The best Northern Territory glamping experiences for getting back to nature include everything from Bamurru Plains’ safari-style bungalows on lush floodplains with grazing wallabies and buffalo to the luxurious Longitude 131º tented pavilions with their views over red sand dunes and scrubby desert to majestic Uluru and Kata Tjuta. While travellers on African safaris and … Read more
Going on safari at Salt Lick Safari Lodge in Tsavo West National Park in Kenya gave us a close encounter with a pride of lions that got us even closer than we’d got to wildlife in the Masai Mara. And that was saying something. That encounter almost felt like a bonus, as the wildlife watching … Read more
If our experience at the Masai Mara made us wonder why we’d left it so long to go to Kenya and go on safari, our stay at Sarova Salt Lick Game Lodge had us wondering when we’d be able to schedule a trip back. Terence was already planning for us to return to volunteer at the … Read more
If these guys get any closer to my camera they’re going to be smack up against my lens, I think as I desperately try to keep the image in focus. We’re on a cultural visit to a Maasai village close to the Sarova Mara in the Masai Mara and I’m filming the Maasai warriors, resplendent in … Read more
Late in the afternoon of our first day on safari in the Masai Mara, we take our first proper safari drive into the national park – the awesome wildlife spotting I described in an earlier post took place just on the drive from the airport to the Sarova Mara Game Camp! Seconds after we leave … Read more