I had travelled by bus from Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe to the town of Kasane, Botswana, where I planned to enter the famous Chobe National Park. Kasane is at Africa's "four corners" where Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe all meet. Approaching the border, I stared in dismay at the long line of trucks waiting to complete the necessary customs c...

Mission Blue has declared the Inhambane Seascape, Mozambique, a Hope Spot in recognition of the spatial planning work being done in the area to develop a network of marine protected areas (MPA) in the surrounding waters. Founded by legendary oceanographer Dr. Sylvia Earle, Mission Blue is a global coalition to inspire an upwelling of public awarene...

Great Plains founders, filmmakers, conservationists and National Geographic Explorers-at-Large, Dereck and Beverly Joubert, have released The Way of the Cheetah and six remastered classic films for Big Cat Month. All seven films, with six narrated by Jeremy Irons, will premiere on Nat Geo WILD in February 2022 Shot at Great Plains' Mara Nyika and M...

Kasbah du Toubkal, the Berber-run boutique hotel in Morocco's Atlas Mountains has been supporting the Imlil Village Association of several village communities in the Imlil Valley. The Kasbah du Toubkal, located at the foot of Mount Toubkal above the village of Imlil, charges a 5% surcharge for overnight stays, which is donated to the Imlil Village ...

​Tunisia, the northernmost country in Africa, offers some 1,260km of Mediterranean coastline and a history dating back more than 3,000 years. Its history which can be appreciated when visiting the country's many Roman ruins throughout and eight UNESCO sites. Tunisia tourism, which started in the late 1960' with a handful of accommodation, now has m...

After a 27-year absence, critically endangered southern black rhino have been successfully relocated to Gonarezhou National Park in the south-eastern region of Zimbabwe. The groundbreaking relocation was conducted late last year by the non-profit Malilangwe Trust, in partnership with the Gonarezhou Conservation Trust, in a crucial conservation inte...