Phill Steffny and I recently led two families on an expedition to Botswana – with adventure at the core of the itinerary. We spent 4 nights in the Makgadikgadi pans, quadbiking over the vast Sua and Ntwetwe pans to Kubu Island, camping for two nights
To temper excitement for our upcoming safaris to Botswana we thought we’d feature some of the photos taken on expeditions there last year. Botswana is an Anderson Expeditions “old favourite” and these pictures might give you an idea why…
For variety outside the typical northern Botswana “circuit”, the Makgadikgadi pans is a truly fascinating place to visit. Once part of the giant Lake Makgadikgadi – which covered much of Botswana – the area is now a system of many pans, seasonally covered with water and
The two things I love doing most in Namibia are tracking black rhino on foot in Damaraland and flying up the Skeleton Coast with the Schoeman family. The Skeleton Coast is the part of the Namib desert running contiguous to the Atlantic ocean, beginning south
On a recent trip to Chobe National Park in Botswana, we were following the Chobe river course when a strange movement in the track ahead of us caught our attention. A kill was in process – the hunter a beautiful tawny eagle and it’s prey
During the course of 2014 we will be leading canoe safaris down the mighty Zambezi in Zimbabwe and Zambia and on the Selinda spillway in the Okavango Delta. Canoeing down a river is one of the great ways to experience Africa and her wildlife. Many
As we usher in the new year we look ahead to another exciting walking safari season in the exquisite Makuleke concession in the Pafuri region of the Kruger National Park. Typically our walking trails start in early May and run until the heavy heat and
On a recent trip to Duba Plains in the Okavango Delta, Botswana – we had the privilege of following the resident lion prides there for 4 days. It was incredible watching their daily movements, the experiences of the cubs and of course their interaction with