The Wild Riches of Botswana
I find it deeply freeing when flying in a bush plane to look out of the window and see the landscape change from human-occupied land to more wild, remote and untouched wilderness. Nature has a way of instilling a peace that
Trip Report: Botswana’s Savute & Khwai Photo Tour 2019
2018 saw the creation and execution of ORYX’s first scheduled photo safari to Botswana, my Savute & Khwai Photo Tour. With it being such a well-designed photo safari with stunning accommodations and locations, combined with excellent wildlife sightings and photo
Exotic India: The Spirit of Varanasi – Northern India Photo Tour Part 2
Documenting the Spiritual Capital of India Prelude: Before I met my guests for the Ranthambore section of our tour, and therefore the beginning of our Tigers & Varanasi Photo Tour 2019, I arrived a few days earlier in India to visit
Exotic India: Tigers Of Ranthambore (Women-Only Northern India Photo Tour) Part 1
Into Tiger Land I walked down the hall towards the lobby. It was nearly time to meet my guests and having personally travelled with 2 out of the 4 ladies, and knowing the 3rd, I knew that my guests would be
Chasing the Giants of Botswana’s Mashatu & Savute
A Private Photo Safari with Penny Robartes It started with a message on my Instagram account. A message filled with curiosity, hope, and a lot of commitment and excitement. My soon-to-be guest is an Elephant lover and had a desire to
A Morning in the Mara North Conservancy
The Mara North Conservancy is really a “one in a million” destination that is teaming with wildlife. I don’t ever think that I have heard of a guest returning to either Serian’s Original or Ngare camp and have had an
Zambia’s South Luangwa – The Valley of the Leopard
South Luangwa National Park in Zambia is a destination that needs to be experienced by wildlife lovers, and I was not let-down by my recent week-long stay there in the beginning of this July. My safari took me to both ends
Botswana’s Savute & Khwai Photo Safaris
“Africa is mystic; it is wild; it is a sweltering inferno; it is a photographer’s paradise… an escapist’s Utopia.” ~ Beryl Markham There is much to be said for this tour of visual and experiential contrasts. I have just returned from leading
Life of Predators
“Africa is mystic; it is wild; it is a sweltering inferno; it is a photographer’s paradise… an escapist’s Utopia.” ~ Beryl Markham Many first-time travellers to the African continent visit the famed Masai Mara National Reserve, targeting the months of July to
