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Great Plains, the iconic eco-tourism company founded by National Geographic explorer-filmmakers Dereck and Beverly Joubert, is delighted to announce the forthcoming launch of Mara Toto Tree Camp. Set to open…
Sports tourism is a booming trend this year, with increasing numbers of holidaymakers travelling either to watch or participate in sporting events. With a new course for 2024 and packages…
The city council of Sierra Leone’s capital city, Freetown, was announced as one of the prestigious Earthshot Prize finalists for 2023 with its innovative project…
A five-star utopia in the heart of Zanzibar’s cultural jewel is opening its doors to the world. Families, adventurers and business travellers can now reserve the ultimate luxury…
Roger Hermiston and Eileen Wise continue their safari in Botswana, visiting the Okavango Delta. The second half of our trip to Botswana took us to one of the Seven Natural…
Images from packed airports demonstrate the desire to wander has lost none of its lustre during the last couple of years. If you are looking to go on holiday next…
in the first of two articles, Roger Hermiston and Eileen Wise take an amazing Botswana safari, staying at three camps run by Great Plains Conservation, commencing at Selinda Camp. It…
Travel Begins at 40 has scanned the globe to collate our tips on where to go in April from Argentina to Mozambique, and from Washington DC to Yangon. If March…
Gill Haynes goes on an Okavango Delta safari in Botswana where the local wildlife steals the show. It was the first time we’d flown between safari camps in a small…
Marion Ainge soaks up sunshine, souks, the Sahara and seafood on her trip to Tunisia. Holding up a statuette as I pass by, the young stallholder calls out, “This is…
Lepogo Lodges’ Noka Camp one of Africa’s few entirely not-for-profit safari lodges, is adding to its stellar eco-credentials by working with local and global charity…
Tswalu, South Africa’s largest private game reserve, is introducing a conservation experience focusing on generic data collection of endangered rhino populations of the Southern Kalahari ecosystem…
Mark Bibby Jackson chats with Sibylle Riedmiller, Director at Chumbe Island, Tanzania about the great success of the award-winning project over the past 30 years, as well as its uncertain future. One…
Travel Begins at 40 talks with Paul Gardiner, the CEO of conservation-focused hotel chain the Mantis Group founded by his father conservationist Adrian Gardiner in 2000. What is sustainable tourism…
World Female Ranger Day (WFRD) is a global awareness day aimed to celebrate female anti-poaching rangers across the world. Launching for the first time on 23 June…
With one of he best records for Covid, Rwanda is currently one of the safest countries to visit. Here are three reasons why you might just decide to visit Rwanda…
BikePark Wales has announced a new partnership with Malawi-based charity Temwa to help balance its carbon emissions and reach its goal of becoming the world’s first…
African Wildlife Foundation hosted its first ever virtual safari to Tanzania in October, which focused not only on giving participants a real taste of the safari experience, but offered an…
Great Plains co-founder, Beverly Joubert, has launched Art for Rangers, allowing people to buy signed limited edition prints from the private art collection of the award…
Travel insurance provider Battleface today announced a new partnership with The African Travel and Tourism Association ATTA to help bolster tourism to Africa…
The 2024 Aké Festival will held between 20 and 23 November in Lagos Nigeria. The arts and books festival will include book chats, panel discussions, films poetry reading and music…
Gondwana Ecotours is thrilled to announce a new 10-day camping safari in Tanzania. Guests will visit four national parks (Arusha, Tarangire, Ngorongoro Crater & Serengeti…
From jagged mountains to desert dunes, anyone lucky enough to visit Namibia is instantly seduced by its extraordinary natural wonders. Hike along the Tok Tokkie trail…
Travel to the subtropical islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, where lush landscapes, unexplored rainforests and palm-fringed beaches await. Visit cocoa and coffee plantations…
Is there any continent more full of mystery than Africa? Yet, it is perhaps – with the exception of Antarctica – the least accessible. But it doesn’t have to be so.
Many of us have dreamed about going on an African safari, but perhaps it is something we put off onto later. Now is later. So don’t dilly-dally any further. From tips on how to avoid the crowds on your African safari, to ideas on how to take a safari over a weekend, we have compiled all our articles in this one travel ideas page.
But Africa is not just about going on a safari. From getting up close and comfortable with gorillas or taking a ride through the wine regions of South Africa, the continent is rich with a diverse range of experiences, and that’s not forgetting the wonders of Morocco and North Africa.
We even have an interview with an African wildlife conservationist, as well as our prediction on what will be the next travel destination in the continent.
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