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How many hyaenas?

02/06/2016 Martin Africa, Photography, South Africa, Travel, Wildlife

With lions and leopards proving elusive, we went in search of something easier to find and likely to be more active. Hyaenas.

Magnificent Motswari

31/05/2016 Martin Accommodation, Africa, Camps, Lodges, Photography, South Africa, Travel, Wildlife

Motswari Private Game Lodge has been a long time favourite of mine. Located in the Umbabat reserve, and with traversing rights into Timbavati which lies immediately to the south it has given me some exceptional game viewing over the years. I’ve always enjoyed great success with leopards at Motswari and often recommend it as THE place to go if you[…]

Limpopo Lipadi – exclusive, exhilarating and rewarding

29/04/2016 Martin Accommodation, Africa, Botswana, Camera gear, Conservation, Lodges, Photography, Travel, Wildlife

Limpopo Lipadi is a private game reserve located in Botswana’s Tuli Block, just a short drive from the Zanzibar border crossing with South Africa, it is a place where your safari will be delightfully exclusive.

Hwange interview with Mark Butcher, Imvelo Safari Lodges

15/02/2016 Martin Accommodation, Africa, Conservation, Lodges, Migration, Wildlife, Zimbabwe

Hwange – An African Park in Crisis? Interview with Mark Butcher, Imvelo Safari Lodges Hardly a day goes by without another depressing story about the plight of Africa’s elephants. Elephant numbers across Africa are declining at an alarming rate under the onslaught of ivory poachers yet one National Park, Zimbabwe’s Hwange NP, faces an entirely different problem; its elephant population[…]

Mali Elephants under increased threat

04/02/2016 Martin Africa, Conservation, Mali, Migration, Wildlife

NOTE: 01 Feb 2016 I’ve re-posted this interview because the threat to Mali’s elephants is becoming even more worrying. Poachers have exploited the on-going civil conflict in Mali to poach more elephants than ever before and unless action is taken very soon there is a real danger of Africa’s northernmost herd of elephants being wiped out. The Mali Elephant Project has[…]

Family Safaris in Africa

18/01/2016 Martin Accommodation, Africa, Botswana, Camps, Kenya, Lodges, Photography, South Africa, Travel, Wildlife, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Family Safaris in Africa It’s 2016 and January is already half gone. Can’t decide where to go for this year’s annual family holiday? Have you thought about taking them on safari in Africa? If you’re looking for a holiday that is active and interactive, where every day brings with something new to keep both adults and children happy then a safari[…]

Olympus Stylus 1 – This little camera just keeps on amazing me

18/12/2015 Martin Africa, Camera gear, Photo Tips, Photography, South Africa, Travel, Wildlife

Olympus Stylus 1 – It’s a dream to use and the photos I’ve taken with it are consistently bright and sharp.

Cape Mountain Zebra – saved from extinction

17/12/2015 Martin Africa, Conservation, South Africa, Wildlife

Conservation requires cooperation, not conflict Success in conservation cannot be forced; it relies on the commitment and participation of all stakeholders. Everyone must understand what is in it for them; both those on the ground and directly involved and those who donate funds from thousands of miles away. Yet, at times, there seems to be a marked reluctance amongst ‘conservationists’[…]

Kaingu Safari Lodge – A Jewel on the Kafue River

17/11/2015 Martin Accommodation, Africa, Camps, Conservation, Lodges, Photography, Travel, Wildlife, Zambia

Kaingu Safari Lodge My last visit to Zambia was some years ago, when I spent a fabulous week canoeing down the Zambezi river; Zambia’s Lower Zambezi National Park on one shore and Zimbabwe’s Mana Pools National park on the other. Much of our time was spent dodging the hippos that are so prevalent in that area. I remember well the[…]

Hwange’s Dilemma

05/10/2015 Martin Africa, Conservation, Wildlife, Zimbabwe

Hwange’s Dilemma (Please excuse the fact that this is a terrible over-simplification of the issue, but I’ve strived to keep it concise) Hwange is the largest Park in Zimbabwe occupying roughly 14 650 square kilometers. It is one of THE places to see elephants in Africa. According to a 2015 pan-African census it is home to 44,000 elephants, roughly 50% of[…]

Nehimba Seeps – a Hwange phenomenon

24/09/2015 Martin Africa, Conservation, Lodges, Wildlife, Zimbabwe

Nehimba Seeps – water throughout the year – naturally Zimbabwe’s Hwange NP is known as a place with very little natural year round water; a place where pumps are needed to keep water in the pans for several months each year. But the park is not entirely without natural, year round, water sources. During one of the game drives made[…]

Drama at Ngamo

23/09/2015 Martin Africa, Conservation, Lodges, Photo Tips, Photography, Travel, Wildlife, Zimbabwe

Three days into my stay at Ngamo and I still haven’t seen any cats. I’ve heard them during the night and a couple of the guides reported seeing fresh tracks but no actual sightings yet. Perhaps it was down to the cold wind blowing across the Ngamo plains but we were lacking a bit of urgency this morning; still dawdling[…]