When the fight was on to save the elephant from rampant poaching & the illegal ivory trade, Iain Douglas-Hamilton formed Save the Elephants. We salute this tenacious campaigner whose hope for the future was that there would be an ethic developed of human-elephant coexistence ... Read More

Swati Thiyagarajan of the Sea Change Project, unpacks new research on the declining use of nature-related words in literature, and how the language that we use shapes our perceptions, and impacts our actions ... Read More

Experiencing more awe can alter our perception of time, research shows. Experiencing vastness - whether physical or conceptual - triggers awe. But you don’t have to travel through space to experience vastness. Here are five ways to bring more awe into your lives ... Read More

Born Free Co-Founder and Trustee, Virginia McKenna OBE, said: “Have we learned nothing over the years? How can we not understand that keeping wild animals in cages is not just cruel, but shameful? Sanctuaries like Shamwari provide a new home and a new start for big cats rescued from a lifetime of suffering ... Read More

An answer to a question ''How welcome are American tourists in Africa? Here, in Africa, we continue to respect and welcome Americans as adventurous, generous, educated guests – regardless of their political affiliations. We have bigger things to concern ourselves with, and we trust that the American people will solve their own issues'' ... Read More

Malawi has emerged as a leader in African elephant conservation. What’s been achieved at Nkhotakota in just 7 years is incredible. Re-homing 500 elephants and knowing they will thrive is a story of hope and survival ... Read More

In the last 50 years, Africa has lost 90-95% of its large predators, now extinct in 26 of Africa’s 54 countries. Dereck & Beverly Joubert are inspiring ambasssadors working to protect them ... Read More

The cost of illicit rhino horn matches that of gold.  Even though it's only made of keratin – the substance in human fingernails, demand comes mostly from East Asian countries — primarily China and Vietnam where it's used for medicinal purposes or carved into figurines. Some medicine! ... Read More

Some poems, as gifts for us to move forward in a direction that is symbiotic with the natural world. And celebrating one of the most significant environmental agreements ever! ... Read More

'Hot Cape to Cold Cape' - a transcontinental expedition to travel the entire length of Africa and Europe. It's the 40th geographic and humanitarian odyssey for renowned explorer Kingsley Holgate & team. “One of the best things about expanding horizons through travel: it gives one hope for the future.” ... Read More

Celebrating the opening up of air routes. Direct flights from the USA reduce travel time to Cape Town by more than five hours, which means more time to enjoy the beauty and majesty of South Africa. Get an idea of the sheer size of Africa with this tool! ... Read More

''If I could fill your stocking with books, it would be brimming with these to ensure that the connection with Nature is never lost. Lockdown books to inspire and feed creativity'' ... Read More

Can travel be sustainable is a vexed question. Tourism has a hefty carbon footprint – and is playing a significant role in the ongoing climate crisis. As climate changes, so do the environments in which wildlife & wilderness thrive ... Read More

''Nothing beats a trip to South Africa - because it's the best of all worlds where you can enjoy city life, vineyards and safari all in one trip.'' The Kruger National Park's 'Train on the Bridge' is ''the coolest hotel in South Africa, with a gravity-defying pool & unprecedented views of wildlife'' ... Read More

Cape Town’s social media is abuzz with sightings popping up all over the Peninsula.  Two cute-as-pie Caracal kittens were spotted recently frolicking in the fynbos of Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden. A project to protect these beguiling, nocturnal creatures places reflective artworks in caracal roadkill “hotspots”. It aims to raise awareness around issues such as roadkill of indigenous and endemic species & encourages people to SLOW DOWN! ... Read More

TIME magazine's list of 100 unique destinations shines a light on ingenuity, creativity, revitalization and reopenings in destinations across the world. They are well worth reading (and dreaming) about until it's time, once again, to explore. One of the 100? South Africa's inclusion is located in the Kruger National Park ... Read More

David Marchese's interview with Jane Goodall, in The New York Times inspires: 'Traveling the world I see so many projects of restoration, animal and plant species being rescued from the brink of extinction, people tackling what seemed impossible and not giving up. These are the stories that ... give people hope'' ... Read More

Africa is a vast continent straddling the equator, boasting six time zones. It's a vast area of profoundly differing vegetation, climates, topography and animal life that occupies the myriad niches provided by these variations. The good news is that there is always a good safari season in Africa. You just need to know what you want to see and where you’d like to see it – then the ‘when’ becomes pretty simple ... Read More

