On foot in Mana Pools
It was August 2021. I made the most of a rare break due to the pandemic and travelled to Zimbabwe with my family. A…
Dave Christensen
Articles written by Dave Christensen
Giant Sable In Angola
The highlight of our safari in August 2019 to Angola was a visit to Cangandala National Park, to find an animal that I had…
A safari The Way It Was
As we sit back and contemplate dreaming of our bucket list, few seasoned safari-goers won’t dream of going on safari again “the way it…
Qualities of a Guide
Why does A Step Ahead place such importance on your guide when you travel with us? Recently the travel industry, and especially the luxury…
Dave awarded accolade
Last month (in December 2019) A Step Ahead professional guide Dave Christensen was awarded the Zimbabwe Professional Hunters and Guides Association “Guide of the…
The struggle for wildlife in Mana Pools
One of my favourite national parks, Mana Pools in Zimbabwe, is very seasonal. It is an outstanding place to experience wildlife in the dry…
The Hadzabe of the Yaeda Valley
One aspect of an African safari that is often overlooked is the cultural side. The primary reason for an Africa trip is usually the…
A Drive To Hidden Valley
This has been the driest February in the vast Serengeti that I can remember. We had poor short rains in November and it has…
A Learning Curve
One morning, while we were out in the Serengeti Plains looking for cheetah, we came across a solitary female who looked hungry and appeared…
Leopard Luck
As we drove slowly towards our camp in the Moru kopjes area of the Serengeti we passed a herd of zebra that were moving…
An elephant sized meal
Another season of poor rainfall, and the Serengeti Plains were dry and already a tawny brown colour. Herds of Thomson’s and Grant’s gazelles grazed…
An Array of Unusual Critters
A safari is always exciting and the sightings that you have are always amazing, but once in a while you have a safari where…