Africa is at its best and most fun when you share it with family or a group of friends. The increasing number of lovely private safari houses provide perfect accommodation for these types of holidays, and offer private guides, completely flexible activities and dining, and even specially tailored menus if ... Read more
We’ve done a bit of digging through the travel press to see if their idea of the best African beach villas matched our own. Ndomo House, Kaya Mawa, Lake Malawi We’d certainly agree with Will Hide who, in his Guardian article ‘Top 100 holiday beach houses: Africa and the Middle ... Read more
The South African 'Grand Tour' by luxury train One of the best ways to view this vast country is to take a luxury train journey. It’s just one country on a map, but South Africa arguably has greater diversity than many continents. You can sunbathe on the beach alongside penguins at Boulders ... Read more
You need to be organised when packing for a riding safari. With a limited luggage allowance you need to be prepared but not go overboard. Most riding safaris will operate a laundry service so you can factor that into your packing. Here is our list of riding essentials: 1 Riding ... Read more
I love Patrick Mavros’ silver work which is made more special for me as I worked in Zimbabwe as a skipper of catamarans and for a riding safari operation. The Mavros family is from Zimbabwe, with Patrick having worked as a baker and soldier before crafting a pair of earrings ... Read more
Safari holiday booked, and the dreaming of looking like Meryl Streep in Out of Africa has come to an abrupt stop. You've just noticed that many fly-in safaris come with the requirement to compress your entire wardrobe into a tiny bag weighing no more than 15kgs! Now there’s a knotty ... Read more
The wildebeest, seemingly assembled from the wreckage of all the other plains species, is one of Africa’s most charismatic creatures. Despite the appearance of an evolutionary calamity, it is also one of the most successful. When herds around two million strong gather together to migrate between the southern parts of ... Read more
Best of both worlds - supporting a charity as well as getting something lovely to share with family and friends at Christmas! Save The Rhino Save The Rhino does some great work in both Africa and Asia. In Africa they have projects in Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia and South ... Read more
Mention Africa and many people will bring to mind one or two extraordinary wildlife photos. We're fortunate to see hundreds of these stunning images, but how on earth to choose what makes one image better than another? It could be the light, the setting, an expression, the pose, or a ... Read more
Royal Livingstone Hotel - one night bed and breakfast On arrival into Livingstone you will be met and driven to the Royal Livingstone Hotel which is on the edge of the Zambezi River, just a ten minute walk from the Victoria Falls in Zambia. It is a five-star luxury hotel ... Read more