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Sani Pass .. see it now

11/03/2020 Martin Africa, Birds, Conservation, Lesotho, Photography, safari vehicle, South Africa, transport, Travel, Wildlife

Sani Pass The Sani Pass is one of those iconic South African locations that sits on so many people’s wish list but so often remains a wish unfulfilled.It provides the only road link between KwaZulu-Natal and Lesotho, and is the only road crossing the summit of the high Drakensberg.Originally a mule track, it is still a tortuous, hair-raising road today.[…]

Leopards – Secretive, Elusive, Enthralling

23/01/2018 Martin Africa, Photography, South Africa, Travel, Wildlife

I know it is a terrible admission but, by and large, I find lions very boring. Sure they are the top predator in Africa, but they spend so much of their time just lying around sleeping that too often, after the initial thrill of sighting them, not much happens. I get far more excited about other cats, especially the spotted[…]

So you’ve got 4,000 dollars

28/02/2017 Martin Accommodation, Africa, Botswana, Botswana, Camps, Kenya, Lodges, Migration, Photography, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Wildlife, Zimbabwe

What kind of safari can you get for US$4,000? A short while ago we were contacted by some professional photographers from the USA. They wanted to go on safari in Africa, in particular they wanted to witness the great wildebeest migration, but their budget was tight; the cost must not exceed US$4,000 per person. Now, I can hear some of[…]

The Primitive Trail – A Bird’s Eye View

05/06/2015 Martin Accommodation, Africa, Camps, Photography, South Africa, Travel, Wildlife

Daylight on Day 3 showed us a river that looked very different from the night before. The rhino photo above was taken early evening on Day 2 This was the same stretch of river early morning on day 3 I had a few minutes to spare while the others got ready to leave and so I took the chance to[…]