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Queen Elizabeth National Park – Uganda

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May 05 2016
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Location: Kingfisher Lodge – Tribal Uganda Safaris Travel Dates: August 20-23 Distance: +/- 8 hours car ride from Kampala Temperature: 26-30 C° Report: Queen Elizabeth National Park is located between Lake Edward and Lake George and along the channel connecting both lakes, on the border between Uganda and Congo, and is about 2500m². We drove about a day to get there (400km along roads that have seen better days, full of buses driving crazily) from the capital of Uganda, Kampala. You pass the equator, through the Mburo National Park (where you often see zebras – we saw them on our […]

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Trip report Ndutu – Tanzania

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May 05 2016

“Our cheetahs moved at a serious pace and, a short hour later, they spotted a group of gazelles.” Tanzania Ndutu (Ngorongoro Conservation Area) Saturday Amsterdam – Arusha On Saturday, my father and I left from Amsterdam to Tanzania in East Africa. This was my eighth trip to this unique continent; for my father, it was his second. The first time, he accompanied me to South Africa, but this time we went to a boundless, unfenced area, namely, the region south of the Serengeti. We flew with KLM and stayed overnight upon arrival in Arusha at the Kibo Palace. Sunday Arusha […]

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What should I take with me on a safari?

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May 05 2016

Everyone who embarks on their first Safari trip often has the same question; What do I actually need on such a trip? How do I best assemble my luggage? What do I take with me, and what do I leave at home? When you leave on a safari trip, there are several things you need to consider! For starters, the maximum allowable luggage weight. If you are flying to your safari lodges with bush planes, you are often limited to a maximum weight – usually 15 to 20 kg – that you are allowed to bring on board. Additionally, you […]

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family holiday in South Africa

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May 05 2016
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 “During our stay in Timbavati, we had already seen almost all of the Big 5 animals (leopard, elephant, lion, buffalo) on day 1, only the rhinoceros was still missing from our list!” After several years of traveling in Europe with the family, we wanted something different. Our two children were 8 years old, so why not plan a trip outside Europe? After a visit to a specialist, it turned out that a trip to South Africa is actually quite a good travel option with children. Even in terms of price, the trip was not much more expensive than our last […]

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Ideal family Safari destination

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May 05 2016
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  Suppose you want to go on a safari to Africa with your family, but you have no clue about what the best destination actually is. Your family consists, for example, of three children, with the youngest being only 5 years old. What is the ideal destination then? In principle, all destinations in Africa are possible, but you might need to ask yourself some important questions before you go to a travel agent or before you organize your own trip. 1) What is my budget? 2) Which language, besides Dutch and or English, do my children speak? 3) How long […]

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