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October 2019

My Top 5 Family Experiences

Travelling with children to Africa is a delight, to see the shift of focus from their electronic world to Pumba or Zazu, games with their guide, making mud pies or elephant dung paper, means only one thing, precious memories made...

October 2019

48 Hours in Nairobi

Nairobi - it's seriously under-rated.

OK, so we understand this may not be at the top of your holiday planning wish list. Mention Nairobi and most people will view it as a transit point en-route to the sexier adventures of a...

October 2019

The Best of the Best of Travel to Africa

This week, Condé Nast Traveller revealed the results of its 32nd annual travel readers' choice awards. 

Which are the hotels, lodges and train journeys in Africa that deliver the very best of the best travel experiences as voted for by the readers?

September 2019

Extraordinary First Time Safari Experiences

You never forget your first time.

After reading about the exciting "extraordinary first time experience" developments at Phinda this week, talk in the Knighton Reeve offices turned to our own first time safari experiences. Whilst we are all in agreement that we have been very fortunate...

September 2019

48 Hours in Cape Town

A long weekend in Cape Town? Is it possible? 

Barcelona, Rome and Venice, watch out, we think Cape Town is the new mini-break destination. 

Take a Thursday night overnight flight from the United Kingdom and arrive on the Friday morning, depart on the Sunday evening and arrive into the UK ready...

July 2019

How to pack for a safari

If there is one question that we get asked more than any other, it is ‘what do I need to pack when I go on safari?’

Your safari packing list does depend on what type of safari...

July 2019

A Taste of the High Life

Enjoy a taste of the High Life

As part of my recent trip to Kenya I was lucky enough to enjoy a taste of the high life on one of Elewana’s SkySafari circuits. Operating 3 different routings – 2 in Kenya and ...

June 2019

Our Timbavati ‘home from home’ - Rockfig Safari Lodge

A Home from Home Safari

When we arrived at RockFig, we instantly felt at home. We were looking around and thinking how comfortable it all felt – nothing was too far away, it felt cosy, chic, beautifully decorated, just like a...

June 2019

A ballerina in the bush - Silvan Safari

The Leading Luxury Lodge in the World

Silvan Safari opened its doors towards the end of 2017, and by 2018 had already been crowned the leading luxury lodge in the world, not just Africa, at the World Travel Awards. So naturally...

May 2019

A Low Season Safari in Kenya - with WOW

Two weeks travelling all around Kenya? I was never going to turn that opportunity down, although trying to explain to family and friends that it was NOT a holiday can be hard. 11 flights, 31 properties visited, and hundreds of miles later, I...