Safaris and wildlife
Parks, gorillas, elephants and how to organize a safari.
Bucket List: Go on an African Safari
Going on an African safari can be an expensive affair. For travelers arriving from Europe or North America, airfare to Africa can be quite pricy.
Walking Safaris in Kruger National Park
Close your eyes and imagine your dream, once-in-a-lifetime safari in South Africa.
BootsnAll 2009 East African Photographic Safari
This year BootsNall World Adventures is offering a special training/photographic trip to the Serengeti and surrounding wildlife conservancies in the company of wildlife and ravel photographer Sam…
Antelope Park Zimbabwe
Situated a few miles south of the small central Zimbabwean town of Gweru, Antelope Park is a private wildlife and conservation establishment geared primarily towards lion protection, conservation and…
Victoria Falls
David Livingstone, who was a man not known for poetic turns of phrase, said of this most iconic of southern Africa features, that so lovely was it that angels must have paused in their flight .
Chobe National Park
Chobe is BotswanaÂs first established national park, and one of the most diverse and important wildlife conservancies in Africa.
Makadikadi Pans National Park
Featured Botswana Safari The Makadikadi (Makgadikgadi) complex of salt pans lies adjacent to the rather inconsequential junction town of Nata in central Botswana, and is a region frequently missed…
Okavango Delta - Botswana
Featured Botswana Safari Situated in the far northwest of Botswana, the Okavango delta is arguably one of the most unique wildlife destinations in Africa.
Famous Namibian Lion Attack Video
A few weeks ago Zimbabwean child Courtney Sparrow was savagely mauled by a lion kept on a semi-domestic level by a neighbor in an effort to ward of Zimbabwean land invaders eager to seize the family…
The Mountain Gorillas of Virunga
There are certain corners of the world were geologic tension seems to translate directly into human stress. In this regard the Great Rift Valley is the defining feature of Africa.
The Elephants of Mfuwe Lodge
Continuing with the theme of elephants and man, the Mfuwe Lodge in Eastern Zambia has one of the most unusual relationship between us and them so far recorded on film.
Hard Facts About African Travel
This sequence of photographs was sent to me by a friend in South Africa. Elephants are a familiar sight around some of the regions more remote bush camps and park rest camps.
Interview with BootsnAll's Safari & Mountain Guide
At the age of 17, Nickson Moshi from Marangu village in East Africa, Tanzania, began as a porter on Mt. Kilimanjaro. He started carrying up to 35 kilos a trip, for more than 3 years as a porter.
Backpacker Safari
Backpackers Clive Gaby and his girlfriend Daniella recently returned to the UK after a couple weeks exploring northern Tanzania - and the beaches of Zanzibar.
A Poor Backpackers Guides to Cheap Safaris
In many parts of Africa, safaris can be pretty expensive. Tanzania, South Africa, Botswana are all countries that charge a lot of money to go searching for animals.
On Safari
Shocked Zebra
How To Organize A Safari
By Zoe Bridger, Expedition Leader of WildThing Safaris and Donovan Pacholl, Director of Africa Travel for Bootsnall.com Safari literally means Âjourney in Swahili, the language of East Africa.
The Many Uses of Ostrich in South Africa
When touring the Garden Route along South Africa's southern coast I stopped at Oudtshoorn and visited the Safari Ostrich Show Farm. It was an unforgettable experience.
Botswana
Botswana has quickly risen to become the hotest new safari spot in Africa. Prices are still affordable, the crowds are minimal compared to safari "hot spots" like the Serengetti or Kruger National,…
On Hippos
Few people can name the most dangerous animal in Africa - and in the world. Many people guess lions, while others think elephants or various snakes, spiders and sharks top the list.
Tarangire National Park
There is day after day of cloudless skies in Tarangire National Park. The fierce sun sucks the moisture from the landscape, baking the earth a dusty red, the withered grass as brittle as straw.
Mikumi National Park
Swirls of opaque mist hide from the advancing dawn at Mikumi National Park. The first shaft of sun colours the fluffy grass heads rippling across the plain in a russet halo.
Arusha National Park
Arusha National Park is a secret jewel of Tanzania. It is not only the closest national park to Arusha town, but also one of the most undiscovered.
How To Organize A Safari
By Zoe Bridger, Expedition Leader of WildThing Safaris and Donovan Pacholl, Director of Africa Travel for Bootsnall.com Safari literally means Âjourney in Swahili, the language of East Africa.
Gorillas in Zaire
By Justin Pushman Everybody in the hostel in Kisoro, western Uganda, said the photo was the spitting image, $10 was the asking price.