10 days,three lodges,three countries and nature’s wonders

10 days,three lodges,three countries and nature’s wonders

While gourmet meals,luxury accommodation and passionate guides are as consistent as the sun,each lodge in this 10-day safari delivers stellar moments.

  • byKate Armstrong

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Even amid their suffering,the people here rescued this lost tourist
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Morocco

Even amid their suffering,the people here rescued this lost tourist

This is so typical of Moroccans. Their generosity,even in disaster and poverty,is unbounded.

  • byLee Tulloch
It’s an (expensive) bucket-list item. Here’s how to do it on a budget

It’s an (expensive) bucket-list item. Here’s how to do it on a budget

Good safaris are never cheap,but choose wisely and it’s possible to have an incredible experience without breaking the bank.

  • byGraham Boynton
The sinister reason you’ll find this red-tinged rice dish familiar

The sinister reason you’ll find this red-tinged rice dish familiar

Across the world,in the US,Mexico,and Brazil,you’ll have eaten jollof rice,or dishes influenced by it – even if you don’t realise it.

  • byBen Groundwater
‘Justice and happiness’:Yevgeny Prigozhin appears in fresh recruiting video

‘Justice and happiness’:Yevgeny Prigozhin appears in fresh recruiting video

“The temperature is +50 – everything as we like,” the former mutineer said in a video some suspect was filmed in Africa.

  • byMaxim Rodionov
Exceptionally luxe resort is ‘out of this world’
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Hotel reviews

Exceptionally luxe resort is ‘out of this world’

Namibia’s Okahirongo Elephant Lodge reopened after a major refurbishment. But the real magic lies in the other-worldly landscapes of this distinct region.

  • byKate Armstrong
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Spotting the rare black leopard in Kenya

Spotting the rare black leopard in Kenya

Trailing a headline-making cat,Uganda’s chimps,Botswana’s wildlife jackpot:Africa’s travel hits from Good Weekend’s 2023 Dream Destinations issue.

  • byUte Junker andCatherine Marshall
Train review:This journey is like a wildlife safari for $10

Train review:This journey is like a wildlife safari for $10

It’s controversial,but this Kenyan train gives you the chance to see elephants,zebras and giraffes from your window.

  • byCatherine Marshall
Follow the elephant-proof fence

Follow the elephant-proof fence

There is no greater way to explore Mount Kenya,with its cloud forests,peaks and glaciers,than on a horse perfectly suited to the task.

  • byJulie Miller
Hotel review:Kruger Shalati – The Train on the Bridge,a safari in high style

Hotel review:Kruger Shalati – The Train on the Bridge,a safari in high style

Twenty-four carriage suites are suspended in a line,as though a train has simply paused here momentarily.

  • byKatrina Lobley
Hotel review:Premier Hotel O.R. Tambo in Johannesburg - Safe,comfortable and friendly

Hotel review:Premier Hotel O.R. Tambo in Johannesburg - Safe,comfortable and friendly

Being so close to the airport means you can leave at the last minute for your flight.

  • bySue Williams