Do your research, pack the right clothing and equipment and don't forget travel insurance.

Tracey Bond heads off on a trip to a luxury safari lodge in South Africa.

Kate Ford discovers house- and pet-sitting is a rewarding and special way to see the world

Franschhoek serves delicious food and wine with the French flair of its first settlers.

Victoria Falls surpasses all expectations, writes Christine Flatley.

Zanzibar is heaven for those who prefer the timeless sights and sounds.

Can you go it alone on safari and live to tell the tale, or should you play it safe?

Salt-white beaches, spectacular gardens and monster crabs in East Africa's archipelago.

From mountains to grasslands and bustling metropolitan cities, South Africa has it all.

The ultimate school field trip enchants Charmaine Noronha in the Maasai Mara.

Winston Aldworth finds respect for an underdog in the brutal Ngorongoro Crater,

A whistle-stop tour touches on what Cape Town has to offer.

This North African country is a vast cornucopia of charm and intrigue, finds Tara Stevens.

This tradition is revered by people across North Africa, but much less known beyond.

Of all the gin joints in all the world, Pat McCarthy walked into this one.

Justine Tyerman comes close to hugging a strange man at the airport in Marrakesh ...

Winston Aldworth takes to a bicycle for a new view of Tanzania.

Safari tourism is big business in Botswana, writes Mike Munro.

Seeing animals in their own environment is worth the hefty price, writes Rachel Muir.

Once defined by images of famine, Ethiopia is now one of the most progressive nations in Africa, Sarah Marshall discovers.

The animals are the main attraction, but in many cases their very existence is under daily threat.

The mountains of East Africa are being dissolved by climate change, Jason Patinkin reports.

Patience and speed are key to photographing African wildlife, learns Sarah Marshall.

Derek Cheng wonders which magnificent creature it would be best to be.

Angola is still scarred by its civil war. Mike Dawson thinks tourism may help.

Justine Tyerman has a not-too-close encounter with a cobra in Marrakech.

Sarah Marshall becomes a jungle animal herself on a walking safari in Zambia.

There's an intriguing Kiwi connection to Uganda's Wildwater Lodge.

John Coomber finds inconveniences don't bother him a bit on a cross-country rail trek.

Time is running out to meet our biggest cousin, writes Sandy Kilgour.