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The Best Botswana Safaris – 3 Incredible Itineraries

Safaris to Botswana are out of this world. The Telegraph even named Botswana ‘the BEST safari in Africa‘ and I’d…

I’ve been backpacking Zanzibar on a budget many times over the last 11 years. It’s one of my favourite places…

Let’s start with a little bit of history (if you’re just here for the best things to do in Stone…

If you’re travelling in East Africa, Swahili is a useful language to know, so I have written an English to…

Most nationalities need a visa to enter Tanzania. Your Tanzania visa also includes entry to the islands of Zanzibar. Many…

Most nationalities need visas for Kenya travel and Kenya has 6 types of visa for visitors. I will explain who…

Ever wondered what Rock My Adventure tours are really like? I’ve often tried to capture the spirit of Rock My…

Benin in West Africa is probably most famous for being the home of the Vodun or Vodou (more commonly known…

Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro was one of the reasons I wanted to travel to Africa in the first place. I’ve since…

Kenya vs Tanzania, which country do I choose? Which one is better? I get asked this a lot, especially when…

Malawi is perhaps, my favourite country (in the world) to backpack in. I first visited Malawi in 2009, but I…

Sierra Leone had been a bucket list destination of mine for years before I finally got to visit in 2019…

I might be one of the luckiest people on earth for the fact that I’ve been gorilla trekking 3 times…

In Kenya, most travellers will usually only get as far as Samburu National Park, but there is another whole world…

Whenever anyone asks me what my favourite African country is, I usually say Tanzania. Whilst I love pretty much every…

Uganda, is in my opinion, one of the best countries in Africa and I fell in love with it the second I crossed the border from Kenya.