Beautiful Game

Almost anyone who has seen Sydney Pollack’s Out of Africa (1985) starring Robert Redford and Meryl Streep would have added “African safari” to his or her bucket list, and as far as safari countries go, Kenya is the most established and best equipped for the city slicker looking to get a little taste of the wild life. Make it a solo expedition, a romantic getaway or even a family vacation, Kenya ...

Guide to African safaris

YOUR guide to everything from luxury camping to when is the best time to go and how much you should pay.

Nelson Boot NZ's most unusual place to stay

The Boot near Nelson has been name the most unusual place to stay in New Zealand, according to an author and travel writer who stays at the most unusual places around New Zealand.

New Zealand’s most unusual place to stay

The Boot near Nelson has been name the most unusual place to stay in New Zealand, according to an author and travel writer who stays at the most unusual places around New Zealand.

Traveller's Guide: Malawi

A sliver of southern Africa dominated by the Great Rift Valley, compact Malawi hides a surprisingly diverse interior, with little known parks and reserves that feel truly unspoiled, tremendous hiking through pristine highlands and across vast plains, and, at its heart, a dazzling freshwater lake. Backpackers on grand tours of Africa often cast Malawi as an unexpected favourite, thanks to the ...

Like Glasto ... with hippos: Kenya's Rift Valley Music Festival

It's rare to combine a festival and a safari, but at Kenya's new Great Rift Valley festival the audience are not the only party animals In a leafy enclosure on the shore of Kenya's sprawling Lake Naivasha, deep in the Great Rift Valley, is the Fisherman's Camp, one of many low-key campsites in this East African backpacker hotspot. Come September, though, it is anything but low-key, as it hosts ...