I have just returned from an epic safari to Botswana. Exploring the country’s northern waterways and Okavango Delta in the late dry season is always such a treat as you’re guaranteed big congregations of thirsty animals drawn to the little water remaining. The predators are,
Anderson Expeditions has partnered with the Tracker Academy to create a specialist tracking expedition into Damaraland and the Skeleton Coast in Namibia. The expedition, limited to 6 guests and set for June 2016, will use permanent camps and lodges in the region as well as
“Authentic” is an over-used descriptive term in the travel industry, yet I can use it with complete confidence when describing the experience of a flying safari on the Skeleton Coast with the Schoeman family. I have been fortunate to fly with the Schoeman brothers (Bertus, Andre
There’s an energy about a desert journey – one that is completely unlike that of any other expedition. Maybe it’s the crystal sharp, dry air, or the feeling of space and freedom the distant horizons and massive vistas bring. To me it is the secretive
More than most places Namibia can produce special moments and sightings in a rather unexpected sense. One afternoon, after playing in the red dunes of Sossusvlei ,we stopped on a giant open plain for compulsory sundowners. Soon after the gin and tonics were poured we spotted
Anderson Expeditions has committed to supporting the SATIB Conservation Trust and is currently focusing these efforts on the Hwange Lion Research Project. The Hwange Lion Research Project, is aimed at understanding, managing and conserving the lion population of Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park through the collection of
I was reminded on my recent trip to Chad what a privileged life we African safari guides lead. A pioneer in our field, also on the trip, joked we’d mixed up vocation and vacation somewhere along the way! A group of private guides and tourism/conservation influencers
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
Azura Quilalea is the ultimate African island experience. Part of of the Quirimbas archipelago, Quilalea is set in the beautiful tropical paradise of northern Mozambique, just south of the border with Tanzania. Quilalea sits smack bang in the middle of a fully protected marine sanctuary,