Sometimes referred to as ‘The African Galápagos’ for its rich and unique biodiversity, São Tomé and Príncipe is a birdwatcher’s playground, offering exceptional opportunities to spot the islands’ 29 endemic bird species. Among these rare species are the world’s largest weaver and sunbird, remarkable for their size and striking colours ... Read more

What a revelation - the green season in Zambia is stunning! During the rainy season from November to April/May, the landscape transforms from dry and dusty to a vibrant green due to the abundant rainfall. The Luangwa River is one of the most dynamic and changeable in southern Africa. Rising ... Read more

The Great Wildebeest Migration is one of Africa’s most iconic wildlife events, one of the greatest feats of endurance in the natural world. However, let’s not forget the lesser-known migrations from the fabulously flamboyant carmine bee-eaters to the colossal southern right whale. Africa’s animal migrations, the big and the small, ... Read more

The wildebeest migration is famous, but it’s not the longest animal migration in Africa.  That accolade goes to the zebra that travel some 350 miles across Botswana from parts of the Okavango Delta to the Makgadikgadi grasslands in search of fresh grazing. Like the short grass plains in the Serengeti, ... Read more

Spotting wild dog on safari is a real treat. One minute you’re sitting, eyes fixed on the vast open plains, and the next, a pack of a dozen or so wild dogs is streaming past at full pace, ears pricked, tails high, chattering to each other as they close in ... Read more

Elephants are afraid of bees. That single fact, confirmed by field research, is now the basis of a low-cost defence protecting crops and livelihoods across Kenya.  The discovery came from Save the Elephants, the Nairobi-based research and conservation organisation founded in 1993 by the zoologist Iain Douglas-Hamilton, in research conducted ... Read more

Lion, leopard, and cheetah – the feline trio that comprise Africa’s big cats – offer some of the most exciting wildlife viewing you will find on safari. Superb predators, they each have their own distinct set of characteristics, though, sadly, all share a spot on the most vulnerable list due ... Read more

Kenya’s incredible Masai Mara is world renowned for its dense wildlife population and the beauty of its iconic ‘Out of Africa’ landscapes. With wide open rolling plains dotted with acacias and desert date (or balanites) trees, patches of dense riverine forests, stands of olive trees on hillsides and thickets of ... Read more

On a quiet stretch of Kizingoni Beach, on Kenya's Lamu Island, The Cabanas is a story of family and reinvention. Continuing the vision of her late mother, Leslie Duckworth, who designed and built the original Kizingoni Villas.  Anna and her husband Shawn have blended Hawaiian "Aloha" with Swahili "Karibu" hospitality, ... Read more

Chimpanzees live in rainforest and wet savannah across several countries in central and East Africa, and Aardvark Safaris offers guests the opportunity to witness these charismatic animals in Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda. Generally active during the day, chimpanzees spend much of their time on the forest floor foraging for food ... Read more