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Royle Safaris have 5 places available on a 2027 trip to search for African Golden Cats in Kibale. After their successful 2025 trip, Martin Royle writes that “anyone intereste
Book Review: The Rise of Mammals in Africa by Emmanuel Gheerbrant
“For more than 80 million years, ‘Island Africa’ was a vast, isolated landmass…. Despite this isolation, waves of pioneering mammals crossed the sea, spar
Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda
The third report from my excellent trip to Uganda with Harrier Tours. Photos and videos from two days in Queen Elizabeth National Park with 20 mammal species (5 carnivores) includi
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If you are interested in a trip of a lifetime to a truly remote are in the DRC this year to see Bonobos and some other great mammals – plus Congo Peafowl (yes this is a bird)
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