pioneering project to protect its endangered rhino populations. Led by the reserve's Wildlife Manager & Resident Ecologist, Lorraine Doyle and Wildlife Operations Co-Ordinator Mariana Venter, it is seeing the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) driven collars. This ground-breaking technology marks a significant step forward in the ongo...

Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, which covers 441 square miles of the southern Kalahari, has opened its new Loapi tented camp. It offers 'a true wilderness experience' in the largest privately protected area in South Africa. (images : Andrew Morgan) The camp is unique in that guests don't share any communal spaces. With expansive views across arid savannah...

From the safety of our Land Cruiser we watched the leopard staring down at us disdainfully, from where it lay stretched out on the branches of a marula tree. It had just finished devouring its kill, letting the remains drop to the ground where they were quickly snatched up by scavenging hyenas. Leopards usually hoist their killed prey of any substa...

Johannesburg is South Africa's most diverse, progressive and energetic city, the country's best showcase for activism and optimism, according to travel guide publisher, Rough Guides. There's really nowhere better if you want to see the face of modern South Africa and get a sense of how far the nation's come and where it's going next, the guidebook ...

Lepogo Lodges are one of Africa's few entirely not-for-profit high-end safari lodges. They are located set remotely within South Africa's 50,000-hectare, malaria-free Lapalala Wilderness Reserve, home of the 'big five'. Noka Camp's five stilted villas are perched atop a 100ft cliff, overlooking the winding Palala River. The villas are joined by a m...

Jonny Motsieloa, a guide at Mosetlha Bush Camp & Eco Lodge in South Africa's Madikwe Game Reserve, has been voted one of the world's top specialist guides at the Wanderlust Travel Awards. The awards, launched by Wanderlust Magazine back in 2006, have a special category to recognise the unsung heroes of the travel world including guides and tour...