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Guides
When to go on safari in South Africa
The bush wears a different face every month, and some are kinder than others
Guides
What a luxury safari in South Africa costs
What a luxury safari in South Africa includes, why one lodge costs more than the next, and where the bill tends to grow.
Stories
Sabi Sand, the reserve that built modern safari
Why one strip of bush on Kruger's western edge changed how the world watches leopards
Guides
When to go on safari in Botswana
The Delta has two good seasons. They are completely different trips
Guides
Sabi Sand Game Reserve: South Africa's leopard country
The Sabi Sand has the highest leopard density of any protected area in South Africa. Here's what makes it genuinely different, and how we plan trips here.
Field Notes
Safari lodges are not hotels
Why the comparison falls away the moment you understand how a safari lodge actually operates
Safari Planning
What a typical day on safari looks like, hour by hour
Two game drives, a long slow middle, and dinner by the fire. Here is how a safari day really runs, hour by hour.
Guides
What to pack for a safari
A short, honest list from the people who keep getting the WhatsApp message at 11pm the night before
Voices
A conversation with Vikki Jackson
Vikki Jackson, co-founder of Marula Hill, on moving to South Africa with her family in 1994 and being the one who stayed, why hyenas are the ones to watch, and the small details that make a lodge actually work.
Guides
How to choose a safari lodge
What actually matters when choosing a safari lodge, and what turns out not to.
Voices
A conversation with Sian Loehrer
Sian Loehrer, co-founder of Marula Hill, talks about how she designs safaris, where she'd go right now, and what first-time travellers always ask.
Guides
How we plan a luxury African safari (the long version)
This is how we plan a safari, from a home 40 minutes from many of the lodges we book. Not a checklist. The order we ask the questions in, what we trade off, and why we say no to certain combinations.
