Fly camping in the Selous
We had had an amazing safari, and it was increasingly hard to measure time while we were in the bush. So much had happened,…
Justin Bell
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The Silverback
The hike began on a misty morning passing through eucalyptus stands and rich loamy fields planted with blooming pyrethrum (a chrysanthemum flower, useful as…
Dave’s family travels to Arusha
The Wilderness Africa team was honoured to have Dave’s family visit us from Zimbabwe last week. Dave’s wife Carol and their two children Jordy…
A private safari
I look back on my most recent safari with a lively group of Canadians, who could be excused for confusing “caribou” with “karibu” (Swahili…
Slim, Sleek, Slender and Spotted Sprinter
Safari guides Dave, Ole Kirimbai and I have just come back from another wonderful safari in the Serengeti with some great folks from western…
The hike to Lengai
A few weeks ago I left for Ngorongoro Crater with my family, my sister and her three boys. We spent the morning enjoying the…
An unusual hyaenid
While driving in the late afternoon from a camp just inside the woodland on the edge of the Serengeti Plains to a fly camp…
Leading up to New Year’s Eve
When I look back on it we saw an astounding amount of wildlife, and had lots of fun.
Dusk in Ruaha
In the distance, a vulture was landing in the midst of a thicket below a rain tree. Nearby we noticed a lioness with two cubs. She seemed preoccupied and focussed, heading in the direction of the rain tree.
Zebras in the Mwagusi sand river
We camped on the edge of a sand river in the centre of Tanzania’s largest national park, Ruaha. Upon arrival at the campsite a…