August – Holidays in the bush!
When Jeremy Brooke asked me to guide his family in Hwange National Park in western Zimbabwe over the school holidays, I was delighted… back…
Dave Christensen
Articles written by Dave Christensen
A Lighter Shade of Pale.
Zebra are well known and very distinctive because of their bold black and white striped markings. Every individual has a unique stripe pattern, like…
“The Wet and the Dry” – Botswana and Namibia
Frank and Cristian Lopez-Balboa planned their fourth trip in a row with us. One of the main criteria for Cristian (a very serious photographer)…
“The Land Of Giants”
On my recent safari in Tanzania with the Scholz family from Minnesota, we had the privilege of seeing two very large tuskers in the…
The Miracle of Birth
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…
Mahale Magic
On a recent safari in Tanzania, I was guiding my good friend John Geigert and his family. Having been on safari with me several…
Super Predator Interactions
In February while on safari with Bill Perkins and Evelyn Sandground, we had exceptional predator sightings… On our descent into Ngorongoro Crater, I decided…
Walking with Legends – A trip back in time
Stephen and Adam Sills wanted to experience their safari the original way – on foot! The Dorobo Hunter Our trip started on the north-eastern…
Hunter-gatherers and pastoralists
As we turned off the main road just after the little town of Karatu, we were greeted by “The Mogul Highway “. Ron and…
Mara River Crossing
We departed camp early and were almost immediately greeted by a herd of more than a thousand wildebeest. Lines of more wildebeest rolled in,…
Namibia – Land of living deserts
Namibia is the most arid African country south of the Sahara – not necessarily the sort of place that conjures up images of a…
Close Encounters of the primate kind….
The young Blackback came over and sat not far away, gazing into the distance, as if in deep thought. And then an interaction most…