This February, Colleen and Brian pushed themselves — and their love for Kilimanjaro — to new heights. Quite literally. Over ten unforgettable days, they climbed, laughed, and learned as they tackled the mighty mountain not once, but twice via the Lemosho Route and the Western Breach/Wall approach. The Numbers That Tell the Story For the data lovers out there,…
Planning a safari is about more than ticking off the Big Five. It’s about the experience – the people you meet, the places you explore, and the impact you leave behind. At African Environments, we believe every journey should respect the wild spaces we explore and the communities we work alongside. Protecting Wild Spaces From the slopes of Kilimanjaro…
Your ultimate guide to getting ready for Africa’s highest peak Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro is a life-changing adventure – but reaching the summit takes more than excitement and a good pair of boots. With the right preparation, you can give yourself the best chance of success and enjoy every moment of the journey. 1. Start Training Early Begin your physical…
Stepping out of the vehicle and into the wild on foot opens up an entirely new perspective, bringing you closer to nature than ever before. African Environments is one of the few companies granted permission to lead multi-day walking safaris in the Serengeti’s vast Wilderness Area – a pristine, untouched region closed to the general public, where wildlife thrives…
We’re excited to be featured with our exclusive Serengeti Walking Safari in Flightlinks inflight magazine – click below to read to article!
Whilst on a walk in the montane forest of Mount Meru last week a group of guest heard an awful din from up ahead. There was clearly some drama going on! The guide and the ranger had a discussion with the group – the noise was from a number of baboons up ahead – and they were clearly very…
One of life’s great unknowns …. When will the rains arrive in the Serengeti!!!! If you talk to the old time farmers, they will tell you that you could set your watch by the arrival of the rains, but now climate change or whatever it is now, is totally up in the air and almost impossible to predict. Well…
Predawn starts always seem to herald a great day on safari, so we decided to leave early ….weaving our way along small tracks through the palms and scrub of the coastal plains heading to Saadani National Park. Created relatively recently in 2005 from a former game reserve, it would be the first time we have visited the park –…
With the sudden onset of Covid hitting Tanzania and tourism a mighty blow we make the decision to keep our Serengeti and Arusha Luxury Camps in place with a skeleton staff …of two! …in each to look after them. A couple of months (and several skeleton staff changes!) later we felt we should take a trip out there to…
It’s not very often these days that you get to explore some total wilderness outside of a National Park so we got pretty excited when we heard that Darakuta, a large cattle ranch in the Rift Valley had become a conservation area. Not quite sure what to expect we headed down for the weekend to get a feel for…
