by Sarah Duff | Mar 18, 2016 | Africa, Botswana, Wildlife, Zimbabwe
A trip through national parks and wilderness areas of northern Botswana in rainy season: gliding through a channel of the Okavango Delta in a mokoro; flying above the Delta in a small helicopter above rivers and islets, water lily-studded lagoons and marshes full of...
by Sarah Duff | Mar 18, 2016 | Africa, Botswana, Wildlife, Zimbabwe
Everything seemed to be in slow motion as we glided through the channel in a fibreglass mokoro like a knife through runny honey. The water lily-dotted water was as silvery, calm and flat as a mirror, reflecting a big sky full of rain clouds. Serenity reigned, and the...
by Sarah Duff | Jan 16, 2015 | Around the world, Bolivia, Favourite places to stay, South America, Wildlife
“This is why it’s called a rainforest”, said our guide Orlando Queteguari Apana, as the dark clouds broke above us and rivers of rain were unleashed. We regretted not choosing to take wellington boots on the hike, as pathways through the trees...
by Sarah Duff | Mar 26, 2014 | Africa, Kenya, Wildlife
Kenya’s been on my African travel wish list for a long time. I’ve dreamed of visiting the country that’s home to vast plains teeming with game home to the greatest wildlife migration on earth, the continent’s most famous tribe, the Maasai and tropical...
by Sarah Duff | Mar 24, 2014 | Central America, Conservation, Wildlife
I’m pretty excited about my next assignment: a 10-day trip to Costa Rica with Contiki Cares! I’m joining 11 other people from around the world – the three winners of the recent #contikistorytellers competition, as well as photographers, filmmakers,...
by Sarah Duff | Feb 27, 2014 | Africa, Wildlife
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is a pretty apt name for a Central African jungle that is at times so dense you can only see the head of the person a few steps in front of you. The first part of the hike was fairly easy going – a well-worn gently sloping path under...
