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Barren landscapes, verdant oases and a glimpse of an ancient nomadic way of life
From its museum to its hotel names and cuisine, three decades since independence, the German influence remains strong
How Chinese investment in a road ‘changed everything’
Away from the fertile safari parks, a newly launched trip takes visitors through Kenya’s desolate, dramatic, far north
A chic version of the traditional ‘dahabiya’ takes passengers to parts the cruise ships can’t reach
Tech entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth is funding a new future for Príncipe
On Cosmoledo — a remote, uninhabited coral atoll in the Seychelles — a pioneering eco-camp is welcoming well-heeled castaways
Lavish new camps are opening across the diminutive but astonishingly diverse nation
Whale watching from the shore in South Africa, an off-grid retreat on Lake Malawi, white sands in the Seychelles — and much more
By helicopter, speedboat, dugout canoe and on foot, Mike Carter traverses Botswana’s magical inland delta
Tracking elephants, tagging birds and de-horning rhinos — in South Africa’s Phinda Reserve, tourists get a glimpse of life as a ranger
In the 1960s, a pioneering conservationist began sending rescued animals to a remote island sanctuary. Now tourists can join them
Graham Boynton and his daughter head back to his homeland to find abundant wildlife, laidback charm and cautious optimism for the year ahead
Amid the watery labyrinth of the Okavango Delta, a mobile safari offers encounters with nature at its most beautiful and bizarre
A drive along the upper reaches of the river takes in history, nature — and some serious rafting
Seven years after its revolution, the country is luring visitors back with desert settlements and a diverse history
Somewhere between a village fete, Badminton Horse Trials and the Burning Man festival is the ‘moussem’ of Had Draa
As two new lodges open up the country’s remote north-west to safari-goers, Horatia Harrod goes in search of its most elusive beasts
Growing visitor dollars are being better shared with local groups
The customs and lifestyles of isolated pastoral communities have changed little in centuries. Now, they are coming under threat
Far from the country’s more touristed corners, Alice Morrison is welcomed by the Sahrawi people in the tiny oasis of Tighmert
After the kidnapping of two visitors, the future of tourism in the park hangs in the balance
A new philanthropic travel model gives guests a role in behind-the-scenes conservation work
Anthony Browne and his 12-year-old son had climbed some of the UK’s highest peaks. But what about Kilimanjaro?
In Zambia’s Lower Zambezi national park, the FT writer finds that nothing unhinges one’s sense of self quite like the wild
