Holden Safaris

08/12/2025

Is an Authentic Safari a Thing of the Past? -

08/06/2025

Zambia has it all, lions and tigers!!

08/06/2025

On a recent visit to Mfuwe Lodge in the Luangwa National Park Zambia we got back to our jeep from a bush walk to find this welcome party waiting for us. Being Zambian elephants I think their intentions were good and they were just guarding our jeep.

08/06/2025

This is Eric from Tintswlo in the Kruger. Isn't he supposed to climb into the back of the jeep when in the presence of predators? I think both he and the lion surprised each other and Eric didn't have time to move to the back of the jeep.

07/17/2025

An African Story: Ubuntu and the River Jordan -

This newsletter was supposed to be published for March. It was to be about an inspection trip to Spain after visiting Morocco, the subject of February’s newsletter.   But then it was interrupted by me spending time in and out of hospital for the three months of March, April, and May.   Before go...

12/13/2024

“Close Encounters of a Different Kind – Part 1” -

11/05/2024

“Planes, Trains and Automobiles – Home for Thanksgiving” -

And one couple is spending six nights in Kenya visiting the Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage, and the World Heritage site of the Masai Mara Reserve, where the iconic movie, Out of Africa, was filmed.

08/20/2024

An Oxymoron? Take a Safari for Your Health! -

For most people, Africa is synonymous with disease, pestilence, and every bug under the sun that can bite!   Nothing could be further from the truth.   In the early days of the British Empire, anyone sickly in England was advised to emigrate to Africa, and other British Colonies, where the sun sho...

07/10/2024

“What’s in a Name?” Tracking or Trekking? -

“What’s in a name?” So wrote the famous playwright William Shakespeare in his play Romeo and Juliet.   Shakespeare was referring to a rose, making the point that if the rose was called by any other name it would still be a rose, and its fragrance smell just the same.   Not so in the safari b...

06/03/2024

So You Thought you Knew South Africa! -

South Africa has been called many names, among them, “The Rainbow Nation," coined by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, to draw attention to South Africa’s many races and cultures.   And similarly, the southernmost tip of the African continent has been known by different names, among them, “The Cape of...

05/02/2024

The Pre-Departure Call – What a Concept! -

We’ve all heard the refrain, “Time is Money” – keep time spent on tasks to a minimum.    At Holden Safaris we believe in doing the exact opposite!   The more time we spend answering and understanding each individual safari inquiry and request, the better the outcome.   We start with what...

04/10/2024

“Going someplace else ... is a beautiful thing." -

“Going someplace else …. is a beautiful thing” is a quote attributed to Conan O’Brien introducing his upcoming travel series on Max, “Conan O’Brien Must Go”.