Africa travel blog
Travel tips, background stories and tales from Africa – by our guides and travel experts.
On a photo tour in Namibia: an interview with photo guide Wolfgang Veeser
For 14 days you travel with Wolfgang Veeser on our photo tour through a country like no other: Namibia. Before it starts in June, we met up with him for a chat.
Our insider tips for your Kenya safari I: Samburu National Reserve
As the home of safari, Kenya has been welcoming safari travellers for decades. Adventurous and back-to-basics, relaxed and luxurious, as a family or as honeymooners – Kenya knows how safari is done.
Safari in Zimbabwe: elephants on the beach
Our colleague Marlene has seen a lot of the African continent, travelling in South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Tanzania, Mozambique and other countries. Now she headed to the north of Zimbabwe.
Which beach hotel in Zanzibar is the most beautiful? My 7 favourites
Zanzibar means white sandy beaches, blue water, coconut palms and simply doing nothing and enjoying it. But where is the best place to do that? Which beach hotel in Zanzibar is the most beautiful? I went there and looked at many hotels on Zanzibar's dreamy beaches.
South Africa trip: what you absolutely must see
South Africa is one of Africa's most popular destinations. Here you see, taste, smell and experience, as the saying aptly goes, "the whole world in one country" – and it's true! We love the land at the Cape especially, because our Elefant-Tours branch is located near Cape Town.
On a Namibia round trip: a morning in the driest marsh in the world. Dead Vlei.
We had already seen so many photos: glowing orange dunes set against the brilliant blue sky. In the foreground, almost black dead tree trunks standing out from white, dusty ground. Surreal. Dead Vlei in Namibia.
My Kilimanjaro climb: relaxed to the roof of Africa
Our colleagues regularly travel to African countries to try out new things and get to know old favourites afresh. And, of course, to satisfy their curiosity and wanderlust.
On a camping safari in Tanzania: visiting elephants and hyenas
Our colleague Sonja Borchardt packed her rucksack, laced up her trainers and set off on the Wild Side Camping Safari in Tanzania. Together with five other guests and guide Enock from our subsidiary, she explored Tarangire, the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater.
Your first time on a Kenya safari: what you can look forward to
Kenya is the classic. For decades, travellers from all over the world have been coming to the country on the equator to fulfil their dream of a Kenya safari: Masai Mara, Amboseli and the Tsavo National Parks are the settings for picture-book safari dreams.
A self-drive tour through South Africa: what you didn't know yet
There are plenty of tips for a self-drive tour through South Africa. On my last visit to Cape Town, though, I noticed a few small things you might not always have in mind, but which can quickly make the difference.
Active on a Kenya safari: a hike up Mt Longonot
The best way to experience Kenya's dreamy nature on safari is simply to get out of the car and walk. Admittedly, in the middle of the Masai Mara that is not a good idea and is also forbidden. But in Longonot National Park you can lace up your hiking boots and climb the dormant volcano.
The start of your Kenya safari: Nairobi National Park
Full of anticipation for your Kenya safari, you board the plane and first land in the capital, Nairobi – more than three million people live here, and it feels like just as many cars, motorbikes and pick-ups snake through the streets.
Once in a lifetime on safari through the Serengeti: what you can look forward to
Like few other places, the Serengeti is a synonym for safaris in East Africa. The childhood memory of the Grzimek father-and-son team, the Great Migration of wildebeest and zebra across the wide savannah, the sunset behind an umbrella acacia;
From the Drakensberg to Kruger National Park: a South Africa trip in pictures
Getting out of the office and everyday life, being on the road, discovering new things, letting yourself drift and be inspired – we all do that far too rarely. Recently, though, I had exactly that opportunity and travelled for two weeks through South Africa on our South Africa – the North and East tour.
The rain returns: Cape Town slowly breathes again
It is raining in Cape Town. And has been for several weeks now. Something people in Germany rarely get excited about is letting an entire city and region in South Africa breathe a sigh of relief. After several winters with little rain in recent years, water became ever scarcer at the start of 2018.
East Africa with children: family safari in Tanzania and Kenya
Southern Africa, with its many activities, farm stays and self-drive tours, is often regarded as a child-friendly safari destination. Today we show you that you can also have an unforgettable time with your family in East Africa.
Southern Tanzania in pictures: on a photo safari II
Every year our photo guide Claude Melde takes hobby and nature photographers on photo safaris through Tanzania and returns with impressive pictures. In November it starts again, on a photo safari through northern Tanzania. What he photographed in the south of the country last year, he shows in his photo diary.
Tanzania in pictures: on a photo safari I
Our photo guide Claude Melde always brings back impressive pictures from his travels. In November he is drawn to East Africa's National Parks once again. Join him on a photo safari in northern Tanzania. What he experienced on his last photo safari, he tells in his photo diary.