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Guests stopped for morning coffee on their morning safari drive

Safari Planning

How we tailor every Marula Hill safari

We don't start with destinations. We start with you: your pace, your family, your idea of a good day in the bush.

Vikki Jackson

Curved timber bar at Saseka Tented Camp with warm amber lighting and geometric ceiling planes

Stories

When space teaches: what Saseka's refresh tells us about gathering in the bush

What a thoughtful safari lodge refresh tells us about gathering in the bush.

Vikki Jackson

Vikki Jackson and Federal Airlines staff with champagne at the new Baobab lounge in Hoedspruit

Stories

Inside FedAir's new Baobab lounge at Hoedspruit

The new Baobab lounge at Hoedspruit airport changes how a safari begins. Vikki Jackson on the room that holds you before the bush does.

Vikki Jackson

Boma evening set up at Madikwe Safari Lodge

Guides

How safari pricing works: where the money goes

From the people who build the quotes. Where every part of the money lands, what a cheaper quote usually leaves out, and how to spend it well.

Vikki Jackson

Vikki drinking coffee from a Monwana flask on a Land Cruiser at dawn, with an elephant grazing in the misty bush behind her.

Stories

Monwana, and what coming home actually means

By Vikki Jackson and Sian Loehrer. A week at the Thornybush lodge that has built its whole identity around the word home, and what we found when we tested it against the room, the drives, the afternoons and the bill.

Vikki Jackson

The Mozambique dhow: a slow boat at the end of a fast trip

Stories

The Mozambique dhow: a slow boat at the end of a fast trip

Why we put a dhow afternoon into almost every Mozambique trip. Sail, salt water and the long breath out after safari.

Sian Loehrer

Emperor penguins in Antarctica

Stories

Why we built the Antarctica page

A short note from Sian on why an African safari business added Antarctica to its destination map, and how we handle a trip neither founder has yet made.

Sian Loehrer

Lion Sands Ivory Lodge firepit lounge and bar, Sabi Sand, May 2026

Stories

Lion Sands Ivory Lodge. What their redesign gets right

I visited Lion Sands Ivory Lodge in the Sabi Sand. The redesigned spaces are quiet, bold, and rare. Here is what they got right.

Vikki Jackson

Bazaruto vs Quirimbas: which Mozambique archipelago is right for you?

Guides

Bazaruto vs Quirimbas: which Mozambique archipelago is right for you?

How to choose between Mozambique's two great archipelagos for a bush-and-beach trip. Geography, lodge feel, when to go.

Vikki Jackson

A leopard crossing a sandy track at first light, Sabi Sand

Guides

Sabi Sand or Kruger

Two reserves, one fence line, very different mornings

Vikki Jackson

Cape Town at sunset with Lion's Head silhouetted against a warm orange sky and the Atlantic below

Cape Town

What is the best month to visit Cape Town?

Cape Town rewards you differently in every season, but March to May is the window most of our clients come back to.

Vikki Jackson

Singita Lebombo Bathroom

Field Notes

What Singita Lebombo's 2026 redesign tells us

Lebombo reopened March 2026 warmer, quieter, more art-led

Sian Loehrer

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