From the moment our Tasimba guests touch down at the tiny airstrip, they are eagerly watching out for animals. And, within minutes of starting their first safari drive in to camp, the Linkwasha wilderness starts to reveal her many treasures.…
Sunsets are like fireworks. No matter how many we’ve seen before, we all watch them again and again. What is it about sunsets? I confess – I’m a total sunset junkie! Can’t get enough of them. Who isn’t mesmerized watching…
The longer you spend on safari in Africa, the more you are awed by the wonders of nature. It’s not just the huge numbers of different species of animals, birds, insects and trees in the wilderness that takes your breath…
Humankind’s roots in Africa are over 2 million years old. But it’s only in the last 100,000 years that our intrepid forbears started a relentless pursuit of open space, spreading out frontier by frontier, all over the world. Whenever it…
We never get closer to wildlife in their natural habitat than when we’re inside a Hide. Eye-level to the waterhole, the animals don’t even know we’re there. Or if they do, they pretend they don’t notice us so as not…
The keystone is the most important part of a stone archway. It’s the wedge-shaped stone at the very top of the arch – like the one in this picture. The ancient Romans figured out that it is the keystone that…
Lions. Everybody wants to see Africa’s King of the Beasts. They’re truly magnificent creatures, beautiful, graceful, social - and lethal! Most people on safari see them resting under a tree in the daytime heat. The lucky ones see them feasting…
Bet you didn’t think you’d go on safari to meet local children! There are many unique and special aspects you will enjoy in the Tasimba experience. Meeting the kids is just one of them. Our previous guests have said that…
People don’t come to Africa to see birds. At least, not on their very first visit. Most guests only have eyes for the “big” animals – elephants, lions, buffalo, giraffe, cheetah, zebra, even hippos. That’s no big surprise! Then, after…
"The question is, are we happy to suppose that our grandchildren may never be able to see an elephant except in a picture book?" -Sir David Attenborough Every day should be World Elephant Day. Not just today, August 12th. Every day…
