Amber and David walking on the plains with a group of Maasai warriors
Karen Blixen“My own relation to the world of ancient Africa was indeed a kind of love affair: love at first sight and everlasting.”
Jane Goodall“It was wildest, untouched Africa, and it was magic.”
‘To walk in the wake of elephants, to be small in a world of giants, to learn the spoor of silence, and the deep rumbling eloquence of kin.’
Today we celebrate ellies – the gentle giants who inspired our being – with these powerful words by Ian McCallum.
We’re showcasing some of the most exceptional safari spaces in Southern Africa with just one picture that takes you there.
We begin our vicarious adventures with this magical spot in the Lion Sands Game Reserve.
Photo credit: Lion Sands Game Reserve
We recently visited the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Nairobi and felt incredibly moved by the work they’re doing with orphaned elephants. We fell in love with Angela Sheldrick’s watercolours, which are for sale online and contribute to the DSWT orphan project’s funding.
‘Elephants have a certain magic even at a distance but up close they are something else’.
Amy Attenborough, journalist and photographer at Londolozi Game Reserve, describes her up-close and personal encounter with one of Africa’s gentlest giants.
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n. the scent of rain on dry earth