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October 3, 2025
News, South Africa

Groundbreaking KZN Field Guide School

Main image: Sundowner at Rhino Ridge Safari Lodge KwaZulu-Natal has a new, pioneering guide training school. The Isibindi Foundation, in partnership with Infiniti Insurance, has launched a transformative Nature...

October 3, 2025
Community, Namibia

Sijwa: Where Sustainability, Style, and Social Impact meet in the Caprivi

Words – Melissa Foley Pics – African Monarch Lodges / Sijwa Project Tucked between the waterways and wilderness of Namibia’s Zambezi Region, the Sijwa Project isn’t just a community...

October 3, 2025
Accommodation, South Africa

Indaba Lodge Richards Bay: Comfort, Cuisine & Coastal Charm

Nestled in the heart of KwaZulu-Natal’s vibrant harbour town, Indaba Lodge Richards Bay offers the perfect blend of modern comfort and coastal hospitality. With recent refurbishments to its spacious bedrooms, guests...

September 30, 2025
Destinations, Experiences, South Africa

Explore Beach, Bush & Battlefields… on the Zululand Coast

An easy road trip from Durban takes us north to the Zululand Coast, where golden beaches are lapped by the warm Indian Ocean and crystal-clear waters invite you in....

September 30, 2025
Safari, South Africa

Umkumbe Bush Lodge – Your Tented Safari Sanctuary in Sabi Sand

Welcome to Umkumbe Bush Lodge Luxury Tented Camp – the very first tented camp in the Sabie Game Reserve. Nestled in the southern reaches of the world-renowned Sabi Sand,...

September 30, 2025
Namibia, Safari

Disconnect, to reconnect… at Onguma Trails Camp

Words & pics – Tessa Buhrmann There’s a point on the long, scenic drive north from Windhoek when the Namibian horizon begins to stretch wider and the air grows...

September 30, 2025
Safari, Zimbabwe

Nocturnal visitors at Old Drift Lodge – Zimbabwe

Words & pics – Tessa Buhrmann There’s something very special about staying in a national park in an unfenced lodge. The anticipation of what might visit, tinged with a...

September 30, 2025
Botswana, Safari

Rustic Luxury: Chobe National Park – Botswana

Words – Tessa Buhrmann Pics – andBeyond & Tessa Buhrmann A branch snaps. My husband stirs. In the moonlight, they move like grey ghosts — elephants, just ten metres...

September 30, 2025
Safari, South Africa

Into The Quiet: Under Canvas at Samara – South Africa

Words – Sarah Kingdom Pics – Samara Karoo There’s something very grounding about waking up in the Karoo, where silence stretches and time moves with the pace of the...

September 30, 2025
Conservation, South Africa

Wilfred Chivell – CEO and Founder, Marine Dynamics…

Celebrating 25 Years of Conservation We talk to Wilfred Chivell, CEO and Founder of Marine Dynamics, Dyer Island Cruises, the Dyer Island Conservation Trust and the African Penguin &...

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