In this wild corner of southern Africa, where four countries meet and two great rivers flow, the rhythm of life moves to the steady pulse of water. The Kavango...
Words & Pics – Danielle Carstens Have you ever experienced deafening silence? It was the first thing I noticed when stepping off the plane. “It’s just otherworldly,” we uttered...
Pics – Tessa Buhrmann / Clint Parsons / Madikwe Safari Lodge Madikwe Game Reserve, established in 1991, is one of South Africa’s largest game reserves, covering 75,000 hectares (750...
Words – Tessa Buhrmann Pics – Tessa Buhrmann / Mashatu Game Reserve Located in Botswana’s Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Mashatu Game Reserve is often called the ‘Land of the...
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....
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,...
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...
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...
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...