With excellent roads, incredibly beautiful scenery and long list of activities and attractions, this is a gentle self-drive trip. Spend four nights in Cape Town, with day trips to the penguins at Boulder's Beach and the Cape Peninsula. Then take a le

Drive to the Kilimanjaro National Park headquarters in Marangu village, from where you will hike (medium fitness) through the rainforest for three-five hours up to Mandara Hut, at 2720m. After a picnic, take a side trip to Maundi Crater (time and wea

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Q Writing the book, how did you feel reflecting back on that period? I couldn't have written the book if my parents hadn't kept, and returned, every letter I wrote to them during my travels. I wrote every day, in diary form, and most of these letters

The number of years ago Kili's Kobo cone (its youngest) was formed. The number of years since the volcano's last major eruption. The number of people that climb Kili each year. The distance in kilometres Kilimanjaro is from the Earth's core. Because

I'm the youngest Australian to set foot in every country. A trained lawyer, I gave up daily commutes to the courtroom for overland camel convoys in Mauritania. • Top tip? Remove your watch. Time flows differently in much of the continent and the best

Nicole Jurasky-Marko expected the climb to be challenging and fun, but was surprised by the profound impact it had on her life. That was nearly 10 years ago, and she is still living in Tanzania and still climbing Kilimanjaro — but now as a group adve

We were on the road for 134 days and drove 17,607 kms through 8 countries and 15 national parks The three of us first met in Tanzania in 2007, when Colin was running a safari lodge, I was managing the Serengeti Cheetah Project and Andromeda was still

When I heard about a global software business called groupelephant.com, which gives one per cent of its US$390 million annual turnover to its own in-house conservation NGO, I was reminded of African Monarch Lodges — a safari operation in the remote Z

Madikwe Game Reserve lies in a malaria-free part of South Africa's North West Province, 4-5 hours’ drive from Johannesburg. There are also scheduled flights, which take about one hour. Although Madikwe is state-owned, it operates like a private reser

“I was born at Vleischfontein (the park headquarters), which was then a mission station. My father worked on the mission farm. In the early days of Madikwe, I worked at one of the lodges as a night watchman. I trained as a guide with Mosetlha in 2000

The lower slopes of Kilimanjaro are a fertile area. Farmers here are renowned for the fresh flavour and smooth texture of their 100 per cent Arabica coffee. Take a bean-to-cup plantation tour and learn how it's grown, harvested, roasted and ground, g

Q What does FDSA offer? Becoming a ‘member’ of FDSA ensures access to prompt and reliable emergency medical evacuation services. Members pay a short-term to annual subscription fee, starting from US$15, and in return they receive coverage for emergen