October in Zambia is hot. Really hot! Night time temperatures hover around the 28'C mark, and thermometers reach 42'C and above during the heat of the day. Why on Earth would anyone travel at this time? The answer is that these hot conditions coincide [...]

It was great to welcome the Singh Family back to Zambia for safari with me. We had enjoyed a great trip in 2023 and we'd also travelled together in the Serengeti in March 2024 and I had visited them in India in October 2024 [...]

There are some trips where I feel entirely comfortable that my group will have a great experience. I can't be sure of the sightings, of course, but I can be sure that I'll be able to make good on my promise to find whatever [...]

The South Luangwa has been my home for the last 16 years and I have increasingly enjoyed the shoulder season months for the rich light, cooler days and vivid colours. May is especially a beautiful month which always gives great wildlife sightings as well [...]

I was thoroughly looking forward to this adventure into the wilds of the Botswana wildlife areas in the months leading up to a safari. For this trip, we had 8 nights at two Kwando Safaris camps bordering the delta, and then we finished with [...]

I have travelled with these 4 guests many times over the last 8 years. We have had so much fun exploring all over Zambia, large parts of Botswana but this was my first adventure into East Africa with them. We had initially planned for [...]

Botswana is well-known for having some of the richest, and best protected, wildlife estates in Africa. This was borne out by my photo safaris to the area in May 2022 and again in Aug 2024 and I was excited to revisit again for a [...]

Having lived 15 years in Zambia, I am keen to visit the corners of the country that have so far escaped me. One such corner is the NW province which borders the DR Congo to the north and Angola to the west. There is [...]

In the peak-season month of August, I ran one of my Two Valleys photo safaris which incorporates the South Luangwa & Lower Zambezi National Parks. In the South Luangwa, we stay at Lion Camp (one of my all-time favourites) and in the Lower Zambezi, [...]

In October, I travelled with my wife and daughter to India, to explore the SUJÁN camps in Rajasthan. This was part holiday and part recce trip because I have been asked by many of my guests about wildlife safaris to India. Perhaps because it [...]