Safari Moments

Mara River, Maasai Mara · August

River crossing at dawn

After two hours of waiting on the bank, the first wildebeest jumped — and then thousands followed in a thundering, splashing rush.

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Amboseli National Park · February

Elephants beneath the mountain

Kilimanjaro shook off its clouds just after sunrise as a family of elephants walked across the plain in front of us.

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Buhoma, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest · July

An hour with the Mubare family

The silverback barely glanced at us as he fed, while two youngsters tumbled through the leaves just a few metres away.

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Talek area, Maasai Mara · January

Pride at rest

A lioness and two young males stretched out in the morning sun, full after a night's hunting.

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Maasai Mara · September

Balloon over the Mara

Silence broken only by the burner as we drifted over herds of buffalo and the winding Mara River.

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Lalibela, Ethiopia · November

Sunset at Bete Giyorgis

The last light turned the Church of Saint George a deep gold as the evening prayers began.

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Sankaber, Simien Mountains · October

The gelada gathering

We sat quietly as hundreds of gelada grazed around us, chattering and grooming on the edge of the escarpment.

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Seronera Valley, Serengeti · June

Leopard in the sausage tree

Our guide spotted a tail hanging from a branch — a young leopard, watching the plains below.

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Ngorongoro Crater · March

Black rhino on the crater floor

A rare, clear view of a black rhino grazing in the open grassland of the crater.

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Kanyanchu, Kibale Forest · December

Chimpanzee morning

The pant-hoots echoed through the forest before we saw him — the alpha male, calmly surveying his community.

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Murchison Falls National Park · January

Thunder of the Nile

Standing at the top of the falls, you feel the spray and hear the roar of the Nile squeezing through the gorge.

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Lamu Island · March

Dhow sails at Lamu

Sunset from a traditional dhow as the call to prayer drifted across the water from the old town.

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Maasai Mara · October

Cheetah on the plains

A cheetah scanning for gazelle from a termite mound, perfectly still until she spotted her chance.

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Dallol, Danakil Depression · January

Colours of Dallol

Yellow, green and orange pools bubbling in the morning heat — like walking on another planet.

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Tarangire National Park · August

Baobab country

Ancient baobabs standing over the river as elephant herds made their way down to drink.

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Kazinga Channel, Queen Elizabeth National Park · July

Kazinga afternoon

Hippos, buffalo and elephants crowded the shoreline as our boat drifted past.

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Nungwi, Zanzibar · September

White sand, Nungwi

The perfect end to a Serengeti safari: turquoise water and nothing to do but relax.

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Sanetti Plateau, Bale Mountains · December

Ethiopian wolf on the Sanetti

A lone Ethiopian wolf trotting across the plateau, pausing to listen for mole rats beneath the heather.

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