I Heart Safaris · Journal
Safari logs, conservation stories and the photographers who work the bush — from South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia.
At one time, safaris were mostly marketed to big game hunters who were looking for the most challenging and dangerous animals to hunt on foot. Fortunately, it’s now much more common to go on safari armed with only a camera
Fire has been impressing mankind for a long time—from the dawn of man to the “I have made fire!” cry of Tom Hanks. Because, truth be told, building and maintaining a great fire is not always easy. It requires skill,
Are safaris safe? There have been several documented cases of people getting killed on safaris in Africa, although it is worth noting that these incidents are relatively rare. Some examples of true stories include: In 2015, a South African safari
The Kalahari is a second-safari place, and Tswalu suits people who have already done a busy reserve and now want room. If this is your first safari and you want elephant at breakfast and a leopard by dinner, go to
Saleda Lodge suits a group that wants the place to itself: friends, or a family across two or three generations, who intend to spend the evenings together and have the day’s sightings argued over across a pool table. It is
You book a one-night camp on a Botswana route because the alternative is a long day in the vehicle followed by a bad night, and because somewhere to sleep well and eat better than expected turns a transfer into part
Farihy suits travellers threading through Madagascar who want one unhurried night and a long dinner, and it is on a safari directory because the road between the wildlife is still part of the journey. It is not a safari lodge.
Masoala is both a beach holiday and a wildlife one, and it suits people who want both and are happy under canvas. It does not suit anyone who needs the Big 5, because Madagascar does not have them and the
Villa and peninsula, or canvas and rainforest: choose Anjajavy if you want a sea in front, a reserve behind and a villa to come back to; choose Masoala if you want to sleep under canvas with the forest at one
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I Heart Safaris
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