After spending an entire day checking out Victoria Falls from both sides of the border, and from the air, I’m almost lost for words at how amazing the site is and I can only imagine what it’s like during the rainy season when the falls are at their peak flow […]
Tag: National Park
Walking with Rhinos at the Matobo NP
Today we spent a whole day travelling around the Matobo National Park and, while it was an expensive day, it was definitely worth it as we learnt a lot, saw some amazing scenery, and got up close to some Rhino while on foot. The day started with something that is […]
Lions and Leopards at South Luangwa
Today was one of the best days of game viewing that I have ever had in all of my visits to Africa, and I finally did something that I was hoping would happen on this trip – finally see all of the Big 5 in the wild during game drives […]
Mikumi National Park
Today I had my first taste of African wildlife since arriving. It meant a very early start though, with a quick breakfast before a 06:30 departure that would get us to the Mikumi National Park as soon as it opened. We weren’t sure that we would ever get there, however, […]
The wildlife of Costa Rica
When looking through the various guide books I bought on Central America I saw how amazing the wildlife in the area was so one of my top priorities before coming out here was to see lots of wildlife. However we haven’t really seen as much as I was expecting so […]
Africa is all booked again
I’m pleased to announce, now that I’ve added a full blog of my first ever overland Africa trip, that my next one is now fully booked – Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda with Dragoman! I’ll be flying out to Nairobi in the last half of August, staying there for the night […]