Africa travel blog
Travel tips, background stories and tales from Africa – by our guides and travel experts.
How hard is climbing Kilimanjaro? Daniel and Mt Kilimanjaro
Our colleague Daniel hiked up the highest mountain in Africa. In our blog he tells us how hard climbing Kilimanjaro really is.
What can you do in Wilderness? I promise you Wilderness
Wilderness – a highlight of the Garden Route between the Kaaimans and Touw rivers. Endless beach, deep forests, rivers and lakes, where nature meets adventure.
The Garden Route, a highlight of South Africa – but where is the Garden Route?
The Garden Route: natural landscape and National Park. Where exactly is it? Which places belong to it? What is the climate like and when is the best time to travel?
Why visit Victoria Falls – "The Smoke That Thunders" in Zambia and Zimbabwe
One of the "biggest" waterfalls in the world, a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site and one of the strongest tourist magnets in the southern hemisphere. They really deserve entrance music like the Rocky Balboa soundtrack or "We Are the Champions".
eSwatini – culture at Mantenga Cultural Village
The Kingdom of eSwatini – that is the new name of the Kingdom of Swaziland. For many, the change came as a surprise on 19 April 2018, when the country celebrated its king's 50th birthday and he gave himself the new name as a birthday present.
Gandhi lived in South Africa
For many it is a dream trip, for me it is a job – and one I love doing every single day. As a tour guide I take travellers through Southern Africa. Along the way I experience the exciting, the informative, the quirky, the funny and the unexpected. Did you know that Gandhi lived in South Africa?
Joe's Beerhouse in Windhoek – the cult restaurant
There is surely no serious guidebook left that does not devote a few very special lines to Joe's Beerhouse in Windhoek. On our Namibia round trips, Joe's Beerhouse has been a fixed part of the programme from the very beginning.
15 years of Elefant-Tours – 15 years of travel in Africa – our stories from the road
For 15 years we have been planning and organising trips in Africa for you, our guests. But before we send you off on your dream trip, we explore National Parks, scenic roads, lodges and mountain passes ourselves so that we can give you our best recommendations.
A scenic flight over Kilimanjaro: seeing the world's highest free-standing mountain from above
Putting one foot in front of the other, tirelessly, steeply uphill, on and on, higher and higher – every year motivated climbers fight their way to the summit of the world's highest free-standing mountain.
On safari in Tanzania: by hot-air balloon over the Serengeti
After many highlights on her trip through Southern and East Africa, our colleague Heike had one more very special experience waiting for her in Tanzania: a once-in-a-lifetime hot-air balloon flight over the Serengeti.
On a photo safari with Claude Melde: Tanzania in pictures
On the road in Tanzania in search of the most impressive photos – our photo guide Claude Melde went on a photo safari with his guests and brought back wonderful impressions of East Africa.
Our colleague Stephan on a Kenya safari: rediscovering a familiar country
Our colleague Stephan Schuff has been travelling to Kenya regularly for 15 years. At the beginning of this year he was back there and explored the country together with our local subsidiary.
A change of perspective on a Botswana trip: by houseboat on the Chobe River
Our travel expert Heike Berger has already experienced quite a few safaris in Southern Africa. But spending two nights on the exclusive houseboat Chobe Princess during a Botswana trip was a first for her.
After work to South Africa: winner Ute Tischler on the road
Ute Tischler very nearly deleted the winner's email from Elefant-Tours. Luckily, at the last moment she remembered our prize draw at Mundologia, which she had entered the year before. In December she travelled to South Africa, full of anticipation.
Our insider tips for your Kenya safari III: Solio Game Reserve
Besides the famous Amboseli and Tsavo parks and the enchanting Masai Mara, it is worth travelling off the beaten track on a Kenya safari. The home of safari delights with many hidden corners away from the classic routes.
Our insider tips for your Kenya safari II: Ol Pejeta Conservancy
Anyone thinking of a safari in Kenya often thinks of the enchanting Masai Mara, elephant-rich Amboseli or the vast Tsavo National Parks. But on a Kenya safari there is so much more to discover!
You never stop learning as an Africa travel specialist: our colleague Tanja on a training trip in Botswana
Our colleague Tanja has been part of the Elefant-Tours team for almost eleven years. She advises our guests and plans their trips to East and Southern Africa. She is a professional, no question, but she also knows full well: when it comes to Africa trips, you never stop learning.
In love with South Africa: our winner on the road
Elisabeth Jensen had tears of joy in her eyes when she won our Fascination South Africa round trip in last year's Elefant-Tours prize draw. Together with guide Roy from the local Elefant-Tours subsidiary and six other guests, she travelled through the north-east and south of South Africa.