I am mid-way through a long safari with Steve and Peter. After 5 nights in the central Mfuwe area, we are now at our second camp, exploring the sights around Chichele Lodge. A full trip report will follow, but here's a summary of what we've [...]
Since the 1980s there has been talk of building a dam in the lower course of the Luangwa River to generate electricity. Each time it has been raised, the idea has been shelved, presumably on the basis that the cost-benefit analysis did not hold up [...]
Yellow baboons are found in large numbers right across the Luangwa Valley. They thrive anywhere that provides year-round forage, access to water and – crucially – safe roosting sites. They are therefore found in the largest numbers along the riverine areas where mature trees offer [...]
I love April in the Luangwa. It's the month when the temperatures begin to subside, the air dries out, the breeze develops a chill and Winter finally arrives. After 6 months of high temperatures, paired with high humidity for long periods, it's a pleasure to [...]
The pre-05.00 wake up call from the camp staff is not the most welcome sound you will ever hear! However, as your mind becomes aware of your surroundings, the sounds of the outside world start to pierce the fog of your early awakening. The dawn [...]
MASSIVE DISCOUNT ON RATES FOR LEGENDARY LUANGWA TOUR - SEPTEMBER 2018 We are offering a discount of GBP £1,000 off the advertise rate on my Legendary Luangwa Tour from 18 - 26th September 2018. This trip makes use of two camps in the Luangwa's finest [...]
Cranes are surely Nature's most elegant birds. There is a bird centre in Johannesburg which enables visitors to see many of the world's 11 species of Cranes very close up - which is wonderful - but nothing compares to seeing them wild and free in [...]
The more time I spend on safari, the more I seek different and unusual lighting opportunities. While I still love the soft, golden light of late afternoon, I sometimes find that it's too sweet, too saccharin, especially if you leave the warm sun behind the [...]
March is a month of uncertainties. Is the rainy season coming to an end? Will the river flood its banks? Will the National Park's roads survive, or will they succumb entirely to the mud and water? Does that clear blue sky mean that a period [...]
I was in the bush recently, and I enjoyed a wonderful sighting of wild dogs playing after a hunt. The action required high-speed drive setting to be enabled, and I was very glad that I have that setting selected as a standard. (A while ago, [...]
