I’ve spent whole days of my life at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport awaiting a connecting flight. So I’ve got one of Africa’s most important hub airports pretty much sussed. What can you expect from Kenya’s main international airport? How nice is Nairobi airport? I’ve got all the information you’ll… Continue reading
If you’re heading to Kenya, you’re probably going on safari. That’s what Kenya is most famous for. And quite rightly too, with simply magical national parks and reserves including the Maasai Mara, Tsavo East and Amboseli. But what’s not so commonly known is that there are a huge number of… Continue reading
Kenya is one of Africa’s most popular destinations. Birthplace of the safari, it remains one of the best destinations in Africa for safaris. Not only will you find the Big Five in Kenya, but also some of Africa’s top beaches, the spectacle of the Great Wildebeest Migration and Africa’s second… Continue reading
Read some travellers’ tales and you’d think Kenya is a warzone. The idea fits neatly into some – outdated and possibly deliberately misleading – portrayals of Africa. But it’s as far from the truth as saying all Americans are gun-totting mass-murderers. This begs the question, is it safe to visit… Continue reading
The Great Wildebeest Migration, also known simply as the Great Migration, is one of the largest annual migrations on planet Earth. Around 1.2 million wildebeest, alongside 300,000 zebra and 400,000 gazelle make the journey across east Africa’s Serengeti-Maasai Mara ecosystem. They are shadowed all the way by lion, cheetah and… Continue reading
Ghost towns are always beguiling places. They seem to call to our sense of what it means to be human. There are some very well-known ghost towns round the world, not least Chernobyl in modern-day Ukraine and Oradour-sur-Glane in France. Given its size, it’s hardly surprising Africa has its fair… Continue reading
The Big Five are synonymous with safaris, and safaris with the Big Five. While the great plains of Africa are teeming with wildlife, it’s these five animals that get much of the attention. So much so, that lion, elephant, rhino, leopard and Cape buffalo have become emblematic of the best… Continue reading
Something that worried me in the past was whether it’s okay to travel during Ramadan to Muslim countries. I needn’t have worried, but there are certain things to keep in mind if you plan to do the same yourself. What exactly is Ramadan? Ramadan is the ninth month in the… Continue reading
While you can now go on safari in India and South America, safaris began in Africa. The word itself comes from Kiswahili, spoken widely on the eastern side of the continent. Initially meaning a journey, it now specifically refers to wildlife encounters. The word’s Kiswahili origins also hint at the… Continue reading
The experience of seeing Africa’s wildlife icons in their natural habitat cannot be beaten. Each and every one of the continent’s national parks has something special to boast about. However, few safari-goers can resist the allure of catching sight of a big cat (lion, leopard, or cheetah) on the prowl…. Continue reading
