Amboseli National Park – Kenya’s Most Iconic Unknown Destination

Helen

When you think of the classic safari image, what do you think of? Elephant standing in front of Kilimanjaro right? But where is that? The Serengeti? The Mas... Read More...

How to Travel to the Masai Mara on a Budget (under $500)

Helen

Have you ever thought about visiting the Masai Mara National Reserve but thought that it would be way out of your price range? Safari holidays are notori... Read More...

A Safari in the Ngorongoro Crater

Helen

“There is something about safari life that makes you forget all your sorrows, and feel as if you had drunk half a bottle of champagne - bubbling allover with he... Read More...

Finding the Lion King in the Serengeti

Helen

"You know you are truly alive when you're living among lions." (Karen Blixen) * WARNING: There are a lot of cute lion pictures in this post! When I'm on ... Read More...

From Malawi to Zambia on a Solo Safari in South Luangwa

Helen

I found myself with a few days to spare at the end of my last trip to Africa. I'd been working in Zambia and Malawi for a while, but the time to go home was fas... Read More...

Into the Wild: the Okavango Delta

Helen

Leaving our campsite in Maun, we started our intrepid journey into the wild, the Okavango Delta. Botswana was the seventh country on my two and a half month ov... Read More...

South Luangwa, Where Elephants Crash Your Pool Party

Helen

Don't run, whatever you do. I'd remembered those words from a book I'd read prior to my first trip to Africa. But when elephants crash the pool party... I'd ... Read More...

The Hazy Beauty of Liwonde National Park

Helen

The sun was still sitting low in the sky when I took a stroll down to the river. I stood, as I often do in the mornings, staring out over the water. Blades of g... Read More...

A Safari in Samburu National Reserve

Helen

The morning after we'd seen the women of the Samburu Tribe and scared ourselves silly going for a wee in the middle of the night, we took a drive through the Sa... Read More...

I Gotta Go Pee

Helen

The first time that you camp out in the wild in Africa will probably freak you out. You wake in the middle of the night and you're lying in your tent. It's d... Read More...

The Best Places for Safari in Southern Africa

Helen

So you decide to go on an safari in Southern Africa? That once in a lifetime trip! But then where on earth should you go? There are so many AMAZING place... Read More...