Sleeping a few nights in the car in Western Sahara for a chance to spot the Sand Cat as part of The Big Cat Year!
Together with a colleague mammal and bird watcher, we spend 10 days in Morocco and Western Sahara, focusing at some specific mammals and birds, especially those unique Saharan and
Looking for Fellow Mammal Enthusiasts for Budget-Friendly Trips in Europe & North Africa
Hello fellow mammal enthousiast, I am looking into organizing some mammal-focussed trips in the upcoming year. As a recent graduate, my budget is still fairly tight, so unfortunate
Sangha Lodge, Dzangha-Sangha Special Reserve , Central African Republic.
This was a big bucket list trip to visit the Congo Basin and hopefully see forest elephants. Remarkably, forest elephants were only officially declared a separate species from sava
Tanzania 2023: Central, Southern & Zanzibar
We travelled to Tanzania with the main aim of having an exciting adventure while hopefully seeing Kipunji and some other range restricted primates. It was a great trip with 42 spec
Uganda Trip Reports
I’m just back from a brilliant tour of Uganda with Harrier Tours, guided by Brian Lokutae who I’d strongly recommend if you can get him. 41 mammal species ranging from
Trip Report – African Golden Cat Expedition – Royle Safaris – May 2025
This is a report from a small group tour that we ran in May 2025 to Uganda, along with the usual parade of mammals (particularly primates) which are often seen in Uganda the main f
Zanzibar – dolphin trips and any general tips/Pemba island flying fox
Dear all As part of a longer trip to Tanzania, I will spending a few nights on Zanzibar and one (or more if necessary) on Pemba. My first question is about dolphin trips. I am keen
Trip Report – Pygmy Hippo Expedition – Royle Safaris – April 2025
In April 2025 Royle Safaris took one client on a private tour into the wonderful rainforest ecosystem of Tai National Park in Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire) for another Pygmy Hippo
South Africa and the Big Cat Year and five Wild Cat species!
As part of The Big Cat Year we made a visit to South Africa, organized together with Nature Travel Africa. It was a three week trip during which we covered seven provinces and se