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(Extended) Family Fortunes

(Extended) Family Fortunes

I’m lucky to work with so many inspiration women, but this year, on International Women’s Day, I’m celebrating a lady that’s not only transformed her Kenyan farm, but also the land around it, and community she lives amongst. A lot has ... Read more

All for the elephants

All for the elephants

We give a percentage of our profits to an incredible project that protects Africa’s gentle giants – here’s why. There’s nothing like seeing elephants in the wild. I’ve been lucky enough to encounter them many times. I’ve held my breath as ... Read more

The Happier Place

The Happier Place

How a ground-breaking Kenyan re-wilding project has brought joy to one young man – and an entire community. Is a name chosen to match the child? Or does a child grow into its name? Either way, the infectious smile and warmth radiating off ... Read more

“Women must support women”

“Women must support women”

I'm lucky enough to work with and alongside some incredible woman, but on International Women’s Day, celebrate one incredible lady who is breaking down barriers on the Kenyan safari scene. Grace Leonard is a powerhouse. Leader. Mother. ... Read more

The place where blessed things are happening

The place where blessed things are happening

Kenya’s Enonkishu Conservancy is a rewilding pioneer. Is this a new vision for regenerative tourism in the Mara valley? Today, the Enonkishu Conservancy, on the edge of the Mara-Serengeti Ecosystem, is thriving. Wildebeest and zebra graze. ... Read more

Worth the ride – Be prepared to broaden your horizons, and you’ll find yourself in desert island heaven

Worth the ride – Be prepared to broaden your horizons, and you’ll find yourself in desert island heaven

Where is paradise, exactly? Turns out it’s about a two-hour flight from Johannesburg, plus a quick jaunt by helicopter or boat … The Anantara Bazaruto Island Resort, lazing 30km off the Mozambique coast, isn’t the absolute quickest beach ... Read more

How family safaris change – but warthogs still rule

How family safaris change – but warthogs still rule

Maybe it was down to the Lion King. But it was the warthogs that really captured Molly’s heart. Yes, those ever-endearing little warthogs, with their tufty hair-dos, skittish capers and comical antennae-tail-up running… My seven-year-old, ... Read more

Scoring a cat-trick – and, soon, the Big Five

Scoring a cat-trick – and, soon, the Big Five

Loisaba Conservancy is already a world-class wildlife-watching destination – and is about to get even better. Read more

Falling for one of Africa’s top hotels

Falling for one of Africa’s top hotels

It’s official: The Royal Livingstone Hotel by Anantara is one of the finest retreats in Africa. This summer, this five-star hotel was named in the ‘Three Best Resorts in Africa’ category of Travel & Leisure’s latest World’s Best Awards, ... Read more

Stella

Stella

Unfortunately for her, it started with my feet. Stella has been a spa therapist at Tortilis Camp, in a conservancy bordering Amboseli National Park, for 11 years and we met when she gave me a much-needed foot massage (amazing for me, less so ... Read more

Migration recalibration – is it time to change how we sell safaris?

Migration recalibration – is it time to change how we sell safaris?

We’ve all seen the shots of the splashing, thrashing action – and dreamed of being right there, as two million wildebeest attempt life-and-death river crossings to move between the Masai Mara and Serengeti national parks. The ‘Great Migration’ ... Read more

Old-pioneer elegance totally in keeping with the surrounding wilderness

Old-pioneer elegance totally in keeping with the surrounding wilderness

Elewana Elephant Pepper Camp might just be the perfect balance of creature comforts and going properly bush. Voted Kenya’s Leading Safari Tented Camp in the 2021 World Travel Awards,  Elephant Pepper sits within the Mara North Conservancy, ... Read more