Notes from the bush.
The kind of writing we wish had existed when we were planning our own first safari. Practical, opinionated, occasionally annoying — never PR.
Planning
Budgeting, packing, when to go, who to go with. The pre-departure stack.
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Safety
Wildlife behaviour, vaccinations, vehicle protocols, emergency planning.
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Conservation
Anti-poaching, community models, sustainable tourism — the bigger picture.
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Seasonal
When to go, region by region. Migration timing, weather windows, shoulder months.
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The Safari Planning Checklist.
Two pages. Twenty-eight items. Everything we wish someone had handed us before our first trip — booking, paperwork, packing, on-trip rhythm.
Recent reads.
The packing list that earned its weight
What to bring, what to skip, and what you really don't need on safari.
Reading wildlife behaviour
The single most useful safety skill on safari is reading what an animal is telling you.
The Great Migration, by month
Where the herds are now, where they'll be in eight weeks, when the crossings happen.
Latest field notes.
What people mean when they say the Falls are dry
November flow is about a tenth of April's. The Zambezi does this every year — and in 2019 the world reported a season as a catastrophe.
Four rhino on land the villages gave up
Four white rhino now stand on communal grazing land in Tsholotsho, guarded by scouts from the villages that gave up the ground. What that proves, and what it doesn't.
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