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Travel for Good: How to Support Wildlife Conservation

At Original Travel, we often have the ‘conservation conversation’ about how tourism and conservation are inextricably linked. Sadly, we’re all too familiar

Research Report: Jamie's Visit to the Reteti Elephant Sanctuary

Deep in Kenya’s Namunyak Conservancy is where you’ll find the Reteti Elephant Sanctuary. Founded in 2017, the Samburu community-owned sanctuary has quickly

The Conservation Conversation

At Original Travel, we spend a lot of time discussing our part in the great sustainability and tourismdebate, particularly regarding conservation. As champions of responsible travel,

An Interview with Beks Ndlovu, Founder of African Bush Camps

Beks Ndlovu was a safari guide in Zimbabwe before starting African Bush Camps in 2006. Fast forward to today and the company has 18 luxury tented camps and lodges in Botswana,

Our Favourite African Birding Safaris

The African savannah’s big beasts have obvious appeal, but the continent is also a birder’s paradise, home to avian species – resident, endemic and migratory

The Best National Parks in Sri Lanka

The silence is deafening as you sit aboard a little boat with an expert naturalist in Gal Oya Valley National Park. Drifting quietly between the towering rigor mortis-like limbs of petrified trees,

Our Top Seven Best National Parks in Australia

If sun-kissed beaches, mobs of lounging kangaroos and views that are nothing short of jaw-dropping are what draws you to Australia, then this list is for you.

Our Top Ten Best National Parks in the World

As areas of outstanding beauty, staggering biodiversity and intriguing cultural heritage, national parks have become cornerstones for wildlife conservation, sustainability and community well-being.

Best National Parks in California

There is nothing more spectacular than driving over the brow of a hill or venturing around a headland and coming across a view so eye-catching that you forget to take a breath,

Best National Parks in Europe

Europe is best known for its enchanting cities, stellar sunsets and captivating culture, but did you know that the continent is also home to over 500 national parks?

Best National Parks in Kenya

Nothing gets your adrenaline pumping like the sound of hippos honking in a nearby river or the roar of a distant lion as you wake up with the sun flooding into camp.

Boycott Black Friday... (and Celebrate Green Friday Instead)

Sick of endless Black Friday emails, ads and pop-ups? Ticked off as to why the UK has even picked up this Thanksgiving-specific consumer culture from our American friends in the first place?

Best National Parks in Tanzania

The emotional impact the African landscape has on visitors is second to none. Fly to some of the best national parks in Tanzania to see the vast landscapes,

Imvelo Safaris: The Importance of Sustainable Tourism

Last year, one of our Africa experts, Matt Shock, was lucky enough to escape the UK and get away to the wilds of Zimbabwe for an exciting adventure exploring

Our Top Five Wildlife Conservation Projects

Sometimes we need to take a step back and just remember we have no greater right to be here than any other animal - David Attenborough. No truer words, David.

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