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We have a winner…. This week, we announce the winners of Photographer of the Year 2025. Plus, check out our 5 incredible African safari ideas

Trophy hunting on the cards for Madikwe & Pilanesberg; understanding Okavango Delta; & a Southern African wild dog safari

This is a copy of our weekly email newsletter. Subscribe here to receive the newsletter. 2025 photo finalists + 2 photographic safaris + whales & wildflowers Has ‘luxury’ been hijacked? That word ‘luxury’ is so subjective and often alienating. It has been hijacked by purveyors of excess and opulence, and speaks of chunky watches and …

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Boozy chimps; Photographer of the Year Top 109 pics; and epic safaris for gorilla lovers in Rwanda & Congo-Brazzaville

Great apes use sex to resolve conflict; Photographer of the Year 2025 dazzling final entries; 2 safari ideas – Vic Falls thrill & Botswana’s luxury trifecta

Bon Jovi the lion euthanised – why it happened; poisoned vultures rescued in Kruger; Photographer of the Year peaks in Week 12; family safari to Kenya; Tanzania bush & beach escape

Namibia’s desert photo dreams; fossil pangolin discovery; baby gorillas to flamingos – photo comp peaks; 2 epic beach & bush safaris

Simien Mountains safari secrets; Photographer of the Year intensifies; smart safari tips for silly safari season; Ethiopia’s Omo tribes & Kenya’s Mara migration safari

Is Timbavati’s trophy hunting model sustainable? Photographer of the Year entries dazzle; 2 handcrafted safaris to South Africa & Malawi; zombie conservation & vultures’ billion-dollar value

DRC chimps trafficked to billionaire’s Indian zoo; top Photographer of the Year pics for the week; Botswana mobile glamping safari; and discover wild Madagascar

Kruger’s northern lions face declines; Americans still welcome here; action-packed Photographer of the Year pics & 2 lowland gorilla safaris

Africa’s top lion hotspots; wild and wonderful Photographer of the Year photos; a specialist Mara photo safari and an epic Botswana salt pans expedition

Rampant poaching & wildlife trafficking in northern Kenya; fabulous Photographer of the Year photos; two epic Zambia safaris & an African penguin victory

Congo’s ghostly forest creatures caught on camera; a smorgasbord of striking Photographer of the Year pics; walking with Tsavo’s legendary tuskers; & a Maasai Mara luxury honeymoon safari

Saving Hoedspruit’s 140 leopards; a feast of gritty Photographer of the Year pics; our big news about booking your African Parks safari; & a Botswana luxury safari

Hwange conservation safari report; world’s first Pangolarium; wild pics; a Maasai Mara photo safari & a Zambia luxury safari

First Photographer of the Year 2025 photos; livestock, wildlife, and the future of the Maasai Mara; and Africa’s ultimate primate safari

More Kruger elephants than we thought; everything you need to know about Busanga Plains; Mana Pools photo safari and a Hwange conservation safari

Another tusker falls; leopards’ unique voices; Addo Elephant NP; vultures adapt; a Timbavati art safari; and a Kruger walking safari

Photographer of the Year 2025 is here; celebrating big cats; the ominous wild dog landscape; and see tuskers on safari

Photographer of the Year – 2025 info + winner Dewald Tromp shares his pics; our CEO unpacks the hunting debate; and 2 bumper Botswana safaris

How are Kruger’s 120 rewilded rhinos doing?; Mana Pools photo safari with Villiers Steyn; a Madagascar safari & Mashatu Magic

Africa’s best leopard-spotting destinations; Chad’s black crowned cranes in crisis; Gabon’s evolving dwarf crocodiles and a Bwindi gorilla-trekking safari

THE 15 top wildlife experiences; Tsavo’s wild dogs; solving Botswana’s elephant mystery; South African safari adventure & the best of Kenya

A deep dive into Greater Kruger; Kingsley Holgate’s Afrika Odyssey finale; and AP takes on Ethiopia’s Gambella NP

The steep decline of elephants; an unforgettable Maasai Mara safari and two epic gorilla safari adventures

THE Zanzibar to-do list; the link between miombo woodlands, elephants & carbon markets; a classic Tanzania bush & beach safari – this week

Martial eagles hunt lion cubs in Mara, elephant calf harassed by guide in Savute, & Kingsley Holgate’s journey to Chinko – AG this week

The unbreakable baobabs are here to stay; Big-5 malaria-free Marakele; and a one-of-a-kind Hwange conservation safari – AG this week

Was super tusker Zito trophy hunted in Tanzania? + Kingsley Holgate in W & Pendjari, Benin + Southern Africa mega safari – AG this week

Everything to know about visiting Uganda’s Budongo Forest; chimps mirror human discourse; & epic South African bush-beach-city-vineyards safari

Mashatu, land of giants; East Africa’s flamingos in peril; safari to South Luangwa, Vic Falls & Lake Malawi; and are we blaming elephants for our mistakes? – AG this week

Our wild Hwange conservation safari; Kingsley Holgate heads to Ennedi; the great giraffe debate; Safari to Vic Falls and Okavango Delta; or kestrel manoeuvres in the dark? – AG this week

Magical Liuwa Plain photo diary; why Zakouma’s lions are thriving; honeymoon safari – wildlife & winelands; and desert & delta safari – AG this week

Africa in the raw in Chad’s Zakouma NP; Sua Pan’s 500,000 flamingos; Cape Town, Sabi Sands, Winelands & Vic Falls all in one luxury safari – AG this week

Hwange’s lion dynasties under threat; Busanga Plains travel photo diary; follow in tusker footsteps on a walking safari; and what we can learn from penguins – AG this week

Kingsley Holgate’s Afrika Odyssey Expedition journeys to Odzala-Kokoua; Big 5, chimps & gorillas in 1 safari; & is our tree obsession destroying grasslands? – AG this week

Namibia’s cull of 723 wildlife – conservationists & MEFT respond; saving Bazaruto’s dugongs; see Rwanda’s gorillas on safari; and the ultimate Kenya holiday

Rare leopard/gorilla sighting; exploring DRC’s Kahuzi-Biega NP; queleas added to hyena menu; and ready-made Serengeti + Mara safaris

The audacity of rewilding 2,000 rhinos; exploring Kidepo Valley; a Sabi Sands/Cape Town/Vic Falls luxury safari and a Zanzibar safari finale – this week

Where to see these 12 nocturnal animals; the giraffe neck evolution debate continues; safari to South Luangwa, Victoria Falls + Lake Malawi – this week

Exploring Badingilo & Boma NPs, South Sudan; the ultimate wild dog safari; the lark facing extinction; + are fenced lions happy?

Exploring boundless Bangweulu; upping the conservation of European rollers; best of Namibia; gorilla-trekking in Bwindi; and where do Mara fees leave us?

3-legged lion makes 1.5km swim; expedition Garamba; ultimate Kafue safari; Tsavo’s tuskers; & Maasai Mara photo safari

Exploring Liuwa Plain; rhino climate change woes; collaring Kruger lions; a Vic Falls-Chobe combo safari; and adventure in the Okavango Delta – this week

Announcing our Photographer of the Year; Blood Lions captive cats photo gallery; a Namibia flying safari, and the ultimate primate safari – AG this week

Saving the last super tuskers; to the source of the Nile – Kingsley Holgate’s Nyungwe expedition; conserving Namibia’s desert-adapted lions; and 2 bucket-list safaris – this week