Africa

My research for Rough Guides, Travel Africa magazine, National Geographic Traveller and others has taken me to many parts of this fascinating continent.

For a country-by-country list of the destinations I have covered to date, please
click here. I have produced writing and photography on a wide range of topics and themes, including the following.

Recent research trips
AFRICA
and the Atlantic and Indian Ocean islands

Zambia
  • South Luangwa National Park
  • Kasanka National Park and the annual bat migration
  • Wildlife, nature, safaris, walking safaris, safari guides
  • How to improve your wildlife photography on safari
Namibia
  • Windhoek, Swakopmund and the Northwest (Kunene region / Kaokoland / Damaraland)
  • Conservancies, community-managed conservation and rural poverty reduction
  • Conservation professionals in action
  • Tracking and viewing desert-adapted wildlife including rhinos, elephants, lions, giraffes and antelopes
  • Himba and Herero culture
  • Upmarket camping safaris, self-drive safaris, guided safaris, luxury safari lodges
  • Sightseeing and wildlife-watching
South Africa
  • Johannesburg
  • Kruger National Park and the private reserves of the northeast
  • Self-drive and luxury safaris
  • Specialist safaris: frogging, community projects
  • Cape Town: Table Mountain, sightseeing, shopping and restaurants
  • Winelands and wine-tasting
  • Township tourism
Madeira
  • Mountain hikes, levada walks, and the annual Madeira Islands Walking Festival
  • Nature tours in the national park, including the island’s World Heritage listed laurel forests
  • Funchal
  • Sightseeing, accommodation, gastronomy and wine
  • Christmas and New Year celebrations
  • Floods and landsides of February 2010, and their aftermath
Cape Verde: in depth
  • Island hopping
  • Property investment, sustainable development and the growth of the tourism industry
  • Sightseeing, hiking, watersports, birdwatching and adventure activities
  • Carnival
  • Traditional music and culture
  • History, colonial influences, contemporary culture
  • Beaches, resorts, historic towns, rural villages
  • Accommodation, eating and drinking
Mauritius
  • Sightseeing, watersports and adventure activities
  • Beaches, resorts, towns and villages
  • Accommodation, eating and drinking
Central Africa: São Tomé & Príncipe
  • Sightseeing, adventure activities and budding ecotourism
  • History and culture
  • Colonial towns and rocas (plantation estates)
  • Fishing villages and village life
  • Accommodation, eating and drinking
  • Principe: Bom Bom Island, beaches, colonial history, scuba diving, quad biking and other activities
Central Africa: Cameroon, Central African Republic and Gabon
  • Touring Douala and Limbé, Cameroon
  • Tracking western lowland gorillas in the Dzanga-Sangha Reserve, CAR
  • BaAka Pygmy culture and forest lore
  • Fernan-Vaz gorilla rehabilitation project, Gabon
  • Game drives and river trips in Loango National Park, Gabon with Operation Loango / Africa’s Eden
  • Ecotourism, adventure and cutting-edge safari experiences
Canary Islands: in depth
  • Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and Tenerife
  • National Parks including Mount Teide and Timanfaya
  • Sightseeing and tours
  • Whale and dolphin watching, hiking, watersports and other outdoor activities
  • History, art and architecture including the work of César Manrique
  • Beaches, resorts, country villages, volcanoes and cultural centres
  • Rural tourism, including renovated rural heritage sites in Fuerteventura
  • Accommodation, gastronomy and wine
Malawi
  • Lake of Stars Festival, Lake Malawi
Morocco
  • Gnawa and World Music Festival, Essaouira
Zanzibar
  • Stone Town
  • Spice plantations
  • Red colobus monkey sanctuary, Jozani-Chwaka Bay NP
  • Swimming with dolphins, Kizimkani
  • Tingatinga paintings
  • Scuba diving and snorkelling
  • Beaches, resorts and accommodation
Mozambique
  • Maputo, Pemba and the Quirimbas Archipelago
  • Ecotourism and community tourism
  • Scuba diving
  • Island hopping
  • Luxury island lodges
  • Colonial history and contemporary culture
Zimbabwe
  • Victoria Falls, Hwange, Matobo Hills
  • Sightseeing, safaris, adrenaline activities, wildlife-watching
  • Hotels and safari lodges
  • Effects of economic and political instability on tourism
The Gambia: in depth
  • Sightseeing, tours and activities
  • Responsible tourism and community tourism
  • Birdwatching, river trips and other activities
  • Beaches, resorts, towns and villages
  • Accommodation, eating and drinking
  • Traditional music and culture
Botswana
  • Okavango Delta
  • Wildlife-watching and horse riding
  • Elephant research
  • Luxury safari lodges

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