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Gabon: A looking glass into the past

“One of the most endangered phenomenon of our times is the experience of wilderness” Ian McCallum The word wild is one that gets touted around a lot and has somewhat lost it’s meaning but if someone were to ask me for the place that…
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Gabon: A Land Like No Other

This is the Gabon showcased by National Geographic and just about every other big-name TV channel. More importantly, Gabon is a last chance to see how the entire coast of western tropical Africa once was. It’s a magical window into long-long…
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How Your Safari Ripples Goodness Outwards

The saying goes that when you support a small business, an actual person does a happy dance. In our case an actual person, a wild place, countless wildlife and a whole lot more people do a happy dance too. One of the hallmarks of a great safari…
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We’re Ready To Welcome You Home

Something that never fails to move me is the reaction I see when a first-time visitor to Africa steps off the plane and puts their feet on African soil. More often than not they're overwhelmed by how "right" it feels feel despite never having…
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All You Need to Know About Travel To South Africa – Borders Are Open

As people around the world continue to get vaccinated and borders open up, we are happy to be welcoming more and more international travellers to our shores again. We continue to adhere to strict safety protocols, in line with WHO recommendations,…
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Wild Women Journey at Marataba

WILD WOMEN: "Strong back, soft front, wild heart" - Brene Brown. We are passionate about connecting women with the wild outdoors and empowering them to lead an adventurous life. And so we are very excited to be teaming up with the Classic…
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The New Year, New You Sham

"New Year, New You" is one of those sayings touted around at the start of a new year and frankly is one I just don't believe in. Resolutions are not a new concept and are known as far back as 4 000 years ago in ancient Babylonian culture but…
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The African Effect

I was in the bush with one of my closest friends two weeks ago and the red-chested cuckoos were calling. These are migratory birds that arrived back in South Africa at the start of summer and their monotonous “piet-my-vrou…” call signals…