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Exploring Africa by Road

One thing you should realise when travelling in Africa by road is that it’s a HUGE continent. It takes time to get from one sight to the next.  Many people come not having thought much about this. They are shocked by the long days we spend driving to the next point of interest. To me, the […]

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Tanya’s Highlight. The Okavango Delta

The Okavango Delta in Botswana is one of my most favourite places that we visit in Southern Africa.  The day before we depart we are all packing and re-packing to condense our luggage, kitchen and food down to a manageable amount, so it is a bit hectic.  However once we depart camp, the real fun […]

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Zoe’s mid-life crisis tour of Africa

Never one to be patient and do things properly at 29 I decided I was due a mid-life crisis and resultantly handed in my notice as one of Tucan Travel’s destination managers. I then booked myself onto an Overland Tour from Nairobi to Cape Town to erm just gather my thoughts…. Head still slightly fuzzy […]

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Markets of Stone Town

Zanzibar Spice Island; the name itself throws forward images of an exotic and chaotic scene of sailors, traders and pirates. Prior to arrival, I had a preconceived notion of Zanzibar that would not be that far removed from a scene in Treasure Island. This says that 1. I have an overactive imagination and 2. Zanzibar […]

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Watching the Wildebeest Migration

Travelling has the capacity to open your eyes so wide and show you a world that you may never have imagined existed. For me it’s a compulsion, it’s an improbable and unforeseeable adventure, which excites me immensely. The people, the culture, the scenery, the language, the smells, the atmosphere…  Everything about visiting a whole new […]

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