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Safari Planning
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Guides
How many nights do you really need on safari?
Four nights in one private reserve is our usual answer for a first safari. Here is why, and why a night in Johannesburg on the way in makes them count.
Guides
Planning your first safari? Start with the people who can hear the hyenas
What we would tell you about your first safari if you sat down at our kitchen table. There is usually gin.
Voices
We run on solar and we have not printed since 2019
Vikki and Sian on solar power, paper, and what a small safari company can honestly claim.
Stories
How do you want to feel when you get home?
Why we plan safaris around how you want to feel when you get home, not around a pin on the map.
Guides
South Africa's online traveller declaration: what it means for your safari (and what it doesn't)
A five-minute customs form now stands between you and the arrivals hall. Here's what it is, who needs it, and what nothing to declare actually means for a normal safari guest.
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.
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.
Guides
Do you need travel insurance for a safari
What safari travel insurance must cover, and why standard policies fall short
Lodge Review
AtholPlace Hotel and Villa in Sandton, Johannesburg: our review
We spent a night at AtholPlace Hotel and Villa in Sandton, and it turned out to be a far better start to a safari trip than we expected.
Safari Planning
How safe is an African safari?
African safaris are safer than most people assume. Here is what to actually pay attention to.
Guides
How long should a safari trip be?
The whole trip, not just the bush. Why 7 to 10 nights works, how many of them belong on safari, and when to stretch to 14.
Guides
Solo women on safari
How to plan a safe, well-organised solo safari in southern Africa as a woman
