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…
Zimbabwe
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…
A true wilderness experience.
After several years of conducting most of my safaris in East Africa, it has been wonderful to guide some safaris near home (Zimbabwe) again,…
A Safari In Hwange
As we circled the airstrip to land we saw a herd of about twenty elephant crowd around the edge of a waterhole to slake…
Dave features in the Wall Street Journal
Congratulations Dave! The Wall Street Journal have just published an excellent article about Dave’s guiding skills and the amazing safari experience possible in Zimbabwe….
Family Safari in Mana Pools
….so armed with my trusty Smith and Wesson .44 magnum, we canoed out to a flat sandbar in the Zambezi River, and wallowed like hippo’s in the shallow water.
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is the perfect country for those who have already been to Africa, are bitten by the Africa bug, are keen on having more…
Hwange – Place of Elephants
the park lived up to its reputation of having one of the largest concentrations of elephant on the African Continent
Reigning Cats and Dogs
Large predators always have an ability to evoke primaeval feelings of fear, respect and intrigue.
Elephant Ballet
There are few places in Africa where you can go and see a huge elephant bull standing up on his back legs …
Return to the River
I have memories of us gliding silently past herds of waterbuck or buffalo as they kept a watchful eye on us, and watching elephant bulls cross the river.