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What happens after dark?

Editor's Pick, Tips & Tricks, Wildlife /

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 — a time to relax, dine and get to bed early. Yet nights in the bush are frequently the unanticipated star of a trip — be it the awe-inspiring sweep of the galaxies above that catches you by surprise, or the hive of activity that fills the night air with intrigue and mystery. In this feature, we’ll explore the night-time experiences you can enjoy, reveal what wildlife gets up to while you’re asleep, and shed light on the majesty of the celestial show above…

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Lions in Zimbabwe, Travel Africa, Gecko Publishing, Ariadne Van Zandbergen

Rediscovering Zimbabwe

Tips & Tricks, 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 Zimbabwe, spending six weeks driving the length and breadth of the country to see what it is really like to travel round right now. Here, he describes 10 personal highlights from this trip, and addresses some of the practical issues that may still concern potential visitors.

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Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe highlights. Image credit Paula French, Shutterstock (Travel Africa magazine)

Zimbabwe highlights

Zimbabwe /

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). Here’s a selection of the more popular places worth including on an itinerary.

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Elephants crossing a river, Tanzania (Travel Africa magazine)

Circuit breaks

Tanzania /

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 trips on taking time to relax, reconnect with nature and give ourselves a well-earned mental and physical break. Inevitably, this will mean including fewer places in our itineraries, minimising internal travel and allocating more days in each location.

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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

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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 and promises an experience that’s both spiritually moving and visually luminous. So, in case Kenya doesn’t already feature on your list of dream destinations, Jane Barsby tells you why it should.

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