SANP (South African National Parks) has introduced a new ruling which affects visitors travelling through the park into the Mozambique Peace Park and onto the Mozambique coast. Hence forth (with some grace period), visitors will have to show that they have booked one night’s accommodation either in the Kruger National Park on the preceding night, [...]

As we approach the summer season,  the summer rainy months brings up a thorny issue in the safari industry – should safari camps put covers onto their safari vehicles? There are arguments on either side: Pros for Canopies •    Greater protection from the sun •    Greater protection from the summer rains (though ponchos are provided) [...]

‘What shall we wear on safari in South Africa’ is another of frequently asked question – what safari clothes are right for South Africa and how does this differ by season? I’ve recently written an article ‘What to Wear on Safari in South Africa‘ about this. I’ll summarise a couple of the points here… Neutral [...]