Year-round there is somewhere in Africa and the Indian Ocean with sunny days and great wildlife. Here are some of our favourite places to visit month by month. January – safari in Kenya and you’ll have superb wildlife. The Masai Mara is excellent and less visited at this time of ... Read more

I’ve just revisited Namibia, a country I last visited some years ago. Much has changed since my previous trip and some magnificent parts of the country have been opened up to visitors. Here’s my top ten Namibia points of interest: 1 Namib Rand Reserve This scenic wonder, an extraordinarily beautiful ... Read more

If you thought safari was all about wildlife drives and bush walks, think again. Here are some of the more unusual ways to experience Africa's wilderness: Take a houseboat in Botswana Moving along the Chobe River, Zambezi Queen is a 5-star, 42-metre long luxury houseboat offering unparalleled sophistication in one ... Read more

Ibo Island, part of the Quirimbas archipelago in the Indian Ocean off northern Mozambique, is so remote it took me three separate planes and the best part of a day to get there from the UK. Originally a Muslim trading port, the island was fortified by the colonising Portuguese in ... Read more

Two months ago the South African rand was 20{c87a1b76f47967f0637e9b3738bea0941d41e2e4f2074ad01ad4cf8c21988957} stronger against sterling than it is today. This fall in the rand’s value allows us to offer South African holidays, safari or otherwise, at a significantly reduced cost. However, that’s not the only reason for you to choose South Africa, there’s ... Read more

Safari guide – the ultimate dream job right? You have the best office in the world, every day feels like an adventure, you meet interesting people, and get to enjoy Africa and its wildlife. Scratch beneath the surface though and a few negatives are there too. Safari guiding isn’t brilliantly ... Read more

A family safari holiday is on the wish list for many parents and as Mike Unwin said in the Independent “If you get the details right, a trip to view Africa's amazing wildlife can be the ultimate adventure for parents and children”. Getting it right on a standard family holiday ... Read more

Malaika is a well known cheetah in the Masai Mara. She is relaxed around vehicles and shot to fame when she joined a shocked tourist, right inside his game viewing vehicle, a meeting that was written about in the Telegraph among others. Lucinda, one of the sales team at Aardvark ... Read more

Victoria completes her tour of Aardvark Safaris' beach destinations with a flying visit to the Seychelles. She picks her favourite luxury Seychelles resorts from an area she describes as "a winning beach destination with a year round equatorial climate where pristine palm fringed beaches and warm turquoise waters await." Denis Island - ... Read more

I’d heard all sorts of things about the Seychelles islands including the tag “5 star location but 3 star hotels and service”, so I was delighted to be able to go and investigate for myself with my husband Peter earlier this year. Mahe Due to the way the international flights ... Read more