Africology
Brian Jackman“Africa changes you forever, like nowhere on earth. Once you have been there, you will never be the same. But how do you begin to describe its magic to someone who has never felt it? How can you explain the fascination of this vast, dusty continent, whose oldest roads are elephant paths? Could it be because Africa is the place of all our beginnings, the cradle of mankind, where our species first stood upright on the savannahs of long ago?”
‘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.
For most people the idea of eating a delicious freshly cooked breakfast out in the middle of the African bush is something they can only dream about.
It’s not only the Gin and Tonics that play a big part in a fabulous sunset stop on safari.
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.
Next on our list of wonderful safari spaces to swoon over is Chinzombo Camp in the South Luangwa National Park, Zambia. Set on the banks of the Luangwa River, Chinzombo’s villas epitomise style, luxury and exclusivity.
Photo credit: Norman Carr Safaris
Kerry De Bruyn tells us what she loves most about this lodge in Tarangire National Park.