UNESCO is aggressively advocating for its preservation because it is outstanding in many ways and yes, it is worth travelling over thousand miles to watch. Abatimbo is its name, a traditional drumming and dancing musical culture that the people of Burundi Kingdom used to grove in exaltation of their kings.
It was exclusively for members of the royal family. However when...
The stunning 1,000-mile coastal drive between Cape Town and Durban offers more consistently uncrowded waves than anywhere else in the world. Why? Southern Ocean storms produce southwest waves that start as raw, monster swells in spots like Dungeons and Sunset Reef near Cape Town, then mellow out along the coast at Mossel and Victoria Bays, ultimately feeding one of...
Three weeks, three countries, and three 16,000-plus-foot peaks. That’s the ambitious premise behind a new itinerary from KE Adventure Travel. The trip starts with four days of acclimatization on the sharp, scree-covered slopes of 16,350-foot Mount Kenya.
After summiting, drive to the Tanzania border for a five-day rapid ascent on the wild northern side of 19,340-foot Kilimanjaro. From there you’ll...
The annual wildebeest migration happens from July to September. The migration goes between Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park and Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve.
Thousands of wildebeest and zebras make the seasonal migration in search of food during this period of the year.
Predators such as lions take advantage of their movements, making it likely that visitors on safari in the Masai...
Coming face to face with these giants is a very powerful experience. This is the moment of truth since after a long, sweaty mix up; your guide puts you quietly into the clearing. Some of them are taking their mid morning break. The hillocks of black fur pass from the glossy greenery on every side of the swollen belly....
According to my guidebook, black rhinos charge out of fear, confusion, and panic. This happens frequently, due to their terrible eyesight. They have been known to charge tree trunks and termite mounds. I ask Karanja, the Kenya Wildlife Service officer I am following across the dusty thornlands of Tsavo West, a 3,500-square-mile national park in east Kenya, what the...
The Sardine-Run Expedition is an only one of its kind journey discovering the twelve-monthly sardine immigration on the South Africa’s rocky untamed Coast. Sardine passion hits the Wild Coast a moment or two in June/July every year. The “run” or immigration of sardines starts off the breezy waters in the south of the African continent wherever they structure into...
Nyiragongo Mountain is located inside Virunga national park in the democratic republic of Congo, about 20km (12mi) north of the town of Goma and Lake Kivu and just west of the border with Rwanda. The main crater is about two kilometers wide and usually contains a lava lake. Nyiragongo is famous for its extremely fluid lava that runs as...
