Africa changes you forever like nowhere on earth. Once you have been there, you will never be the same. But how do you begin to describe its magic to someone who has never felt it?” - Brian Jackman Today, while…

The key is taking responsibility and initiative, deciding what your life is about and prioritizing your life around the most important things." - Stephen Covey Celebrating the arrival of each New Year is a time of fresh hope and optimism…

What differentiates Tasimba from other safaris, is how deeply we immerse our guests in a vast private wilderness teeming with wildlife.For 7 days the wonders of nature and the resourcefulness of local culture feed their curiosity and inspire their self-discovery.…

African time is not the same as American time…As African time passed, I surmised that the pace of Western countries was insane, that the speed of modern technology accomplished nothing, and that because Africa was going its own way at…

I never knew of a morning in Africa when I woke up that I was not happy.”- Ernest Hemingway Here we go again!  Back to Africa! It’s that exciting time when anticipation is absolutely electrifying eight lucky people.  They are…

I don’t think anyone can be more of a predator than a human being.”- Robert Rodriguez Tomorrow is World Lion Day. But considering how threatened lions are in the wild, it’s pretty naïve to glibly say “Happy Lion Day!” The…

We are all storytellers. We all live in a network of stories. There isn’t a stronger connection between people than storytelling.” - Jimmy Neil Smith There’s something magical about a campfire. The crackling flames throw sparkling embers up into the…

Guest Blog by Paul Witkay, Tasimba Guest in 2017 and 2022 “Every time we visit the same place it’s like picking up a favourite book but this time it’s a different story.   Each page turned is a new day revealing…

When you leave Africa, as the plane lifts, you feel that more than leaving a continent you’re leaving a state of mind.  Whatever awaits you at the other end of your journey will be of a different order of existence.”Francesca…

Let’s leave nothing for ‘later’ that’s important to us now. We’ve all just learned the hard way that we can’t take ‘later’ for granted. Because while waiting for later, we can lose the best moments, the best people, the best…

Africa changes you forever, like nowhere on earth. Once you have been there, you will never be the same. But how do you begin to describe its magic to someone who has never felt it? How can you explain the…

Where we love is home – home that our feet may leave but not our hearts.Oliver Wendall Holmes Ah! the smells of Africa. The sights. The sounds. The warmth. The soul. We’re going back! How we have missed Zimbabwe! How…

The silence of the bush is profound…- First words in Tasimba video "It's Time" https://bit.ly/3xWpNgM The rustle of leaves fluttering in the breeze. The bubbling laughter of a meandering brook. The delightful rhythmic calls and responses of birds in the…

Especially adapted for our Tasimba readers from an anonymous post. Time does not wait. Barely the day starts and it's already six in the evening. Monday just arrived and already it’s Friday. Another month is already over and the year…

A good friend thanked me shortly before Christmas for a gift I didn’t even know I’d given him. We were in a Zoom meeting of a CEO peer group organization we both belong to, and were answering the question: What…