I sit here quietly thinking about what it means to me to be a visitor to South Africa or even African. It seems easier to explain the effect that this land has on me ... which creates a frisson of excitement, passion each and every day, a vivid, immediate sense of being alive found nowhere else ... ... Read More

Biodiversity is our most valuable but least appreciated resource – Edward O. Wilson. When biodiversity has a problem, humanity has a problem. Despite all our technological advances we are completely dependent on healthy and vibrant ecosystems for everything life-giving. Biodiversity is the foundation upon which we can build back better ... Read More

Conservation is about protecting a shrinking asset. We need to think about environmental investing. Go from the defensive to the offensive. Look at the big role ecotourism plays in conservation in Africa. If Covid has taught us one thing, it’s that our choices matter. ... Read More

Lots of Causes to Celebrate! South Africa has just taken steps to end its multimillion-dollar lion-breeding industry. The voice of our planet - David Attenborough - is still fighting the good fight, another year on. And ''The Octopus Teacher'' gets Oscar gold for the Best Documentary. ... Read More

Travel + Leisure is one of the world’s most influential travel publications. Each year they publish their must-visit places. Cape Town's Camps Bay has just been included among the greats in its ’25 Most Beautiful Beaches in the World’. It's my go-to place of solace in my universe that I feel immensely priveleged to share with you ... Read More

The New York Times declared the next phase in tourism to be “regenerative travel” (or leaving a place better than you found it.) Eminent travel journalist Sophy Roberts asks what will be the right way to travel in future? Michael Lorentz shares the inspiring comeback story of Chad’s Zakouma National Park  ... Read More

World Wildlife Day is about celebrating, enjoying and respecting wildlife. It's also about making us think just how close wildlife is to the tipping point to extinction. And what's being done by wildlife warriors to bring it back from this destiny. Hear how they respect, understand and afford dignity to wildlife. And put their lives on the line ... Read More

The documentary My Octopus Teacher ushered in a new approach to nature filmmaking, where interaction between humans and other creatures takes center stage. The book Sea Change is as equally visually and textually stunning. Yo-Yo Ma says it ''invites us to explore further and love more deeply'' ... Read More

There is something about the mystique of Africa, called mal d'Afrika. The symptoms are extraordinary. There is no known remedy. Your life will never be the same again. When you are in the African bush, far away from familiar surroundings, you feel as though you have come home ... Read More

''Life is all about the excitement of what lies ahead. To touch hearts is one thing, but to forever change lives for the better - this is what truly makes life worth living. The gift of life is to use it for something that will outlast us”. Which one of Africa’s most colourful modern-day explorers, Kingsley Holgate does - big time, using adventure to improve and save lives. ... Read More

“A lot of little random acts of wildness can lead to something amazing” since we are actively turning to nature for comfort and solace in a very scary time. Join in. Become more conscious of the biodiversity crisis and more aware of other species ... Read More

This unusual gin with its ‘Proudly South African’ status is a worthy winner of the Most Compelling Foodie Story category in The African Travel and Tourism Awards  ... Read More

The mission of the Blood Lions Campaign is to increase awareness around interactive captivity wildlife attractions & “canned” hunting. It is a “call to action” around how to treat wildlife ethically ... Read More

Visionary pioneer Garth Owen-Smith said: 'Conserving our natural environment will not make you materially rich, but there is no greater satisfaction than having made our planet a better place to live on, even if it is just in a very small way’ ... Read More

Could this be a once-in-a-century opportunity to reset the economy and to escape the clutches of high-carbon industry that have caused the climate catastrophe? It's a lifetime chance to shape the future, not just respond to it, and requires a collaborative approach between all spheres of society ... Read More

How about a good news travel story? Apart from record-breaking, isnt this journey so inspiring? Outdoing any bird, fish or mammal ever tracked. It's the longest-ever recorded of any animal in history! ... Read More

“Many of the pandemic scares we’ve seen in the 21st century are the result of viruses that exist in nature being able to suddenly ‘jump’ and infect humans.” Though trade in pangolin meat and scales has been banned internationally, domestic sales of medicines containing pangolin scales are still allowed in China  ... Read More

The World's 100 Greatest Places of 2019 of TIME magazine revealed three Southern Africa inclusions. Lekkerwater and Omaanda to stay in, Wolfgat to dine at.   ... Read More

Out of a compilation of The 50 Most Beautiful Places in the World by Conde Nast Traveler, here are five of their greatest African hits: awe-inspiring wonders and out-of-this-world landscapes for the very top of your travel list  ... Read More

