Africa travel blog
Travel tips, background stories and tales from Africa – by our guides and travel experts.
Impressions of an autumn event
It was very South African at our event "South Africa – Experience & Enjoy" on 29 October 2017 at the sold-out Forum Merzhausen. It was a wonderful and successful event in a fantastic setting!
A sunset over the Epupa Falls
Namibia's far north is rightly becoming ever more popular with travellers. I too love coming back here again and again. The north-west in particular, the so-called Kaokoveld, has won me over. It begins in the south at around Sesfontein, where desert elephants inhabit the Hoanib Valley.
Kenya's private conservancies: paradise for safari lovers
Kenya is known for its National Parks Masai Mara, Amboseli and Lake Nakuru. On safari adventures here you encounter East Africa's wildlife as if elephants, lions and zebras had climbed straight out of a picture book.
South Africa – Experience & Enjoy
On 29 October the time has finally come! In cooperation with South African Tourism and MUNDOLOGIA, we present at Forum Merzhausen near Freiburg: South Africa – Experience & Enjoy
Who is Benjamin, anyway?
Yes – who is Benjamin, if not Benjamin Blümchen? Is "it" a real person or an animal, or even a mythical creature? Well … I can say: Benjamin is a real person who can sometimes turn into an animal and make fabulous things possible in the process.
Your first time in Africa: why Namibia and Botswana are a dream for beginners
Anyone travelling to Africa for the first time often arrives on the continent with many preconceptions, positive as well as negative. Our travel expert Pablo recently travelled in Southern Africa for the first time.
Going once, going twice and … going thrice – rhino sold
Well – it is not really the rhino being auctioned here, but only the horn on its nose, or rather the horn that used to be on its nose. Everything else? Worthless? At best something for romantics who like to see primeval relics of nature? No!
Women travelling alone: why Namibia is the perfect place for female adventurers
How often have I heard this from female friends: "I would so love to go on a trip around the world! But I wouldn't dare on my own." For many, travelling as a woman alone – or even with a group of female friends – is a frightening thought.
Our insider tip: Matemwe Beach in Zanzibar
Turquoise, warm waters of the Indian Ocean, miles of wide, white, dreamy beaches, palm trees lining the shore, hardly a sun-worshipper as far as the eye can see and a few sailing boats here and there – welcome to Matemwe in north-east Zanzibar.
A road trip through South Africa
I was thrilled! For four weeks I travelled in South Africa with my colleague Phillip to try out and get to know the best destinations and accommodation for you. Four weeks of road trip, into the car and off we go! Our journey took us on a self-drive trip to the most beautiful destinations in South Africa.
Dream job photo guide: our expert Wolfgang Bauer in interview
Wolfgang Bauer, born in 1959, is a graduate business economist, photographer, photo guide and speaker at travel presentations. He came to photography as a self-taught enthusiast – he most likes photographing landscapes and wildlife.
The four most relaxed tours in South Africa
Africa sounds like plenty of adventure. Wild animals on safari, surfing, diving, seeing sharks, bungee jumping, whitewater rafting, quad biking, hiking, climbing mountains and so on. But South Africa also stands for absolute indulgence and is just as suited to relaxing, and for many newly married couples to spend their honeymoon.
Six dream destinations in Botswana and Zimbabwe you definitely must not miss
Botswana and Zimbabwe are known above all for their rich wildlife and unspoilt nature. The varied landscape with many rivers, savannahs and deserts offers numerous opportunities to observe not only the "Big Five" but also other animals in the wild.
#onthego: our travel consultants test your trips
Our promise to you: we only sell what we know ourselves. Of course anyone can say that. With us, though, it is genuinely true, because we send our travel experts out on trips for you from the very start. Only those who have experienced a country themselves and travelled there know what they are talking about.
Travelling in South Africa? Far too dangerous – the 5 biggest fear clichés
Again and again you hear horror stories about Africa in the German news and from acquaintances: unrest, attacks, robbery and crime.
South African Tourism and Elefant-Tours invite you! South Africa – Experience & Enjoy
To celebrate South Africa and let the sun shine in Germany's autumn at the same time, together with South African Tourism and MUNDOLOGIA we invite you to our autumn festival on 29 October 2017 at Forum Merzhausen!
Dream photos from a dream trip: on a photo tour in Cape Town
One photo with the phone, one with the camera, one as a selfie, one with a friend and another one, just to be safe – anyone travelling to Cape Town will almost certainly fly home with thousands of photos and full memory cards.
New tour: your gorilla dream comes true in Uganda!
Travelling with a camera. And all of it as a workshop! Every photographer's heart beats faster! That is why our photo tours are especially popular and quickly booked out. On our newest tour, Wolfgang Bauer takes you to Uganda, the land of the mountain gorillas.