Many guests on safari have had their expectations of what they want to see on safari influenced by what they see on TV’s National Geographic and other wildlife channels. Because of these amazing wildlife documentaries, many people want to see large predators hunting and killing prey animals, but to see ...
On a recent safari in Tanzania, I was guiding my good friend John Geigert and his family. Having been on safari with me several times before, we are always looking for new things to do. One of the things the Geigert family wanted to see were chimpanzees, so we decided ...
In February while on safari with Bill Perkins and Evelyn Sandground, we had exceptional predator sightings... On our descent into Ngorongoro Crater, I decided to drive through Lerai forest to look for some of the Crater’s big tuskers. Instead the sight of three young lions trying to kill a big ...
Stephen and Adam Sills wanted to experience their safari the original way - on foot! The Dorobo Hunter Our trip started on the north-eastern edge of the Serengeti National Park, walking through remote wilderness occupied only by Maasai herdsmen, their cattle and wildlife. We were incredibly fortunate to have the ...
As we turned off the main road just after the little town of Karatu, we were greeted by “The Mogul Highway “. Ron and Sherri Adams had never before had the experience of sitting in a car seat and doing a full aerobics class all at the same time. After ...
We departed camp early and were almost immediately greeted by a herd of more than a thousand wildebeest. Lines of more wildebeest rolled in, and the restless herd moved up and down the northern bank of the Mara River, stopping at strategic places to assess whether it was safe or ...
Namibia is the most arid African country south of the Sahara – not necessarily the sort of place that conjures up images of a destination for great safaris…….. But it is! Southern African deserts boast the richest diversity of life of all the world’s deserts……….no less than 204 species of ...
The young Blackback came over and sat not far away, gazing into the distance, as if in deep thought. And then an interaction most people only dream about - being fifteen feet from a four hundred pound Gorilla picking scabs off his fingers and eating them. A curious gaze from ...
