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Yes, that is on the back of a motorcycle in as a remote a place as you can be. Yes, it stresses me (Andrew) out. Yes, ...
07/05/2026

Yes, that is on the back of a motorcycle in as a remote a place as you can be. Yes, it stresses me (Andrew) out. Yes, I admire her. Yes, I love it. More on that in the news letter coming. Sign up in our story by dropping your email. Don’t miss out on the good stuff.

There will also be important information on how we see the Middle East situation effecting the African travel landscape. Lastly, but certainly not least, there will be a hint at a few of the group safaris that are coming in 2028.

GABON 2027 🦍🇬🇦🐘Early Access goes live tomorrow! launching 2 new departures with very small groups to one of our favourit...
29/04/2026

GABON 2027 🦍🇬🇦🐘

Early Access goes live tomorrow! launching 2 new departures with very small groups to one of our favourite places on the continent.

Exploring coastal forests and waterways, gorilla trekking, beach wildlife, game drives across the savannah … we will be spending 8 nights in the spectacular Loango National Park, a diverse and fascinating part of the country. Add-ons to Principe and Pongara will also be available.

For 24 hours, those signed up for info will have have the freedom to peruse the details and book their spot.

We cannot wait to see you in the forest again!

Alice & Andrew

Set deep within the vast, lunar-like landscapes of the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans, San Camp offers one of Africa’s most uniq...
20/04/2026

Set deep within the vast, lunar-like landscapes of the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans, San Camp offers one of Africa’s most unique and atmospheric safari experiences.

Here, days are shaped by contrast and wonder.
�Wake to the soft light over endless salt flats before heading out to spend time with habituated meerkats. Small, curious, and completely captivating. Take to the skies on a scenic helicopter flight and witness the sheer scale and geometry of the pans from above. Then, for something truly unforgettable, explore this surreal environment on horseback, moving silently across a landscape that feels almost otherworldly.

Back at camp, understated elegance meets complete remoteness. Canvas, light, and space coming together to create a place where time slows down and the noise of the world fades away.
This isn’t a typical safari. It’s something far more rare…a feeling.
�If you’re looking for a safari that’s truly different, let’s start planning.

There’s a certain kind of silence in the Lower Zambezi… the kind that settles in as you step onto your deck, coffee in h...
02/04/2026

There’s a certain kind of silence in the Lower Zambezi… the kind that settles in as you step onto your deck, coffee in hand, watching elephants drift quietly along the riverbank.

At Anabezi Lodge, it’s not just about where you stay—it’s about how it feels to be there.

Open-fronted tents that blur the line between inside and wild.�Private plunge pools for the heat of the day, in the heat of summer this is a very yummy luxury!
�Slow mornings, unhurried afternoons, and evenings that arrive with golden light and the distant call of the bush.
This is safari at its most effortless—comfortable, immersive, and deeply connected to place.

The kind of stay you don’t just remember… you carry with you.
Come along, let Odysseia take you to the places of your dreams!

There’s magic, real magic, the winter thorn forests of the Lower Zambezi. If you have been there, you will know…A soft g...
22/03/2026

There’s magic, real magic, the winter thorn forests of the Lower Zambezi. If you have been there, you will know…

A soft greeny-bluey canopy filtering the fiery light. Dust hanging in the stillness with an ellie or two, like mingling giant ghosts.
Every movement slowed… every moment deliberate.

This is not open savanna, although we loooove a savanna too! This is layered, textured, alive from high above your head to below your feet.
For safari goers of all kinds, photographers especially, it’s something special. REALLY SPECIAL!

The forest forces patience.
It rewards awareness.

And when it all comes together—light, subject, space—you don’t just capture wildlife…You capture atmosphere.This is where images stop being sightings…and start becoming stories…

Get in touch with our dedicated team and let’s take you to paradise!

We have left the high altitude forests and volcanic rocks of Ngornongoro (see two post prior) and have now descended int...
08/03/2026

We have left the high altitude forests and volcanic rocks of Ngornongoro (see two post prior) and have now descended into a landscape so vastly different it is hard to believe it boasts a similar plethora of wildlife.

Where the Ngorongoro highlands was shaped by molten rock and unfathomable pressures from within the earth, the Serengeti is a story of a great separation. A great tearing apart. Maybe the greatest on all the earth.

Africa is divided between to immense tectonic plates. The Nubian that seeks to travel westward and the Somali that makes to the east. Soon the gap will widen enough to let the ocean in and cut off east Africa from the rest of the continent so best you get to the Serengeti soon as you may be surfing your way out one day! In all seriousness, the two plates are travelling at about one to ten centimetres a year, you have a little time. Nonetheless.

Between the mega-happening of the great African rift lies much a macro (in the face of the rift itself) phenomenon as a response to the inevitable separation. Salt flats as far as the eye can see, Great Lakes deeper than any upon the earth, mountain ranges and, drum roll, the vast plains of the Serengeti!

