The annual Swazi Reed Dance of Umhlanga is a spectacular event; it’s amazing to see how many maidens there are dancing and singing in unison.

The sangoma greeted us in a serious manner. He took some snuff, snorted it, coughed and then shook a small purse, it rattled ominously.

To make life a bit easier here are some top packing tips from the Sense Earth team to remove the stress from the start of your holiday.

Mana Pools, Zimbabwe, is an extraordinary place. Here you can see all manner of wildlife interactions – even some unexpected lioness ones.

There is something magical about camping in Botswana, it has a peaceful feeling combined with the excitement of seeing wildlife close up.

A night out on the salt pans, is an out of this world experience. This is what it is like out on Makgadikgadi Pan in Botswana.

We are often asked what items you should take for on safari. There are the obvious but there are other things that you might not think of.

Take an exclusive catamaran excursion in Walvis Bay to watch cavorting seals, marvel at graceful dolphins and dine on oysters.

14 pupils from UK’s Abbey Gate college donates E51000 and assist in the construction of a new kitchen at Mbita primary school in Eswatini.

In a week, an isolated square of building foundations in a remote Emaswati community became a small 2-bedroom bungalow ready for inhabiting.

The Pre-School opening ceremony was something I’ll never forget, with the CEO of Swaziland Tourism present we knew we’d done something amazing

With over 4,600 different cockroach species worldwide, thankfully only 30 are associated with human habitats and 4 common household pests.