A behind-the-scenes look at the global wildlife tourism industry that shows how animals are treated once the selfie-taking crowds have gone  ... Read More

We shine shine the spotlight on game-changers who make the way we see, taste, sail, and circle the world that much more incredible. Peter Fearnhead, the tenacious co-founder and CEO of African Parks, is helping to write a hopeful chapter in a conservation narrative typically dominated by heartbreak and loss ... Read More

When Jimmy Fallon heard that one of SA's finest wildlife photographers was Martha Stewart's ranger on her "incredible" SA safari, he just had to interview him. ... Read More

A young South African has made a big splash at the World Economic Forum (WEF) with legendary wildlife activist Jane Goodall MBE ... Read More

Winner of the People's Choice for the Photographer of the Year 2017: The British Natural History Museum - a very tender African moment between rescuer & gorilla ... Read More

If you followed the Africa Geographic Photographer of the Year's weekly summary, you'll be delighted to see who the 2017 winners are! ... Read More

This smile-inducing list of ''Signs That You’ve Been to Africa'' got us wondering what your take home impression of Africa is? If you’ve eagerly read through this list and grinned smugly every time a point applied to you, please share yours with us on our Facebook page. If not , we'll help. Just ask. ... Read More

Do you want to pat/walk/feed a lion cub or ride an elephant? Look at the bigger picture ethically & see what happens to the animals long after you've left ... Read More

Add to your bucket list! T&L's awards of the most beloved cities on earth show how dynamic our world really is - especially in Africa ... Read More

When on safari .. Look Up! There’s a good chance the stars will be brighter in Africa than they are wherever you’re from - & Look Down! for the 'Little Five ... Read More

''The future of wildlife is in our hands” is the theme of this year’s UN-sponsored World Wildlife Day. We need images that inspire us to care and act to save our planet ... Read More

Ardmore is collaborating with French luxury brand Hermès to produce a collection of silk scarves ... Read More

Acclaimed sculptor Dylan Lewis' garden expresses the deep seated themes of his work, including the notion of an 'untamed wilderness' ... Read More

Cape town is listed as one of only five places around the world to view penguins in their natural habitat ... Read More

Think globally, Act locally. Gift a tree this Festive Season & give an everlasting gift to someone less fortunate in a barren and dusty settlement ... Read More

Don Pinnock, in his latest article ‘Proof trophy hunters don’t save a single animal’ asks a series of tough questions ... Read More

How smelly seeds outsmart dung beetles! A deceptive piece of evolution and one of the best examples of biomimicry for seed dispersion anywhere in the world ... Read More

To combat the myths and negative impressions that the media can sometimes convey about Africa – reporting only on its disasters and catastrophes, see the hashtag #TheAfricaTheMediaNeverShowsYou ... Read More

''Conservation is as much about people and community programmes as it is about wildlife protection,” says Prince Harry whose charity Tusk works to save the African elephant & rhino ... Read More

What the world can learn from Nepal's achievement: zero poaching for 365 days - twice! And for Africa's sake, let's hope that the Asian appetite for rhino & elephant can be diminished ... Read More

Uncanny second generation rescue of the ''littlest hobo'' by the family of renowned Zululand conservationist Lawrence Anthony ... Read More

Follow the path of wild elephants who paid loving homage to their friend Lawrence Anthony - the ''Elephant Whisperer'' ... Read More

It comes as a shock to learn that the African penguins at Boulders Beach face a daily battle for survival - and their numbers are in precipitous decline ... Read More

''Tracks of Giants'' is a journey across southern Africa to raise awareness of conservation needs by following ancient elephant migration paths on a 5-month, west to east adventure through 6 countries ... Read More

Raise your glass to an innovative local company producing distinctive wines while conserving African wild dogs & their habitat. Painted Wolf Wines is an advocate for the conservation of this highly endangered species and the protection of the diminishing wild spaces of Africa ... Read More

Who would have thought that this is what can be captured on camera high up in the Helderberg hills of Somerset West? South Africa has a new national treasure, in more senses than one! Sightings of leopard, honey badgers and caracal captured by Vergelegen’s Biodiversity Project. ... Read More

The extraordinary story of one man's passions. Part missionary, part madman, he belongs to a select species of human that has sought both refuge and meaning in a life dedicated to the preservation and restoration of the animal kingdom ... Read More

A Taste of the Cape is about what’s sizzling around Cape Town. We want to discover more about our back yards - and create a community. Join in! ... Read More