Culture

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...

Visitors to the inaugural Wildlife & Safari Show in Harrogate at the end of September were treated to the first public display of the 2018 Sketch for Survival Tour, a delightful collection of artwork created in just 26 minutes...

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...

You can find great fabrics all over Africa. Kenya and Tanzania are known for their colourful wrappers: kanga for women and kikoy for men. Mozambique has its capulana. Ethiopian women wrap themselves in white cotton natellas, while men wear...

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...

Eleanor Bonsor gets inside the head of the world-renowned wildlife artist and conservationist, John Banovich What do you aim to convey through your art? My work is about creating a visceral connection to my subject’s world or...

Here are my top three worst dishes that I have eaten whilst overseas: third place goes to a goat’s head (brains and all), second place to a fruit bat, and first place to a mopane worm. The mopane worm,...

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...

Mana Pools, in Zimbabwe, is an extraordinary place, and I would certainly classify it as one of the true wildernesses of Africa. I suppose that I have a great affinity for this place as this was my first experience...

In collaboration with the sight charity Orbis, UK artist Tim Benson recently held an exhibition entitled ‘Visions of Zambia’, at the Mall Galleries in London, which featured 20 oil paintings created after a trip to Kitwe Hospital...

There was a snuffling, snorting, and mewing sound as the two baby rhinos anticipated their midnight feed. I was a bit blurry-eyed as I staggered downstairs to prepare their formula milk. I imagined it was like feeding human babies,...

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...

While I was working in Zimbabwe, I had the opportunity to visit Bumi Hills in 1993, a fantastic lodge up on the edge of Lake Kariba with views to die for. I was working in Save Valley Conservancy and...

With her art embracing Africa's mystique, Alison Nicholls sparks the imagination by showing the continent's famous animals in a new light You’ve recently come back from a trip to Africa – can you tell us about the...

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...