In Kenya, the Masai have laid down their spears to save the king of beasts, the lion. Brian Jackman reports on a ground-breaking conservation initiative.
Brian Jackman has spent much of the past three decades watchiing wildlife in Africa. But the activity in the wilds of the Highlands and islands, he argues, can be every bit as thrilling.
Want to escape your fellow tourists on safari? Opening a five-page guide, Brian Jackman recommends a visit to the Northern Serengeti - A Masai Mara without the crowds.
The Sunday Times – 2 April 2006 Brian Jackman journeyed with us into the heart of the Kalahari during the heaviest rainy season for many years - visiting the Central Kalahari Game Reserve and Deception Valley Lodge, the Boteti River area and Meno a Kwena tented camp, as well as Jack's Camp, on the great Makgadikgadi Salt Pans. (Expert Africa)
A month of heavy rain is enough to transform central Botswana's arid plains into grasslands teeming with mammals, butterflies and birds, says Brian Jackman.
Bush tracks, or ocean breezes? Elephants, zebras and wild dogs, or pods of dolphins and shoals of irridescent fish? Sundowners under a sacred mountain, or cocktails in a softly swinging hammock? Finding it impossible to choose? In Kenya and Tanzania, you don’t have to. On a bespoke bush-and-beach safari, you really can get the best of both worlds, says Brian Jackman.