Headed to Africa / Safari & Conservation Adventures

Headed to Africa / Safari & Conservation Adventures We organize tailor-made Safari Conservation Adventures. How I travel matters. And I promise, we’ll also have loads of fun!

Traveling to Africa and experiencing epic landscapes, majestic wildlife, and diverse cultures is an incredible experience. Apart from doing some amazing safari trips, it’s always been important to me to understand about the critical issues affecting Africa’s wildlife and learn how we can conserve these amazing animals and preserve our ecosystems. So, I decided to combine my safari experiences with learning about conservation in Africa by travelling with specialist guides, who have opened up a whole new ecological world for me.‏

The benefit of traveling with a specialist guide is their vast knowledge, experience and understanding of the ecological and political landscapes of life in the wild. They also understand that you need to structure your daily safari activities to your own personal requirements; like more time in the bush to study/photograph wildlife, time flexibility, cultural-conservation experiences, as well as walking, tracking safaris etc. all of which has given me a new travel perspective.‏‏‎

This Facebook/Instagram group is for people who have the interest of travelling to Africa in a small select group with myself and one of South Africa’s leading conservation experts as the specialist guide. I would love to share some amazing places and experiences across the continent with you, while learning about Africa’s conservation challenges. We will also get to meet some of the incredible people working on the ground to secure these wild places.

14/09/2026

There he is. He's up, he's down, he's resting, he's smelling, observing. Just a moment in his world. Nice to be a witness to it. Life in the African bush 🦁🌿

With Matira Bush Camp 🏕️🥾

11/09/2026

There's something almost hypnotic about zebras at the water 🦓

From the bank, all those stripes seem impossible to miss. Then the herd steps in and the patterns start folding into each other, reflections breaking them apart all over again.

Some drink. Some move through. Others just stop and look around. Nothing dramatic is happening, and maybe that's exactly why I love it. They're just trying to live their life in peace :)

Safari does this all the time. Takes an ordinary few minutes in an animal's life and, with the right light, makes it impossible to look away.

Black, white, water, and somehow a hundred shades in between ✨

06/09/2026

You can plan the route. You can watch the light. You can wait for the sunset.

And then Africa decides what the moment will be. 🐘

We were already watching the sky change when this elephant family moved through the grass, the little one staying close as the last light disappeared behind the Mara.

No chase. No dramatic encounter. Nothing more needed to happen.

Just elephants moving through their world at the end of another day, completely unaware of how extraordinary the scene looked from ours.

Some safari moments arrive quietly.

And somehow, those are often the ones you remember most. ✨

There's a plethora of different antelope running around in the bush, all beautiful in their own way. Admittedly, I don't...
03/09/2026

There's a plethora of different antelope running around in the bush, all beautiful in their own way. Admittedly, I don't study them too much, but they are lovely looking animals. 🌿

Then you start noticing the details. The shape of the horns. The markings on the face. The length of the ears. The posture. ✨

30/08/2026

I really just wanted to grab this young fella and give him a hug 🦁 but I might not be here today if I had done that 😅

He was pondering for a moment as he figured out his next move, the plan for the day. Ignoring us, which is good.

Moments like this are so great! You sit quietly and watch, give them space, and every so often, they choose the distance for you. 🌿

For a few seconds, his world came incredibly close to ours. He kept walking, exactly as he should. ✨

27/08/2026

Over the years I've definitely become so much more interested in the incredible bird sounds that are distinct and unique to Africa. 🐦🌍

I truly love hearing all the different bird calls and learning the interesting nicknames for the birds. Each has a fun little story behind it. ✨

Look at this sweet, colorful, delicate lilac breasted roller, as he/she landed on a thorn with lunch in its beak. 🐦🍽️

23/08/2026

Every great hunter needs a vantage point. 🐆

For a cheetah, that's often a termite mound, the highest thing for miles in an otherwise flat, grassy landscape.

From up here, they scan the horizon for movement: a grazing impala, a distracted gazelle, anything within range. Cheetahs hunt by sight, not scent, so success comes down to spotting an opportunity before anything else does, and closing the distance before they're seen.

Interesting fact: cheetahs succeed in roughly 40 to 50% of their hunts, which is high compared to lions, at around 25 to 30%. 👀

20/08/2026

LIONS EATING 🦁

How easy and convenient it is for us to eat. In the African bush, it's a different story. 🌿

Lions plan for hours, long stalks, failed attempts, patience through the heat, and eventually, if everything lines up, a kill. One life lost, a whole pride fed.

This male has eaten himself into an almost catatonic state: stuffed, tired, and hot. The females made the kill, and are now catching up on the meal they earned.

With Matira Bush Camp at the Maasai Mara. 📍

16/08/2026

There's no hurry when you're at the top. 🦁

A lion's walk is deliberate: every step measured, every movement effortless. They don't waste energy. They naturally have great confidence which is well earned.

Watching this lioness cross the Mara, it's easy to see why lions have captured our imagination for centuries. Not because they're always the fiercest, but because they carry themselves with a presence that's impossible to ignore.

📍 Maasai Mara, Kenya with Matira Bush Camp

Cheetahs have a few incredible adaptations that make them unlike any other big cat. 🐆Those dark lines running from their...
13/08/2026

Cheetahs have a few incredible adaptations that make them unlike any other big cat. 🐆

Those dark lines running from their eyes down to their mouths aren't just beautiful markings. They help reduce glare from the sun, almost like nature's own sunglasses, especially when they're hunting in the open plains. ☀️

And then there's that long, powerful tail. It acts almost like a rudder, helping them balance and change direction at speed when every split second matters.

Built for the open plains in ways that are easy to miss until you know what you're looking at. ✨

Love them! ❤️

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