Live from the plains of the Northern Serengeti National Park. Hear from our safari guide Elia Edward! The sights and sounds of the Great Wildebeest Migration did not disappoint. Safari guide Frank Gabriel was rewarded with the initial sight of more than 10,000 wildebeest and zebra moving south across the Mara River in the Serengeti.Read More
Seed Bombing In Kenya
By Anwynn Louw - Junior Marketing Assistant Can a seedball reverse Kenya's deforestation? Kenya has lost more than 8% of its forest cover over the last 50 years. Factors which have contributed to the massive deforestation in the country include demand for farming land, politics and poor leadership, nonfunctional government agencies, and globalisation. Unfortunately, the environmental crisesRead More
What To Pack For Your Safari – The Insider’s Guide
Tony Reumerman, Trainer and Guide – Asilia Africa You’re going on Safari, and not sure what to pack. What is essential and what is a waste of space? Sorting through safari items, especially if one has a 15 kg weight limit on a small plane can be a daunting task, not only for fear ofRead More
It’s Now Easier To Get To Rubondo Island
By Britta Foulis - Content Marketing Manager Rubondo Island is a hidden gem found in the southwest corner of Lake Victoria - the island is so special that only a handful of park wardens, wildlife researchers, and camp staff call it home. This makes visiting Rubondo Island extra special and is somewhere every adventure-lover shouldRead More
Great Migration Live Update – 17 September 2018
The dusty Mara River crossing by endless herds of wildebeest and zebra was captured in the Serengeti at crossing point number 7. Credit: Ranger, Elia Edward Brent Leo-Smith captured a dazzle of zebras crossing the Mara River in an area they don’t normally cross in the Masai Mara National Reserve. The point has deep water and steep backs farRead More
First Time On Safari
By Britta Foulis - Content Marketing Manager The Insider Guide to an East African Safari Going on a safari in Africa, at least once in your life, is on most people’s bucket list. Safari dreams conjure up images of never-ending grasslands, massive migrating herds of wildebeest, canvas tents with lots of wood and copper, prowlingRead More
Human-Wildlife Conflict
By Warren Glam - Content Writer For many East African farmers, who work through every scorching hour they can find, night is far longer than day. At night they must wait, with their beds little more than prisons for weary limbs and restless minds. If they’re lucky, they’ll doze a while and wake to discover their cropsRead More
Sayari Camp – Our Star of the Northern Serengeti
By Britta Foulis - Content Marketing Manager Sayari Camp - A Shining Star in the Serengeti Sayari Camp, our award-winning camp set in the Northern Serengeti, was recently updated. The camp is now lighter, brighter and better than ever before. All of the bedrooms were updated with the additions of new mosquito nets, bedding, lighting fixtures,Read More
The Problem With Plastic
By Anwynn Louw – Online Marketing Assistant A Plastic Problem What do you see when you look at the below image? An adorable leopard cub or a piece of plastic that has made it into the wild? Earlier this year, one of our guests captured these images of two leopard cubs playing with a discarded plastic bottleRead More
Great Migration Live Update – 10 September 2018
Ranger Karim Saadun captured a five-hour crossing in the Makutano crossing point on the Northern Serengeti plains. Dam encountered the impressive wildebeest migration crossing the Mara River on the endless plains of the Northern Serengeti National Park. September offers more hot and dry weather, as the dry season continues in the Serengeti and Masai Mara. KuriaRead More