Travel Africa

The only international magazine dedicated to exploring Africa's diverse attractions, national parks, wildlife, culture and history. Travel Africa draws on some of the world's top photographers, writers and experts to create an inspiring and practical resource for anyone interested in the world's most exciting continent.

Peace offering

Travel Africa

Karibu

PEACEMAKERS

HOOKED ON WATER

Feeling the stillness

GREAT ESCAPES

SUCCUMBING

CALMING OUTLOOK

SEEKING THE HIGHS

CAMPFIRE CONVERSATIONS • With the day’s game-viewing done and the sundowners quaffed, the safari-goer gravitates towards the flames. Settling down around the campfire, the stories begin to flow…

DAY OF THE JACKAL • Phil Clisby recalls a hare-raising incident in Malawi

ON THE CHARGE • PAUL UDOTO REVELS IN THE AFTERMATH OF KENYA’S RHINO CHARGE

PACKED WITH EMOTION • Find a sense of solitude in all-encompassing Uganda, says Jenny Bowen

THE PANGOLIN FILES • What’s involved in rehabilitating rescued pangolins? Hilary Bradt observes an inspiring programme in a remote corner of South Africa

BOTSWANA: FIVE OBJECTS • Tasked with curating a ‘living museum’ that not only tells the story of The Chobe Safari Lodge but also the history of Botswana, Melanie van Zyl charts its creation through five prized exhibits

LION SONG • Few writers evoke the spirit of Africa more eloquently than Brian Jackman. In his latest memoir, his reflections on his safaris and favourite places offer insights to the evolution of conservation over the decades of his travels. It will resonate with all Africa-lovers. We particularly enjoyed this excerpt about his beloved Greater Mara

A TASTE OF AFRICA • Looking for a way to connect with your favourite continent in your own home? Fire up the stove, suggests Craig Rix

Space exploration • Kafue National Park is one of the last true wilderness parks in Africa. Over the following 16 pages, we reveals what makes the park so inviting to visit and look at the conservation efforts that have enabled this ‘sleeping giant’ to rise. Vast, diverse and quiet — could Kafue be the ideal safari getaway?

QUIET FULFILMENT • Wild, spacious, tranquil and extremely rewarding… Philip Briggs extols the virtues of Zambia’s oldest and largest national park

KAFUE UNWRAPPED • Kafue is not a park to be rushed, says Philip Briggs. It is worth dedicating time to at least four distinct sectors, each of which feels like a standalone destination in its own right

SEVENTH HEAVEN • Sarah Marshall gets a real feel for Kafue - respecting the seven laws of the wild along the way - as she steps out on a new wilderness trail established by African Parks as part of its ongoing conservation efforts in the park

DREAM TEAM

TRAVELLERS’S TALES In my experience

THE EXPERT VIEW • What does Kafue mean to those who know it best? We asked tour operators and lodge owners to share their thoughs

SECOND HOME • MUSONDA KATEBE OF MWAMFUSHI SAFARI LODGE EXPLAINS WHY HE BUILT A LODGE IN KAFUE

FISHING FOR SOUL FOOD • On the waters of the Zambezi, a different pace evolves. Anton Crone recounts a delightful tiger-fishing excursion down-river from Chirundu

Zambezi SAFARI PLANNER • Along the vast river, you can fish for tiger, paddle, cruise or just enjoy the scenery and wildlife. Sarah Kingdom gives you the rundown of what to see and where

PLANNING A TRIP TO MALAWI? • Bordering Tanzania, Mozambique and Zambia, landlocked Malawi crams exceptional variety into its slender borders. Malawi expert Helena Smith explains how to travel around the country’s abundant parks and reserves, dizzyingly biodiverse lake, towering mountains and high plateaux

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