Pouring of milk as part of the traditional Maasai blessing
Inspired by their shared wanderlust, Chicago couple Amber and David decided to celebrate their marriage on a first-time African safari to Kenya.
petrichor
n. the scent of rain on dry earth
‘You strike a woman, you strike a rock,’ were the words sung by hundreds of women as they marched to the Union Buildings on the 9th August 1956. Although that was 60 years ago, these words still ring true. Nowhere more so than in Balule Nature Reserve, where the Black Mamba all-women anti-poaching unit operates.
We’ve put together our favourite African inspired Christmas gifts to delight the safari-lover in your life.
It’s not only the Gin and Tonics that play a big part in a fabulous sunset stop on safari.
Scorpion torch, leatherman, veld skoene – what more could a man on safari want? His camera gear of course…
This month, we’re exploring the wild and wonderful possessions that James Suter, private photographic guide and co-owner of Black Bean Productions, tucks into his luggage on his safari adventures.
Caroline Hickman, owner and designer for safari clothing brand Hickman and Bousfield, tells us what she never leaves home without.