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Lion Sighting – My Hero Moment as a Guide!
Why Lions? For almost every visitor on safari in South Africa, a lion sighting is at the top of the list. For this reason every guide wants to find them. Once we have managed to find a lion sighting for our guests, some of the pressure to ‘deliver’ is off. I don’t mean this in…
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Amazing Camera Trap Footage – Which One Do I Use?
If you follow my blog you will know that I use my own trail camera / camera trap. I bought it for my big move to safari school in South Africa. As a safari guide, I thought it would be awesome to know what critters are creeping around my tent at night! But, I’ve had…
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Birds and Botany – Another Awesome Safari!
Hanging out in the forest! I’ve just spent 5 days guiding ten great guests around the park. These particular guests were shareholders at the lodge, so they visit here twice a year and know a bit about the area already. Sometimes this can make the guiding harder – it’s more difficult to throw in the…
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Leopard with Cubs: An unforgettable drive
A couple of weeks ago I was called upon at the last minute to guide for a small group of 3 guests. Little did I know then I was about to embark on the drive of my life! Earlier that morning one of the other guides had spotted a leopard with cubs on a kill…
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The Amazing Primates of Rwanda
Rwanda the most organized country and visited several travelers every year. With the ten families of gorillas, your day start early with an early breakfast. Afterwards you will be taken to the park headquarters in Kinigi. At the headquarters you and others scheduled for gorilla trekking tours in Rwanda and that day will be divided…
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Wildlife Photography Safaris in Uganda
Uganda a block of East Africa hosts an incredible variety of habitats and wildlife. The conservation of these habitats into National Parks and Wildlife Reserves is the cornerstone for wildlife viewing. One of the most important geographical features of the region is the Great Rift Valley. The large depressions within the Rift Valley fed by…
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Cheetah Family – A Day in the Life of the Fastest Cats
In February, I was able to spend 10 days at Little Kwara Camp, one of Kwando Safaris lodges in the nothern Okavango Delta. On the fringes of the world’s largest inland delta, this concession is a diverse area of woodland, open floodplains and deep lagoons. Game viewing is excellent, with Kwando’s strong focus on tracking…
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See Live Animals on a Uganda Safari
Uganda has scores of exotic animals in their natural environment and many people come to the country to watch them as they hurt down their prey while others look for survival. It is very adventurous and great to come up close with these wild animals. One can say these animals are also found in the…
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Unusual Animals to See in Africa
Africa is the land where many great and wild animals live. Many people from Africa are used to seeing different kinds of exotic animals that those of us who live in the city only see on TV. Because people are so used to wild animals in Africa, they even adopt some of them as pets.…
