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Posted in Uncategorized, Zambia safari on Oct 23rd, 2009
Guests staying at Toka Leya Camp were recently treated to a rare sighting of wild dogs. The two guests had decided to take an early morning game drive before their departure - having seen four of Zambia’s five rhinos they weren’t expecting to beat that. However, driving alongside the edge of the Zambezi River the [...]
Posted in Kenya safari, Uncategorized on Oct 20th, 2009
Large concentrations of wildebeest and gazelles have been making their way down the Mara River to the Paradise plains . The rains have meant that large herds of wildebeest have lingered a little longer on the plains than usual. The main herds of zebra have stayed mostly in the east of the reserve. A large [...]
Posted in Botswana safari, Uncategorized on Jul 21st, 2009
A 36 year old elephant named Mthondo was released into the wild from the captive camp at Abu Camp. The release is part of the vision at Abu Camp - to return elephants that have spent most of their lives in captivity back into the wild. Over the last five years five elephants from Abu Camp have [...]
Posted in Rwanda safari, Uncategorized, wildlife on Jul 17th, 2009
Gorilla trekking in Parc des Volcans
“In the heart of Central Africa, so high up that you shiver more than you sweat, are great, old volcanoes towering up almost 15,000 feet, and nearly covered with rich, green rainforest - the Virungas” wrote primatologist Dian Fossey.
The Parc des Volcans is situated in the far northwest of [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, wildlife on Jul 15th, 2009
At one time lions were found from Greece through the Middle East, Africa to the North of India. Today they are confined to the sub-Saharan region of Africa - in the grasslands, savannahs and dense woodlands of Kenya, Zambia, South Africa and Botswana.
Lions spend a huge amount of their time sleeping, especially during the midday heat. Females do [...]
Posted in Kenya safari, Uncategorized on Jul 14th, 2009
The Maasai Mara – home of the wildebeest migration.
Each year in June about 1.2 million wildebeest gather in the Serengeti to calve where they slowly form one large herd. When the dry season withers their supply of grass the scent of rain form the north starts to draw the herd from July onwards. This incredible [...]
Posted in Botswana safari, Uncategorized on Jul 14th, 2009
Adventure in Botswana
Botswana is one of the few places where you can still feel as though you are experiencing an authentic and adventure filled safari. Botswana’s reserves are still very much undeveloped and the wildlife is diverse and plentiful.
Location
Botswana is situated to the north of South Africa and is bordered by Namibia on the north [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 15th, 2009
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