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Planning
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LGBTQ+ Travel
The best gay city in South Africa for visitors
Cape Town is South Africa's most welcoming city for LGBTQ+ travellers. Here's what to know before you go.
Guides
Multi-generational safaris in Africa: the rise of private villas
Multi-generational safaris are the fastest-growing way families travel to Africa. Private villas and exclusive-use lodges, planned around different ages. The how, the why, and what they cost.
Family Safari
Family-friendly safari activities in South Africa
What a family safari in South Africa actually looks like, and the activities that bring every generation together.
Food
The seven meals of a safari day
Seven distinct eating moments shape every safari day. Here is what to expect.
Family Safari
Safari activities for kids: what to expect on a family bush trip
Kids don't need screens on safari. Here's what keeps them busy, curious and out of trouble in the bush.
Food
What dinner at a safari lodge is really like
Bush breakfasts, boma fires, gourmet meals in the wild: what food at a safari lodge actually looks like.
Family Safari
South Africa with kids: an honest parents' guide
Safari, beaches, penguins, mountains. South Africa has it all for families.
Family Safari
Is South Africa safe for kids? A parents' guide
South Africa with kids is very doable, if you know where to go.
Guides
How to choose a safari lodge
What actually matters when choosing a safari lodge, and what turns out not to.
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.
