GreatPlainsCons2023Hammer, Author at Great Plains Conservation

Great Plains Camp Recipes Selind Explorers Fire Roasted Butternut

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Selinda Explorers Camp Recipe – Fire Roasted Butternut

By Chef Batho Shawn Reaitsanye This dish is a celebration of Selinda Explorers Camp through one humble ingredient: the butternut. The inspiration begins with fire. Selinda Explorers is surrounded by vast stands of mophane trees, traditionally valued in Botswana as…

GreatPlainsCons2023Hammer25 September 2026

Great Plains Tembo Plains Camp Boating Safari

Watch Wednesday

Watch Wednesday – Tembo Plains

Take a deep breath and imagine my week last week. We flew into Tembo Plains in anticipation of a momentous wildlife relocation again, which is a story for another day, but on the way to the camp we both fell…

GreatPlainsCons2023Hammer23 September 2026

Watch Wednesday Wildlife and Sightings

Wildlife Watch – Watch Wednesday August

The Season of Gold and Amber At the peak of this season, the themes of our regular Wildlife Watch Wednesday - the submissions from guides and guests - are biased towards the amber light and gold grasses we so often…

GreatPlainsCons2023Hammer2 September 2026

Great Plains Conservation Rewilding wild dog

Great Plains Foundation Watch Wednesday

Watch Wednesday – Rewilding

The ‘origins' story of Great Plains is about how to make a difference with a combination of tourism, social responsibility to communities and conservation and like most grand schemes, you chip away at the concept and then step back from…

GreatPlainsCons2023Hammer19 August 2026

Great Plains Conservation Mara Nyika Recipe Raspberry Parfait

Culinary and Dining

Mara Nyika Camp Recipe – Raspberry Parfait

By Chef Dominic Saningo Koya - Mara Nyika Camp Head Chef The story behind the recipe ‎Refreshing finish: Kenya's warm climate makes a chilled dessert very appealing after a rich meal. Beautiful presentation: The vibrant red raspberries create an elegant,…

GreatPlainsCons2023Hammer6 August 2026

Watch Wednesday

Zamara Private – Watch Wednesday

Zamara Private, the newest addition to our Great Plains portfolio, is ready to bring to everyone’s attention. Situated in a thicket of trees on high ground in the Mara, on private land, and not far from Mara Plains Camp, Mara…

GreatPlainsCons2023Hammer5 August 2026

Watch Wednesday Wildlife and Sightings

Wildlife Watch – Watch Wednesday July

Mid-season madness! Our guides don’t know which way to point their lenses, as you can see in this week’s assembly of this month’s wildlife sightings. For some reason, there are babies everywhere. Left and right, lion cubs and painted dog…

GreatPlainsCons2023Hammer29 July 2026

Kenya

Ode to One Ton

One Ton - A Legend This weekend, we woke to a changed world. The news from one of the Great Plains guides came across that one of the large tusker bull elephants was down, very near ol Donyo Lodge. We…

GreatPlainsCons2023Hammer7 July 2026

Great Plains Sitatunga Private Island Corn Soup Recipe

Culinary and Dining

Sitatunga Private Island Recipe: Okavango Fire-Grilled Corn Soup

By Chef Lady K - Sitatunga Private Island Head Chef & Chef Law - Sitatunga Private Island Sous Chef Okavango Fire-Grilled Corn Soup Deep within the Okavango Delta, as the sun dips below the horizon and paints the sky in…

GreatPlainsCons2023Hammer3 July 2026

Great Plains Conservation Water Self Syfficiency

Sustainable Safaris

More Than a Sip: Our Innovative Approach to Water Self-Sufficiency

By: Georgie Hextall - Great Plains Foundation - Impact Programs Manager & Sustainability Across all landscapes, water is more than a resource; it’s the very heartbeat of the ecosystem. It connects the elephant herds across the plains and the underground…

GreatPlainsCons2023Hammer25 June 2026

GreatPlainsCons2023Hammer

Selinda Explorers Camp Recipe – Fire Roasted Butternut

Watch Wednesday – Tembo Plains

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Mara Nyika Camp Recipe – Raspberry Parfait

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More Than a Sip: Our Innovative Approach to Water Self-Sufficiency

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