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An update from Oria Douglas Hamilton on the Samburu Floods
"Luckily, we managed to get out and no one was lost, though all our possessions went with the water. Have been through a lot in the last months, BUT thanks to the generosity of some of our clients and the huge support and work by all the staff, we are rising fast out of the quagmire and will re-open end May". read more >
Susan Dudgeon reports on her visit to Senegal with Farside Africa
"We had travelled several times to East and Southern Africa with Farside Africa, so when we read an article about Senegal’s amazing beaches and culture, we contacted Farside to see what they could do. Vicky hadn’t been to Senegal in a number of years and hadn’t ever sent clients there but she enthused about the beauty of the country and its people so we decided to be the guinea pigs!" read more >
FIRST HAND: Fleeing the Samburu Floods
By Trish Strachan, who travelled to Kenya with
Farside Africa in
March 2010
"We watched helplessly as tents and equipment were washed away and only the thatched roofs remained of the research facility above the water. Over the radio we heard Oria call in help from local helicopters. The morning wore on, hot and sunny, as we watched the water rising, carrying debris, and helicopters circling overhead." read more >
New luxury wilderness lodge opening west of Mount Kenya
A new luxury lodge is opening on Solio Game Reserve, just west of Mount Kenya, in July 2010. The reserve is recognised as the most successful private rhinoceros breeding reserve in Kenya, as well as being home to numerous other wildlife species. The lodge will have six stylish cottages, and will offer an alternative wilderness and wildlife experience in a beautiful part of the country. Contact us for further details.
TRAVEL UPDATE: Vicky goes camping in Uganda
Electric storms, vibrant markets, tree-climbing lions and copulating gorillas...Vicky sees it all in Africa’s green and verdant heart
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I am sitting in my tent watching an amazing electric storm and listening to angry thunder rolling around the mountains of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda- well I was last week, this week, sadly, I am back in the office. I returned to Uganda earlier this month having worked there 11 years ago helping to train the staff at Semliki Safari Lodge, and it was a well overdue visit to probably one of my favourite countries in Africa. " read more >
Lion ahoy! Safari aboard the new luxury Zambezi Queen
The Zambezi Queen is an elegant new luxury riverboat launched on Botswana and Namibia’s Chobe River in November 2009. Offering a new and distinctive luxury game viewing experience on both land and water, the 45-metre luxury riverboat has 14 stylish suites and offers varied two- and three-night safaris along the banks of the world famous Chobe National Park which boasts one of the densest populations of wildlife in Africa with over 120,000 elephants and over 400 species of bird. more info >
What’s Cooking in the Karoo? Cookery holiday in South Africa
AFRICAN RELISH is a new and exciting holiday for culinary travellers and food lovers offering week-long cookery breaks in Prince Albert, a historic and beautiful town in the Western Cape. Drawing on the rich and diverse local knowledge, and hundreds of years of local and colonial food traditions, it includes interactive cookery classes with celebrity chefs from around South Africa and various epicurean activities including visits to vineyards and brandy distilleries, fruit picking and drying, and cheese-making. more info >
8 night walking safari in the Matthews' range, Kenya
This 8-day walking safari gives you the opportunity to experience a truly wild and beautiful corner of Kenya, seeing the landscape and the wildlife from a different perspective. Walking every day with camels, which carry your tents and luggage, and local guides, it takes you to the high and the low country of the dramatic Matthew’s range. En route you may see a variety of wildlife including elephant, Reticulated Giraffe, buffalo, wild dog and a recently discovered population of DeBraza Monkeys, a species thought only to exist west of the Rift Valley. more info >
TRAVEL UPDATE: Vicky explores the beaches and culture of Northern Mozambique
I first visited Mozambique in 1996, just after the civil war had finished and the country had basically been decimated, burnt out tanks and lorries littered the broken roads, blown up bridges cut off whole areas, families were torn apart by war and poverty was rife. Over the years I have ventured back seeing the country stabilise and the growth of tourism in the southern part of the country. But in the past few years there have been exciting developments 2000 kilometres further north near to the Tanzania border. more info >
Kitesurf in Zanzibar
Learn and enjoy the exhilarating sport of kitesurfing in the warm, blue waters off Zanzibar. Covering the whole of the east coast, Kitecentre Zanzibar, the first kitesurfing school in Tanzania has three centres in Paje, Matemwe and Kiwengwa, Nungwi. The instructors have over nine years' experience and teach all levels from beginner to professional. more info >
Explore Gorongosa: An Exciting New Safari Destination in Mozambique
Be one of the first to visit Gorongosa National Park, which is one of the most exciting travel destinations in Mozambique at the moment. With excellent birding, fascinating ecology and history, the re-introduction of big game, and a young and dynamic team pioneering the first private ecotourism initiative, Explore Gorongosa, this National Park is a new gem on the African safari circuit. more info >
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