This article was originally published on LinkedIn by Gys Joubert, the Managing Director of the Gondwana Collection, which is a lodge operator here in Namibia, and we have received kind…
As the World battens down the hatches and settles in to wait out the COVID-19 pandemic, we suddenly have to fill days with innovative ways of entertaining kids who would…
The term flygskam (flight shame) was first used in Sweden in 2018 to describe the growing unease about flying experienced by environmentally conscious travellers. Of course, flying is one of…
Etosha National Park, excluding the Western stretch between Galton and Anderssons Gate The story of the area now known as Etosha National Park began being written after Charles Andersson and…
When you think of Namibia, the name alone conjures up images of arid desert-scapes, towering red sand dunes and ancient vistas. When I started looking around for a topic for…
Originally published by The AfriCat Foundation and Okonjima in their September 2018 newsletter, reproduced here with kind permission from The AfriCat Foundation. "Shy, elusive and misunderstood, brown hyenas are rarely…
ATI Holidays is an inbound operator, so you would easily make the assumption that I would run for a wildlife related charity, but no. I am currently preparing to run…
Sperrgebiet, the name itself means ‘Prohibited area’ – they really don’t want people here… Why not, what is the history of this Forbidden corner of Namibia and what effect has…
If you look at a Namibian map, there is an Ocean bordering the West coast and massive rivers forming the borders with its southern and northern neighbours, but the Eastern…
Hi There, my name is Margo and I am part of the furniture here at ATI Holidays. This week I am hi-jacking the blog for my own nefarious purposes! In…
There are many tourists who plan months in advance to come to Namibia, they read numerous articles, blogs, and trip advisor comments on the internet, which is great and helpful!…
The breathtaking beauty of Botswana is not limited to the famous Okavango Delta and Chobe National Park. For Africa connoisseurs there is also the vast Nxai Pan National Park and…
The chiefs island area of the Okavango Delta is one of our favourites, the vast floodplain in front of the lodge stretches out towards Chiefs Island and every season offers…
When you think of Africa and its incredible wildlife you almost inevitably conjure up images of endless plains, scattered with antelope huddling together under the deceptively disinterested gaze of the…
Namibia's Caprivi Strip is often overlooked by visitors due to its remote position in relation to the usual tourist attractions of Sossusvlei, Swakopmund and Etosha. However, it is well worth…