With travel out of the question at the moment, we’ve been in touch with some of our best-loved family camps to bring you some of the fun and more unusual safari activities they offer. We’ve called them ‘home-schooling safari style’ but really it’s an excuse to gather together some of ... Read more
‘If it ain't broke don’t fix it’ certainly came to mind when planning our February half term holiday with our six and three-year-old kids. Our maiden voyage to South Africa last summer was such a huge success we felt we just had to go back to explore this wonderful ‘world ... Read more
With all manner of eccentric characters and exotic wildlife, Africa has provided rich content for writers past and present. Whether you enjoy fiction, biography or auto-biography there’ll be something to pique your interest and transport you to another world. Here’s a quick look at some favourites among our team: Jess ... Read more
The Aardvark Safaris’ team is one of the best in the safari business. I totted up our years’ worth of experience the other day and arrived at the extraordinary figure of 90 between the six of us! The fact we specialise only in Africa affords us the luxury of travelling ... Read more
With travellers limited to navigating memory cards rather than new African horizons, we’ve been in touch with a few of our favourite camps to find out how they are coping on the ground. Money will undoubtedly be tight over the coming months so they are right behind the #PostponeDontCancel message. ... Read more
Africa’s pristine wilderness areas, islands and beaches house some of the most romantic hideaway retreats anywhere in the world. For honeymooners, it’s a veritable paradise with all sorts on offer from dreamy star beds to dazzling private villas. We’ve done the digging to find the best honeymoon offers: A Botswana ... Read more
Conjure up an image of a safari guide and you’re most likely to come up with versions of a rugged, khaki clad fellow with binos slung around his neck and a rifle across his shoulder. That’s pretty much spot on apart from the man bit! There is in fact a ... Read more
Deb Tittle is without question one of Africa’s leading safari guides. Over the last 22 years she’s led nearly 3,000 walking safaris through the African wilderness. Having honed her skills working with renowned safari guides Robin Pope and Derek Shenton, she now runs her own operation at Mapazi Camp in ... Read more
A safari is one of the best holiday investments you can make for your family. Few other holidays offer such a fabulous departure from every-day life as a safari, with activities enough to please everyone from teen to granny. With opportunities still available in the summer holidays and October half ... Read more
The beaches running along the Southern and East African coastline rival any of the best beach hotspots around the rest of the world. Whether you want to go for a fly and flop holidayor are keen to add some R&R to your safari there are options a-plenty. We’ve picked out ... Read more