Where else can you watch rhinos and lions with skyscrapers on the horizon? How to make the most of Nairobi National Park, even on a layover.
Nairobi National Park: A Safari on the City’s Edge Read More »
Together, Tsavo East and West form one of Africa’s largest protected areas, home to Kenya’s biggest elephant population. How to plan a visit, including by train.
Kenya’s Rift Valley lakes offer rhinos, flamingos, hippos and some of Africa’s best birding within a few hours of Nairobi. Where to go and what to expect.
Lake Nakuru and the Rift Valley Lakes: Flamingos and Rhinos Read More »
Kenya’s Laikipia Plateau is a patchwork of private and community conservancies with rhinos, wild dogs, night drives and walking safaris. Ol Pejeta is its best-known reserve.
Laikipia and Ol Pejeta: Rhinos, Wild Dogs and Walking Safaris Read More »
Northern Kenya’s Samburu is home to five animals you will not see in the Maasai Mara, plus excellent leopards and elephants along the Ewaso Ng’iro River.
Samburu National Reserve and the Samburu Special Five Read More »
Amboseli’s elephants are among the best studied in the world, and its view of Kilimanjaro is Africa’s most famous backdrop. How to plan a visit.
Amboseli National Park Guide: Elephants Under Kilimanjaro Read More »
Two remote parks on the shores of Lake Tanganyika offer some of Africa’s finest chimpanzee encounters. How Mahale and Gombe differ, and how to plan a trip.
Mahale and Gombe: Chimpanzee Trekking in Tanzania Read More »
Tanzania’s southern parks are vast, wild and far quieter than the north. How Ruaha and Nyerere compare, what you will see, and how to combine them.
Ruaha and Nyerere (Selous): Tanzania’s Wild South Read More »
In the dry season Tarangire holds some of the densest elephant herds in Tanzania, set among ancient baobabs. When to go, what you will see and how to fit it into a northern circuit safari.
Tarangire National Park: Elephants, Baobabs and When to Go Read More »
Sixteen of Katmai’s brown bears are competing in this year’s Fat Bear Week, the biggest bracket yet, and rangers report more cubs at Brooks Camp than in many years.
Fat Bear Week 2026: Sixteen Brown Bears Battle for the Crown as Katmai Sees a Cub Boom Read More »