Travel Guides
Field notes for better journeys.
Ideas, seasonal insight and safari inspiration from the Shishi Footsteps planning desk.
Travel Guides
Ideas, seasonal insight and safari inspiration from the Shishi Footsteps planning desk.
Aug 04, 2026
How gorilla trekking in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park works, from Kigali arrival to the hour with a mountain gorilla family.
Read moreAug 03, 2026
Why Akagera’s Big Five savannah and Nyungwe’s chimpanzees and canopy walk belong on a Rwanda safari, not only gorilla trekking.
Read moreAug 02, 2026
Rwanda travel seasons for gorilla trekking, Akagera game drives and Nyungwe forest, plus optional golf in Kigali.
Read moreAug 01, 2026
How we combine Cape Town, the Winelands and a private Greater Kruger safari into one South Africa journey.
Read moreJul 31, 2026
Where championship golf fits a South Africa safari, from Cape courses and Winelands to Kruger-edge stays.
Read moreJul 30, 2026
South Africa travel seasons for Kruger safari, Cape Town weather, whale coast months and Winelands timing.
Read moreJul 29, 2026
How a Namibia safari moves from the dunes of Sossusvlei to desert-adapted wildlife and Etosha’s waterholes.
Read moreJul 28, 2026
Desert elephants, oryx, rhino and the spare beauty of Namibia’s wildlife, and how we plan around it.
Read moreJul 27, 2026
The best months for Etosha, Sossusvlei and Damaraland, plus how weather shapes a Namibia road or fly-in safari.
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