Voodoo Festival 2024 in Benin
The Voodoo Festival or the Fête du Vaudou is a celebration of traditional religions in the West African country of Benin, the cradle of the voodoo cult. Voodoo claims a prominent place …
Fly to Ethiopia’s Bale Mountains
Ethiopian Airlines has launched a domestic flight between Addis Ababa and Goba in south-central Ethiopia, making the spectacular Bale Mountains – one of Ethiopia’s most remote and wild national parks…
Take an African Safari This Weekend
So, it’s Friday at last, but what have you got lined up for the weekend? A few jobs around the house and a supermarket shop? Well, imagine you could spend a long weekend on an African safari…
Save £1,500 on a Zimbabwe Safari
Robin Pope Safaris, renowned for its expertly-run safaris in remote wilderness areas, has announced savings of over £1,500 on an eight-night Classic Zimbabwe safari per couple. The trip is split…
African Safari Holidays Avoiding the Crowds
African safari holidays are incredible experiences you’ll remember for the rest of your life. Thousands of travellers set off each year in the hope of spotting as many different species…
Elephant in Crisis Appeal for World Elephant Day
Ahead of World Elephant Day on 12 August, Born Free has launched its Elephants in Crisis appeal on behalf of an iconic species that could disappear from much of Africa within…
Up Close and Personal: Uganda’s Mountain Gorilla
Phil Ellis went on a once-in-a-lifetime adventure to Uganda to see the country’s mountain gorilla in its natural environment, and find it a life-changing experience…
What Was Your Favourite African Safari?
In the second of his series of QAs, Travel Begins at 40 Founder, Mark Bibby Jackson, relates his favourite – or at least most memorable – African safari experience. My…
South Africa Travel: from Cape to Cape
On a South Africa Travel trip to the Western Cape, with a brief excursion into the Eastern Cape, Eileen Wise and Roger Hermiston dip their toes into this remarkably vast…
Rhodes Memorial: Controversial History
On their trip through South Africa, Eileen Wise and Roger Hermiston pay a visit on a controversial figure in Cape Town at the Rhodes Memorial…
Save on Tatra Photography Workshop in Zambia
Photography holiday specialist Tatra Photography has reduced its eight-night wildlife workshop to South Luangwa in Zambia, departing 12 or 19 May to…
Luke Bailes: Africa Wildlife Conservation
Luke Bailes, the charismatic founder of Singita, is one of the most influential individuals in African wildlife conservation tourism, preserving swathes of African wilderness by promoting environmentally conscious and socially…
Timbuktu’s Top 2018 Safari Camps
Timbuktu Travel, the revolutionary African safari company, is gearing up for a bumper 2018, with a host of brilliant lodges set to open across the continent throughout the year. Each…
Is Rwanda the Next African Tourism Destination?
Labeled as the ‘Country of Thousand Hills’, Rwanda is now a leading and attractive tourist destination, competing with other African destinations. Gorilla trekking safaris, the rich cultures of the Rwandese…
Red Rocks Ramps up Community Development
The tagline at the Red Rocks Cultural Centre in Musanze district, northern Rwanda, summarizes it all: “Where intercultural exchange leads to community development.”…
