The Safari Co.

Thinking of taking a hike in the Drakensberg Mountains? Grant Pitcher recently did a 3-day hiking trip to summit Giant’s Peak (3310m) and spent two nights on the escarpment. Here is his photographic report of their experiences in the Drakensberg Mountains, South Africa. The Drakensberg Mountains stretches in a north-south direction from the Kruger National Park [...]

Africa offers the opportunity to observe and photograph fascinating animals in their natural environment. Wildlife photography plays an important role in capturing the experience of an African safari and to show others what they can expect when visiting Africa. Here is a collection of images taken by Dale Morris who guides photographic safaris for Oryx [...]

At times we find extraordinary products that make travel in Africa easy and convenient. As part of providing helpful information to our readers we wanted to tell you more about a fold up chair we found – the Expander Chair from Front Runner. This chair will be especially handy to the self drive and camping [...]

The plan was to explore eastern Lesotho on a week-long expedition visiting places of interest along the way. Five days of moderate to difficult 4×4 tracks, crossing mountain passes and rivers, finding waterfalls and hiking rolling green hills…that was the plan when two of us were going to rough it a bit with no rest [...]

Our next expedition is to the amazing country of Lesotho! It is a landlocked country completely surrounded by South Africa, bordering the majestic Drakensberg. And a major part of an expedition is the preparation that takes place before the trip starts! We decided to test the equipment, accessories, gear and clothing in a safe place [...]