exploring off-the-beaten-track places. By Phil Clisby The travel bug bit Jim O’Brien as a young child, when a schoolteacher introduced him to the books of Willard...

We spoke to chef Callie-Ann Gavazzi about her cooking, her career and her passion for all things Africa What was the inspiration for your new book. ‘A Love Affair with Food in Africa’ is a dedication of...

Elias Aryanyijuka represents a generation of young Ugandans driving their tourism sector. An energetic and passionate operator, who founded Home to Africa Tours and Travel, we set out to find out what fires his enthusiasm. When did...

Mary-Ann Bartlett tells us about her unique adventure travel company, Art Safari, where art, exploration and huge amounts of inspiration are combined to create a very special experience for beginners and experienced artists alike You set up...

Calum Buckmaster and Willie Badenhorst have challenged themselves to break the African record for the longest cross-country distance travelled in a tuk-tuk, which is more than 13000km. Here, Calum tells Eleanor Bonsor about how the journey has...

Co-founder of the Born Free Foundation Virginia McKenna OBE tells Paul Seligman why, 50 years on, she is still fighting the unethical treatment of African wildlife How did the Born Free Foundation come into being? In 1968...

The Hide, in Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park, has recently celebrated its 25th anniversary. One of Travel Africa’s original advertisers, it is a prime example of how a lodge has evolved over the years to reflect the changing needs of...

Alice Roberts spoke to Michael and Harrison Cooney about their recent project, which tells the story, through photographs, of the men and women who have devoted their lives to the war against poaching “I feel we all have our...

The changing face of safaris over the past 20 years is epitomised by Nambiti Private Game Reserve in South Africa, which is a prime example of how tourism plays an integral part in conservation. Phil Clisby reports The old...