Somkhanda: Gumbi Community Success Story
Situated in north east KwaZulu Natal is Somkhanda Game Reserve. The Gumbi Community owned reserve…
Author Mark Henson
Mark Henson
People say that Africa has an effect on your soul and Mark Henson the ‘author’ of this site is no exception. He first travelled to South Africa and the province of KwaZulu-Natal in 1993 and has been coming and going every year since. Twice now most years!
Somkhanda Game Reserve: A Bush Education
I regard myself as a late visitor, tourist, to South Africa. I was 26 years…
Hluhluwe-Imfolozi: Magnificent for a 40th Birthday
So here we are, my brother-in-law Callum and I, and its around 9am on a…
Umzolozolo Safari Lodge: Everybody Loves Raymond
Under a darkening sky where late afternoon was soon to become dusk, storm clouds gathered,…
Rhino River Lodge: Tips for Taking Children on Safari
What? Take children on an African safari? The notion of taking kids on safari may…
Hluhluwe-Imfolozi: A River Ran Through It
I am always looking for somewhere new to stay and especially in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park. The…
The Eshowe Show from The George Hotel
Why Eshowe? Well, where do I start? I knew there was a brewery, with a…
Cheetah Ridge by Bus…Betsy the Bus
Planning our first family ‘safari’ for many years was never going to be straightforward. We…
Betsy the Life Changer
Back in 1998 I sat having, what my father-in-law calls, quiet time. In the smallest…
Positive Rhino News
Back in 2012 I stayed at Leopard Mountain Game Lodge situated in the Zululand Rhino…