Long-form pieces on conservation finance, guiding and season — by name, with credentials, and corrected when we get something wrong.
Field notes from people who were standing there
Written by our guides and specialists between journeys. No listicles, no sponsored camps, and no seasonal advice we would not give a friend — including the pieces that have cost us bookings.
The week the river rose
A crossing that did not happen, a camp abandoned at four hours’ notice, and the seven days we rebuilt in the air — written by the guest whose journey it was.
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From the archive
What the conservancy fee actually pays for
Conservation · 9 min · Wanjiru Kamau
An itemised account of where USD 85–165 a night goes: land leases to 340 Maasai households, rangers, research — and the parts of the model that do not work.
August 2026
The migration is a probability, not a schedule
Guiding · 8 min · Joseph Sironka
Nineteen seasons of crossing logs, what actually triggers a crossing, and why 2024 ran eighteen days late.
July 2026
Why we put you outside the park
Planning · 7 min · Amina Yusuf
Park, reserve, conservancy, group ranch. The animals are the same animals; the rules are entirely different, and the rules shape your week.
June 2026
Which country, and where each one loses
Planning · 10 min · Wanjiru Kamau
Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, Zambia and the rest compared on cost, crowding and walking — including the parts that lose us bookings.
May 2026
What fifteen kilograms actually means
Practical · 6 min · Peter Muriuki
Why the limit is set by the aeroplane rather than the operator, what the soft-bag rule is about, and how to carry long glass without buying a seat.
April 2026
Four letters a year, and nothing else
A seasonal letter with what the camps are actually like this month, where the herds are, and the two weeks we would travel ourselves. No offers, no countdowns, and one click to leave.
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