The great migration refers to the movement of nearly 10 million wildebeest and zebra between the adjacent Masai Mara and Serengeti National Parks. The herds will move north or south through the ecosystem depending on the seasons and relative supplies of grasses: of course along with them come the usual complement of predators, a raft of safari vehicles and steady turnover of cashed-up tourists. And us. We arrived late in the afternoon and headed straight out for...

Border crossings can be tedious to endure. On our way from Kenya to Uganda we were sitting on the bus smiling and waving at children on the roadside at every opportunity (a regular little routine) when we arrived at the border crossing. It was hanging around waiting to leave the Ugandan offices and hit the road again when we noticed a group of schoolkids congregating beside their bus. After a few shy smiles and waves we went to the window to have a chat. The ap...

Jambo (hello in Swahili) from Africa! We flew in to Nairobi, Kenya around 3pm local time after a long transit via Dubai. Feeling exhausted but excited for what the next 46 days would bring, we crawled in to bed around 10pm and enjoyed the last sleep in a bed we would have for a while... Day 1 on our overland safari with Acacia Africa delivered more animal entertainment that we could have imagined in our Malarone-addled dreams. Leaving early, we made a beeline t...