There’s an old saying in Africa that every elephant path leads to water. It’s probably true. Fly over any wilderness area populated by elephants and, particularly in the dry season, you’ll see that every waterhole has a myriad of elephant…
The wide, open plains, the watering holes and the acacia and teak forests of Hwange National Park are teeming with life. In addition to the varied plant life, there are over 400 species of birds and 100 species of mammals…
We are often asked the question: “What’s a day on a Tasimba safari really like?” We have several answers, including: “Like no other day in your life before!”, “It will take your breath away!” or “Every day is different!” all…
Tasimba is the African safari experience like no other. That’s a pretty bold claim, we admit! Particularly when there are so many amazing safari destinations in many different countries in Africa that are out of this world! So how can…
The kid who gets to sit in the driver’s seat of the shiny red firetruck at the County Fair knows the feeling. So does the college student flying home for Thanksgiving when she gets bumped up to first class. As…
“The quiet here is vast, the way Africa is vast. There’s so much space, so much sky. It’s profoundly relaxing to be so dwarfed by nature. What a relief from the world of right angles and exhaust fumes, of sirens,…
We all have comfort zones in our lives where we feel secure and unchallenged, and where we are surrounded by people like us, places that are familiar, situations we can control. In the workplace, in the community and even in…
Most of us have a bucket list, collections of dreams, travel, aspirations, hopes, fantasy, whimsy and imagination, all connected by the thought "I'll do it later, when I have the time". Bucket lists exist so that we always have cool…
“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” - Plato In Ngamo village, just outside the boundary of Hwange National Park, is a thriving primary school filled with the…
"The wilderness holds answers to more questions than we have yet learned to ask." - Nancy Wynne Newhall This is Linkwasha. Peaceful. Natural. Imagine sitting on the deck of you tent - your luxurious, beautifully appointed home away from home -…
At Linkwasha, Tasimba’s home camp in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe, there is a wildebeest that the camp staff affectionately call Lonely George. Like all of his kind, he looks like he was assembled from spare parts – forequarters like an…
We live in a connected world. Our multiple digital devices ensure that we are 'always on', always connected. It's addictive - and, like any addiction, we can't imagine being without it for a single moment. The very thought of having…
