Safari Diaries
Every destination, every camp, every trail we recommend – we’ve walked it, stayed in it, and lived it. These aren’t curated highlights from a catalogue. They’re our memories, our mornings, our Africa. And now, we’re sharing them with you.
Every recommendation begins with a footprint we left ourselves.
“If we haven’t slept in the tent, we won’t recommend it.”
Every recommendation begins with
a footprint we left ourselves.
Africa is not a destination you can plan from a distance. So we didn’t.
From the flooded channels of the Okavango to the private conservancies of the Maasai Mara. From the ancient dunes of Sossusvlei to the leopard-thick bush of the Sabi Sand – we have been to every corner of this continent that we recommend. Stayed in every camp. Driven with every guide. Watched the sky change colour over every landscape on this page.
What you’ll find here is not curated content. It’s lived experience – honest, unsponsored, and gathered one sunrise at a time.
When you’re ready, tell us where Africa is calling you. Every safari we design begins exactly here – with everything we know, shaped entirely around you.
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Great Migration: Serengeti & Beyond
This time, we’re heading to East Africa to witness the awe-inspiring Great Migration on land, while also venturing into lesser-known national parks that lie off the typical tourist path.
Join us on this unforgettable adventure as we visit six unique camps across Kenya and Tanzania, uncovering hidden gems beyond the famed Serengeti and Masai Mara.
Lower Zambezi, South Luangwa & Mauritius
Welcome to our 7th African Safari Trip Report! This time around we wanted to focus on Zambia – specifically South Luangwa National Park, Lower Zambezi National Park and Kafue National Park. Due to logistical reasons, we had to cancel our plan to visit the Wilderness Shumba Camp in Kafue. There’s always a next time!
Zambian parks have so much to offer. Being picky on destinations and accommodation, we initiated the planning a little over a year prior to this trip.
Skeleton Coast, Namib-Naukluft (Sossusvlei), Ongava & Tswalu
Welcome to our 6th African Safari Trip Report! While our previous five trips have centered on more “traditional” safari destinations, this time we’re venturing into the unique landscapes of Namibia. For those who have already explored Namibia, some of what we share-especially regarding Sossusvlei-might not be entirely new.
Hwange, Okavango, Selinda & Kwandwe
Welcome to our 5th African Safari Trip Report! For this adventure, our primary focus was exploring the Wilderness Safari concession in Hwange National Park, experiencing the floods in the Okavango Delta, and visiting a new reserve in South Africa. Along the way, we decided to add a stop at Victoria Falls to witness the full force of the water cascading across its entire width.To bring this trip to life, we reached out to our travel advisor back in 2020, outlining the destinations and camps we wanted to visit.
Camps & Safari News
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For nearly 30 years, Wilderness Mombo has been spoken about in a specific way: as the camp you visit when you want the very best game viewing Botswana has to offer…
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Explore Southern Africa in style – from Victoria Falls and a private Hwange haven to the flooded wonder of the Okavango
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Explore Southern Africa in style – from Victoria Falls and a private Hwange haven to the flooded wonder of the Okavango
Camps By Countries
Every country has its own rhythm, its own light, its own way of stopping you mid-breath. Choose one and step into ours.
Six Creatures. Six Moments
We'll Never Stop Talking About.
The undisputed king of the African bush. Watching a pride hunt at dawn, laze at midday, and call across the darkness at night resets something inside you. The Maasai Mara, Serengeti, Okavango Delta, and Sabi Sand are where lion sightings are most prolific – but Duba Plains in Botswana is where we witnessed something truly extraordinary: a pride of nineteen, at first light.
Solitary, secretive, and impossibly beautiful. Never guaranteed – which is exactly what makes finding one unforgettable. The Sabi Sand in South Africa is the world’s best destination for leopard sightings, with Londolozi and Mala Mala leading the way. South Luangwa in Zambia runs a close second, particularly on night drives.
The largest land animal on earth, and somehow the one that moves you most. Chobe National Park in Botswana holds one of Africa’s largest elephant populations, herds of hundreds at the riverfront. Amboseli in Kenya offers the iconic image: elephants moving beneath the shadow of Kilimanjaro.
Africa’s most endangered large predator and its most underrated safari sighting. Painted, restless, and ferociously efficient on a hunt. Selinda and Linyanti in Botswana, South Luangwa in Zambia, and Ruaha in Tanzania offer the best chances – though sightings are never a given, which makes every one feel like a gift.
To see a rhino in the wild today is a privilege – and a quiet responsibility. Phinda and Hluhluwe in South Africa are strongholds for white rhino. For the critically endangered black rhino, Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya and Etosha in Namibia offer some of the best remaining opportunities.
Built for speed, extraordinary in every moment before, during, and after a hunt. The Maasai Mara and Serengeti offer open plains that make cheetah sightings – and full sprints – possible in a way dense bush simply can’t. The Tano Bora coalition in the Mara became the stuff of safari legend, and for good reason.
Not a blog..
A ledger of lived experience
Every camp we recommend, we have slept in. No exceptions.
No partnerships, no commissions, no compromises. Just what we actually think.
Every image you see here was taken by us, in the moment, in the wild.
If a camp didn’t move us, it doesn’t make the list. Simple as that.
Boutique, owner-run, and quietly extraordinary – the kind of places that ruin you for ordinary travel.
Nine countries. Fifteen years. Counted in sunrises, not spreadsheets.
Every journey we design starts from scratch. Because no two travellers are the same.
Our guides and lodge partners aren’t vendors. They’re the people we call when we go back for ourselves.
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