We all fear that having booked a wonderful holiday we will end up spending it in the rain. Now, I will not pretend otherwise, it does rain in Africa, often not as much as the Continent needs, but like everywhere ...
The movie Out of Africa, with its haunting music score, has been enjoyed by many and watched time and time again. I grew up on a farm in Africa so it has always been extremely evocative for me.I recently stayed ...
The world has changed beyond recognition and the situation is moving from health to economic concerns. The internet is filled with opinions and insights into what is going to happen. All sorts of people are trying to predict the future. ...
The World as we know it has changed more than we ever thought possible – even a month ago. With worldwide travel bans and self-isolation measures in place to curb the spread of COVID-19, the global tourism industry is under ...
Every four years our planet celebrates a leap year. This extra day, the 29th February, was introduced by Julius Caesar over 2000 years ago and is very important as it allows us to readjust our calendars. It actually takes Earth ...
By Claire Roadley A group of 11 operators recently visited Zimbabwe’s famous Hwange National Park as well as Botswana’s iconic Okavango Delta – hosted by Machaba Safari’s UK office, Ethos Marketing. The group of African specialists enjoyed a delicious brunch ...
The truly lovely thing about Serena Beach is the layout. You are taken back in time to a Swahili Village as this is what the hotel is modelled on, the town of Lamu. Winding pathways through lush gardens connect the ...
Our great Kenyan adventure started with a rather uneventful flight from Heathrow to Nairobi. To be honest, this is exactly the start parents want with 2 children in tow. Meals that they enjoyed, movies on tap and the opportunity for ...
I’m off on a first for me – my first trip to Botswana and Zimbabwe. Now I am travelling with Alison who as you all know has vast amounts of knowledge on all things African. As such I am in ...
With the temperatures rising we started to head across the province and closer to the East coast. We were going to be basing ourselves for a few days at Ghost Mountain Inn to enable us to enjoy both the hotel ...