20 Places To Celebrate The Holidays

Your Forbes Travel Guide-approved wish list for a luxe escape with all the festive trimmings. Forbes – Forbes Travel Guide https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestravelguide/2018/11/30/20-places-to-celebrate-the-holidays/

Surprising St Helena

It’s amazing to think that prior to this year, the South Atlantic island of St Helena could only be reached by postal ship. But, thanks to the opening of a new airport, weekly flights have made this delightful isle accessible to all. And so a whole new destination piques our interest. What’s most exciting is […]

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Beating the drums in Burundi

Nicky Dunnington-Jefferson recently returned from a week-long visit to this small East African nation. Here’s what she made of it. (All images by Nicky Dunnington-Jefferson). Why Burundi? It is little known and little visited; and there’s no guide book. “Where’s that?” asked the lady on the other end of the telephone when I applied for […]

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Botswana itinerary ideas to whet your appetite

With unparalleled landscapes, wildlife and historical treasures, the only difficult thing about planning a trip to Botswana is figuring out what you’re going to have to put off until next time. Here are some suggestions for possible itineraries to enable you to maximise your time. Watery classic  (10 days) Maun >> Okavango Delta >> Chobe […]

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South Luangwa moments

Few national parks offer better opportunities for wildlife photographers than Zambia’s South Luangwa, either from a walking safari, an open vehicle or a photographic hide. The range of wildlife, the dense populations of many iconic species, and photogenic scenery combine to offer an abundance of good material. We bring you this selection of stunning images […]

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Making sense of Malawi

Phil Clisby gets nostalgic. After all, this is what we call the ‘Africa bug’. The alluring smell of herbs; music blaring from a house; goats bleating. The lap of the water on the shore; the long stretch of untouched sand. The splash of a paddle in the water; the freshness of the air. The heat […]

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Meeting Sophie Augustino

In a country where only 5% of girls finish school, there is one remarkable woman who is succeeding in the tourism industry, empowering others along the way. Dawn Robbins met her. On our month-long vacation in Tanzania, my husband and I saw hundreds of women hauling firewood, selling vegetables, cleaning rooms or carrying babies. We […]

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What to take on a walking holiday

Many of us love the idea of throwing our cares to one side and heading off into the mountains. Sometimes, however, we are a little less sure about what we should take and the often-simple precautions necessary to keep ourselves safe. Here, Alan Palmer, who has been trekking in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains for more than […]

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Rwanda unwrapped

An insider’s overview from the experts at Steppes Travel. Why visit? Rwanda is still, without a doubt, the best place in the world to go mountain gorilla trekking. Walking in the Virunga Mountains in the shadow of giant, prehistoric plants as the mists clear to reveal a family of gorillas is incomparable. Gorillas aside, Akagera […]

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Crowned crane: the dancing bugler

  Tan-tan-tara! It seems fitting that a trumpet fanfare should herald the arrival of this most regal-looking bird. To be honest, the trumpet sounds a little out of tune – more Scooby Doo than Miles Davis. But that deep, honking bugle nonetheless demands attention. And the stately flypast that follows is undeniably eye-catching: with outstretched […]

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