A stubborn croton of hard rock creates a flat, perfectly flat, landscape as far as you can see except for megalithic rocky outcrops we call koppies. The “hard pan” keeps growth limited, almost exclusively, to grass species that change colour from gold to green depending on the season. Hence, we sometimes refer to the Serengeti as the “sea of gold”

has sort out the most extraordinary camps, as is Namiri plains of depicted here, to give our guests a window into this unique landscape, teeming with life and fascinating history, both of rock and of hominid.

Get in touch and let’s make your safari dreams come true!

04/03/2026

The people, the people…the people 🙌

We looove the wildlife of Africa, of course, but the heart of a safari experience is the people who help the lodges and camps function, for lack of a better word.

There are big moments like seeing a Masai warrior running through the distant mirage to deliver an old pineapple box filled with ice and beer, all because I mentioned I was thinking of one and the guide knew someone out there in the bush who could ‘hook us up’. There a small moments, grand no less however, like having a heart felt conversation with David around a far away bush fire as the Okavango sun rises.

The above clips are a tribute to such a team. People who dedicate every waking minute to making sure you are in their embrace and well taken care of. That every part of a proper safari, a proper wilderness experience, a proper Odyssey is achieved. Thank you to for many an unforgettable adventure and we look forward to many more!

has a nose for these ‘gems’ of safari operations. With veteran safari guides making up a good part of our team, our standards are high in this regard.

Get in touch and let’s take you there!

Choosing a safari destination based on photos? No good. Trust me. After guiding across Africa for over a decade, I can t...
02/03/2026

Choosing a safari destination based on photos? No good. Trust me.

After guiding across Africa for over a decade, I can tell you this:

The difference between a good safari and a life-changing one rarely comes down to the animal list or the bronze bath tub, although those are quite lakka!

It comes down to:

The quality of your guide.
How the park is managed.
The culture of the lodge you stay at.

Overcrowded sightings. Disengaged guides. Beautiful lodges with exhausted staff. These things are more common than you think and will drag a proper safari experience through the mud.

When we design journeys at Odysseia, we don’t just start with destinations. We start with people, timing, and philosophy. Because wilderness should feel wild — not busy. Am I right?

This chapter of the Ngorongoro highlands began 2.5 million years ago. Distant enough in the past that a cousin of our be...
01/03/2026

This chapter of the Ngorongoro highlands began 2.5 million years ago. Distant enough in the past that a cousin of our beloved elephant that we know today was likely a character, the deinotherium bozasi, pictured in this carousel, a beautiful illustration that I struggle to credit properly - it seems drawn by a J Comord and owned by a Concavenator, correct please where wrong.

Yes, our proboscidean pachyderm had many similar species most of which sported a fused upper lip and nose, tusks, and varied between the size of a small pig and some behemoths that dwarfed even the largest elephant we know today. Bozasi, let’s pretend, grazing away on the Serengeti plains would have heard a great explosion and seen the sky darken as one of the largest volcanic eruptions of all time began and so did a story that we, today, get to travel down.

As the ash, smoke and molten lava settled the volcano caved in on itself, at some point, leaving a crater-like structure. Over millennia, the rich volcanic soils attracted an abundance of plant and, then, animal life. A splendour that, at the right time of year, we get to be utterly mesmerised by in present day.

One of our most trusted partners, , treat our guests to a unique stay, to put it lightly, whilst perched on the crater rim of Ngorongoro before or after your descent to the crater floor in search of all it secrets. The Highlands lodge is worthy of long rant and rave about how incredible the stay is here but we will let the photos do the talking this time…yes…that is a sauna!

looks forward to multiple safaris that include The Highlands and Ngorongoro crater in their circuit this year. As always we know our guests will absolutely love the experience!

Get in touch to plan your perfect safari and to those that already have, see you in the bush!

24/02/2026

Two very different places, on opposite side of Africa, one east and one west. Two very different scenes, one a silent forest meditation with an old eminent of the bai and the other a brewing and violent struggle for power over the vast plains of the Serengeti. Two places very close to our hearts at

Clip 1

Wali Bai, Congo

My favourite thing about Wali Bai is that you must sit in silence. The forest wildlife there are still nervous of human presence and vanish if they know you are near. They, too, could hear a pin fall so when I say silence, I mean silence. I cannot fathom to you the magic that happens in your head during those long quiet hours in the forest, even before a forest elephant makes his way into the bai to feed…

Clip 2

Being caught between two coalitions of male lions waging war against each other in the central Serengeti. It couldn’t be more different from the bai, a high octane and heart racing experience that will have you dreaming of the experience and hearing the sounds of thunderous roaring in your head for months after!

We would love you to experience such moments so get in touch and let’s take you there.

See you in the bush!

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