Kulala Desert Lodge: Our Introduction to the Namib Desert
The Namib Desert stretches for 1,200 miles along the coast of Africa beginning in southern Angola, continuing along the length of Namibia and into South Africa. Confined by the Atlantic Ocean to the...
View ArticleDamaraland Camp: Namibia’s Desert Elephants, the Landscape and Ancient Art
As our small aircraft approached the airstrip near Damaraland Camp I was struck by the similarity of the landscape to the American desert Southwest. The wide, flat table-top mountains have those...
View ArticleReturn to Namibia: the Fish River Lodge
As it turns out, one visit to Namibia was not enough. Namibia has everything we enjoy when traveling in Africa: wide-open space, spectacular scenery and wild animal sightings. But it was a discovery we...
View ArticleA Day of Wine Tasting in Namibia
Wine was not the primary reason we traveled to Namibia, but once we discovered there are several commercial wineries located in this arid African county we made it our mission to taste wine from as...
View ArticleDesert Rhino Camp: Respect for Rhinos and More
I always like to see exactly where I’m going on a map before I get there. The vastness of Namibia (it’s twice as big as Spain) and its relatively small population (2.5 million in 2017) mean that almost...
View ArticleHoanib Skeleton Coast Camp: The Enchantment of an Ephemeral River
When we began planning our return trip to Namibia with Expert Africa we knew we wanted to include the Skeleton Coast and the impressive dry riverbed of the Hoanib River in our itinerary. We got a brief...
View ArticleSerra Cafema: Luxury Along the Kunene River
In our experience, a safari camp located along a permanent river in Namibia is unusual. We’ve enjoyed a stay on the rim of the Fish River Canyon, but the river was dry in most places. Our stay along...
View ArticleShannon Vineyards: Farming for Flavor in Elgin, South Africa
James Downes met us in the tasting cottage at Shannon Vineyards on a crisp spring morning. The cottage was James’ home in his bachelor days and looks out over a beautiful garden, vineyards and...
View ArticleFor the Love of Cap Classique Wines
September 1 is #CapClassiqueDay, a day set aside to celebrate South Africa’s premium sparkling wines. Cap Classique is made using Méthode Cap Classique (MCC) — the traditional method (as in Champagne)...
View ArticleLittle Vumbura: So Much to Experience in the Okavango Delta
Little Vumbura is a six-roomed tented camp located on an island in the northern part of the Okavango Delta. Reaching Little Vumbura is a bit of an adventure and reflects the variety of habitats in the...
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