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A family of elephants among white flowers on the Amboseli plains with snow-capped Kilimanjaro behind

Destination5 Oct

Amboseli: Elephants Under Kilimanjaro

Amboseli is small, dry and dusty, and it has the most photographed view in Africa. Why it belongs on a Kenya itinerary.

Publisher Wildside Expeditions

6 minBe the first to review

Canvas safari tents on raised wooden decks beside a lake in the bush

Stay22 Sept

Olkeri Mara Camp: Our Review

A small, owner-run tented camp in one of the Mara's conservancies, with no more than eight tents and some of the best guiding we have found in Kenya.

Publisher Wildside Expeditions

5.0 out of 5(2)

A line of safari vehicles crowded around a sighting on the Maasai Mara plains

Article16 Sept

How to Choose an Ethical Safari

A safari can protect wildlife and support communities, or quietly harm both. The questions we ask every camp and operator we work with.

Publisher Wildside Expeditions

8 min

5.0 out of 5(1)

A mountain gorilla lying in the dense undergrowth of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Guide12 Sept

Gorilla Trekking Permits Explained

A gorilla permit is the most expensive hour of most travellers' lives, and the most memorable. What you are paying for, how to book and how to prepare.

Publisher Wildside Expeditions

9 min

4.8 out of 5(4)

Two striped hot-air balloons floating over the open grassland of the Maasai Mara

Article25 Jul

Why We Love the Maasai Mara in the Green Season

Between November and June the Mara turns green, the crowds thin out and the predators get busy. Here is why the shoulder months are our favourite secret.

Publisher Wildside Expeditions

6 min

5.0 out of 5(1)