Shishi Footsteps
Plan your trip

Field notes for better journeys.

Ideas, seasonal insight and safari inspiration from the Shishi Footsteps planning desk.

Okavango journal: water, mokoro time and private concessions

Okavango journal: water, mokoro time and private concessions

What an Okavango Delta safari feels like, from mokoro channels and private concessions to seasonal flood timing.

Read more
Chobe elephants and the dry-country side of Botswana

Chobe elephants and the dry-country side of Botswana

Chobe’s elephant herds, river safari days and how they sit beside the Okavango and the Makgadikgadi on a Botswana journey.

Read more
When to visit Botswana: flood season, dry rivers and quiet luxury camps

When to visit Botswana: flood season, dry rivers and quiet luxury camps

Botswana safari seasons explained, from Okavango flood months to Chobe’s dry-season elephants.

Read more
Kenya journal: timing the Maasai Mara

Kenya journal: timing the Maasai Mara

How we pace Kenya safari days around wildlife movement, conservancies and a calm coastal ending.

Read more
Tanzania journal: Serengeti and crater rhythm

Tanzania journal: Serengeti and crater rhythm

A private Tanzania safari is about where the herds are — and how many nights you give the Serengeti.

Read more
Uganda journal: Bwindi gorilla days

Uganda journal: Bwindi gorilla days

Permit timing, trek fitness and how we pair Bwindi with Queen Elizabeth, Mburo or the Nile.

Read more
Rwanda journal: Volcanoes, Akagera and Nyungwe

Rwanda journal: Volcanoes, Akagera and Nyungwe

How Rwanda’s compact geography lets gorilla trekking, savannah safari and Nyungwe forest sit in one elegant itinerary.

Read more
South Africa journal: Cape Town, wine and Kruger

South Africa journal: Cape Town, wine and Kruger

Why South Africa is such a flexible luxury safari: city, coast, wine country and Big Five reserves in one trip.

Read more
Namibia journal: dunes, silence and Etosha

Namibia journal: dunes, silence and Etosha

Sossusvlei photography, desert-adapted wildlife and why Namibia needs space between the days.

Read more