Lake Naivasha’s expanding ripples of life
As we stand on its shores, an elegant crisp white apparition slices through the waters of Lake Naivasha with a simple flash of colour for identification. Today it’s the startling plumage of the lake’s Pelicans that recreate this enduring illusion of the Imperial Airways Flying Boats that once made the lake the first and largest International Airport in Kenya. This beautiful freshwater lake is almost 13kms across, but with shallow...
Exceptional Etosha
Every mile in Etosha brings surprises. Etosha exceeded all our expectations – not only in wildlife sightings but also in the twelve hours we took to drive through it! Etosha, in Namibia is outstanding simply because of the barren salt-pan wastes that seem to stretch to eternity. Surrounding the pans are similarly Spartan areas that amazingly sustain a plethora of wildlife in significant numbers. Although we love all...
Top ten unusual places to visit in Namibia
By far the best way to explore Namibia is by self-drive. It gives you the freedom and independence to detour, pause or short-cut any aspect of your itinerary as the mood suits – and if you’ve pre-booked your accommodation, which is essential in high season, at least you know you’ve got a luxurious place to rest your head at the end of each day. We chose to circumnavigate the whole country over three weeks and did so in a clockwise...
