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Abu Camp in the world-famous Okavango Delta is one of Botswana’s star attractions and home to the very special herd of Abu elephants.  Pioneered in the early 1990s, the Abu camp has been operating for more than 20 years in the Abu Concession.  It is Africa’s premier elephant interaction destination.  This is where you get […]

On the 1st April 2019, a spaceship landed on a rocky outcrop in Gondwana Namib Park. But it was the 1st of April. So, no aliens nor spaceships were found… In fact, it was the near-finished construction site of the Desert Whisper Pod – a remote retreat for two that opened in May 2019. This secluded slice of […]

We invite you to view this beautiful African video produced by our partner ‘Great Plains Conservation’, allowing you to experience some of our extraordinary Botswanan, Kenyan and Zimbabwean Safari Lodges – a visual journey through paradise.   Everyone sees the ultimate African experience differently, for some it’s all about the wilderness, location, accommodation, comforts and […]

Inspired by her recent safari, Mrinalini Sisodia Wadhwa, a Grade 10 student from India, sent an emotive poem that has not only captivated all at Wilderness Safaris but all who read it.   On her last night at Savuti Camp she read her poem around the campfire, enchanting all our guides and camp staff too! Thank […]

Serra Cafema Set under verdant trees on the banks of the Kunene River, north west Namibia, Serra Cafema is one of southern Africa’s most remote camps. Guests can truly disconnect from the world, unwind and chill out to the sound of moving water, and explore one of the world’s oldest and driest deserts. The camp […]

Introduction African wilderness survival skills. Basic tracking skills and common sense to locate water when you are trying to survive.  In this blog we talk about water filtration and treatment once you have found water. So now you found water… Once you find water, your worries are far from over.  Most first world people have […]

Happy New Year! From Sasiani African Safaris we hope you enjoyed the festive season with family and loved ones. Have you made your New Year’s travel resolution??  Make 2019 your year to explore southern Africa with a once in a lifetime dream Safari – time to tick it off the bucket list? Select from one […]

The legendary lion “King of the Jungle” is one of the world’s most iconic animals, and are synonymous with both Africa and Safaris.  When we visualise an African Safari or the vast expansive plains of Africa, we see elephant, rhino, zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, buffalo and antelope roaming with cheetah and leopard stalking and lion prowling. […]

The holiday season is a very special time in Namibia with everyone participating in and enjoying the festive activities………..  Christmas is a joyous celebration. It is the hottest time of year, so the quaint coastal towns are filled with festival goers enjoying the cool Atlantic breezes and festivities.  This is probably the only time the […]

It is a humbling experience to walk with elephants, watching them as they quietly move among the towering trees, feeding and not even noticing you. In the first chapter of Wilbur Smith’s book The Leopard Hunts in the Darkness, the Zambezi Valley is described through the eyes of a large elephant bull. Ever since reading the book, […]