The best budget overlanding African safaris for beaches
Going on an overlanding safari is the best way to experience Africa on a budget. While many budget overlanding African safaris are focused on wildlife, there are a lot of trips that also cover the continent’s best beaches along spectacularly beautiful coastlines and...
Why you should book your next trip to Africa
Africa is the wildest continent on the planet, spanning mountains, deserts, lakes, jungles, huge wetlands and coastlines covered in spectacular beaches and some of the world’s most bio diverse habitats. Home to 54 countries and thousands of different cultures, Africa...
Africa’s best lesser known game reserves
Kruger Park, the Serengeti, the Masai Mara – these are Africa’s blockbuster parks with their abundant wildlife, epic landscapes and diverse terrain. Though with their fame come the tourists: at sightings in these parks it’s not uncommon for there to be a big traffic...
Africa’s 8 best campsites
Africa offers some of the best places in the world to pitch a tent: whether it’s in the wild, in the middle of a national park, on top of a mountain, in a desert, or steps away from a white sandy beach. Here’s our pick of Africa’s 8 best campsites to add...
Top activities on an African overlanding safari
Travel to Africa on an overlanding safari and you’ll embark on a journey of a lifetime to the world’s wildest continent, which is packed full of wildlife and adventure. African overlanding safaris allow you to take in the best of Africa, as you get to travel to...
20 Great Instagrams of Africa
Africa is one photogenic continent. From the lush jungles of Rwanda and Uganda, to Botswana’s cracked salt pans, to the apricot dunes of the Namib Desert to the icing-sugar sands of East Africa’s idyllic islands, to the rolling savanna of the Serengeti,...
A travel writer’s favourite places in Africa
For the last six years I’ve worked as a travel journalist – working first at a South African travel magazine called Getaway and then freelancing for the last few years. My job has taken me on some amazing adventures around the African continent, and I’ve been lucky to...
Independent vs overlanding travel in Africa: the pros and cons
Planning your first trip to Africa can seem rather daunting. It’s a big continent with a lot to see and do – where do you even start with deciding where to go? And then there are the safety and logistical concerns – how safe will you be? How do you cross borders? What...
A complete guide to transportation on a safari
You may have knowledge about what an African safari is (overland style), but do you know all the different ways you can go on a safari? If you thought an African safari was just about 4x4s, think again! Here’s our complete guide to all the different African...
The best places to travel to in Africa in June
June marks the beginning of the winter season in southern Africa, and the start of the dry season in many countries, so it’s a fantastic time to travel, whether you are planning on going on a safari or lazing on a tropical beach. Here’s our round up of the best places...
South Africa’s top 6 travel bloggers
South Africa has a fast-growing travel blogging community, with inspiring blogs dedicated to everything from camping and long overland adventures to music festivals and weekends away being posted every day. We’ve picked six of our favourite South African travel...
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