Category: Safari
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Guide to the Home of the Leopards: South Luangwa National Park, Zambia
If you’re planning a wildlife trip to Zambia, South Luangwa National Park (SLNP) is probably on your list. It’s the country’s most popular wildlife destination. South Luangwa National Park is actually known for two things: the birthplace of walking safaris and its healthy population of leopards. My husband and I spent 2.5 days exploring South…
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Sleeping Under the Stars in Botswana: Makgadikgadi Salt Pans Sleep Out
It’s hard to describe what it feels like to sleep directly beneath the stars on Botswana’s Makgadikgadi Salt Pans. We slept in swags with no tent around us, surrounded by nothing but the night sky, silence and an almost complete lack of light pollution. Sleeping out on Ntwetwe Pan (part of Botswana’s vast Makgadikgadi Pans…
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Queen Elizabeth National Park Guide (Uganda): Everything You Need to Know Before Visiting
If you’re planning a safari in Uganda, I bet that Queen Elizabeth National Park (QENP) will almost certainly appear on your itinerary. It’s Uganda’s most visited national park, and for good reason. Between the classic game drives, the famous Kazinga Channel and the chance to spot tree climbing lions, it offers one of the most…
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Affordable Birdwatching Spots in South America
Fully transparency here… I recently got into birding, hence this post. It started because I wanted to practice using my new telezoom lens and well, here we are. Birdwatching in South America. Never really thought I would be a birder but let’s be honest, birdwatching really does just sneak up on you. Over the last…
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How to Visit the Pantanal (Mato Grosso): Jaguars, Wildlife & Best Time to Go
I’ll admit – I hadn’t really heard about the Pantanal until a couple of years ago when my husband shared what was on his bucket list. Obviously, curious, I ended up finding more about it and followed some amazingly talented photographers. Really pushed me to want to see it for myself. While it still feels…
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Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar: The No-Fluff Guide (Lemurs, Costs & How To)
Planning a trip to Madagascar? Then you’ve probably come across Ranomafana National Park… it’s one of the country’s most famous wildlife spots and a must on any Madagascar itinerary. Picture this: lush rainforest, hot springs, misty mornings, and lemurs bouncing around their personal playground. Visiting Ranomafana honestly feels like stepping into a live nature documentary.…
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Chimpanzee Habituation Experience (CHEX) in Kibale National Park, Uganda
I am assuming you have landed here because you want to have an once-in-a-lifetime animal encounter or maybe curious about Chimpanzee Habituation. Have you ever watched Chimp Empire on Netflix and wondered what it would be like to experience that for yourself? Did you know it was filmed in Kibale National Park, Uganda? It’s also…