Issue 54 (Spring 2011) Head to head - Serengeti VS Kruger • In Zambia with Jonathan Scott • Self-drive Sahara • Africa for beginners • Your Maasai classroom • Walking the Gambia • Ride for Kalahari rhino • The whole tooth • Malawi's Liwonde National Park • South Africa's wine region • Spotlight on the Himba... and much more!

Serengeti VS Kruger Africa’s most iconic safari destination? It’s a tough call, but the Serengeti and Kruger National Parks can both stake a strong claim to the title. Here, Philip Briggs pits the two safari heavyweights against each other. Read more...

It's a Shire thing Liwonde has Joe Cannon by the heartstrings. Here, he writes to tell us why this national park keeps pulling him back again and again. Read more... Rhinos on the horizon Although his backside and inner thighs certainly didn’t thank him for it, Dale Morris recently rode across the Kalahari to raise awareness for the plight of the black rhino. Here is his story... Read more... Words of wisdom Emma Gregg joins safari legends Jonathan Scott and Phil Berry for a unique look at Zambia’s South Luangwa National Park. Read more... Full of character On a recent visit to South Africa, Geoffrey Dean discovered some of the true characters working within the nation’s wine industry. Read more... Riding a wave Being a sucker for Land Rovers and off-road Adventure, Huw Williams didn’t take much convincing to join a new self-drive option in Egypt’s Western Desert. Read more... Topi Topi! We sent John Warburton-Lee and his young family to Kenya in search of great child-friendly safari options. Here is his final report, sent from the Olare Orok Conservancy in the Mara. Read more... One foot at a time Rarely does dining room banter ever lead to epic expeditions, however, in the case of Helen Jones and Jason Florio it did just that, sending them around the circumference of The Gambia on foot. Read more...