Blog Posts for Africa

Kufunta River Lodge is located in the iconic South Luangwa National Park, Zambia. It overlooks the floodplains of the beautiful Luangwa river and provides game drives into the park.  The park is well known for its leopard populations, large numbers of hippos, plenty of crocodiles and often a good number of lions, giraffe, elephants and buffaloes, especially in the dry season.

Ethiopia is a country where the smiles are as wide as the vast expanses of land. But it's also a country facing crisis.

Ethiopia used to experience drought every eight years or so, but now it's almost year to year. The situation makes it harder for people to maintain their livelihood. 

For most Ethiopians, livestock is the main asset, so in times of drought there is no food, no pasture for their animals and no water for the people. 

For Peregrine travellers, it's always been important to get off the beaten tourist path and see a destination with the guidance of a local tour leader, allowing them to experience things they may not get the chance to see or do while travelling on their own.

While this style of travel continues to grow, we are also seeing that travellers wat to immerse themselves even further in local cultures, experiencing even richer and deeper interactions within their chosen destinations.

Guest blogger Marissa Cooke thinks there's no better time to plan your next escape than in the countdown to Christmas holidays.

To help your mind wander (even if you can’t!), she's created her own version of the 12 Days of Christmas. It goes a little something like this…