Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) Their black feathers with white spots, as well as the almost luminescent blue head, are distinctive. Contrary to our past few newsletters, the Helmeted Guineafowl is…
The poster child for conservation used to be the elephant, and the war was for ivory. For me, the culmination of this era was the image of Richard Leakey burning…
Back in the day before the advent of high-spec 4x4s and SUVs bakkies and station wagons were marketed as commercial vehicles and the industry did not consider the segment to…
The mound at the entrance… Our articles are often about distant places. They take time, and money, to visit. Sometimes we don’t have the time, or there’s more month than…
Unique angles for photography with the cheetah at Tiger Canyon. © Lorna Drew, Tiger Canyon. According to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, African cheetahs are estimated to number between…
Sometimes time does not allow for a long road trip yet a simple day trip can help one escape reality and get into the country. We recently had lunch at…
Tigers love water… © Lorna Drew, Tiger Canyon. Tigers occur naturally in thirteen Asian countries. These countries just also happen to have the highest human population densities. 93% of historical…
What have tigers got to do with Africa, or more specifically South Africa, you may well ask? Well, this article is a two-part edition. In the first, we will explore…
Elephants as they should be – wild and free… In 2002 (yes – more than 20 years ago!), a conference was organised in Cape town by the Responsible Tourism Partnership…
White-fronted bee-eaters. Leisure Travel in South Africa tends to focus on outdoor travel – adventures, wide open spaces, wilderness areas and our stunning array of wildlife. A component of all…
It’s strange that at year's end everyone wants to talk about safe driving over the Festive Season. It’s almost as if calamity can prevail for the remaining months. So it…
The magic of sunset on the Chobe River… The Festive Season is (in theory at least) a time of the year filled with magic. Then you have the strange time…