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Two weeks of adventure and exploration await me, along with a large group of eager students. This should be a wonderful opportunity to discuss this land and its many secrets of survival.
Both plants and animals have learnt to adapt to this very old landscape. 100 million years ago the genus Ficus (fig tree) began a [...]

I’m sure this ethical debate will always reveal a new thorn to twist into an old wound. Clearly, this subject will gain greater prominence as more people move towards an environmentally conscious mind. One which considers every facet of nature – it’s well-being and its protection. Both sides of this debate seem equally righteous in [...]

There is a certain kind of appeal in choosing to visit this most remarkable landscape. Forged over 55 million years ago, it is one of the driest and oldest deserts in the world. The silence of this place can rather paradoxically, be quite deafening. But this is exactly what travellers to this land seek — [...]

There’s always something we’d like to know before travelling, or forgot to ask whilst on Safari. Below are some of these questions – if any of you reading this think of another, please leave a comment and I’m sure it’ll be answered.
First time travellers to Africa are not really sure what to expect. This uncertainty [...]

Among the oldest known living ancestors of present day humanity, the San or Khoi people have a history rich in living close to the land.
Like many other indigenous groups, the San or Khoi lived as hunter gatherers, never staying too long in one place. Upwardly mobile and always alert, these people have learnt a co-existence [...]

The life of a predator can be unforgiving, so it is no wonder that the jackal has had to learn to be one step ahead of the game. Being one of the smaller canidae or dog/wolf predators, the jackal is extremely adaptable.
And it is not uncommon to find him trotting along a fenceline searching for [...]

Is the Zebra skin there to act as a fingerprint for the young or to generate confusion on the open plains when the hunting lioness are sniffed out by herd members?
Camouflage serves both the prey and the predator. And it’s evolution seems to compete against the competition in a duel of out-smarting. The zebra [...]

Here’s the part where I tell you that after trekking Mt Kili, I jumped back in my Landy and continued off on some wild escapade into the African wilds. Well, I’m not going to, because I never did that.
But many adventure travellers do. And it really is a wonderful experience if you are prepared for [...]

Not much can compare to a late afternoon thunderstorm in the bush… you can feel the atmosphere changing and this is noticed in the animals too. Life seems to grind to a halt when the clouds move over.
Suddenly the heavens open and the the thunder god arrives in all his might – his spears piercing [...]

One of the great pastimes of many a visitor to Southern Africa and indeed of many South Africans, including those who work within the conservation and tourism industry would be the annual bird identification day.
It attracts many people from all parts of South Africa to do a recorded observation of bird species in your area. [...]