A signature recipe that feels true to our camp - A taste of Zimbabwean Hospitality Inspired by the wild beauty of Zimbabwe, our Miso Mushroom Soup is a hearty and comforting dish that warms the heart and soul. It is…
Storm clouds swept across our Great Plains reserves this month. From the south to the east, each bringing vibrancy and anticipation, a flurry of births and new life, as well as predation and action. I flew across the land today,…
As I watched the short video assembled from hours of this month's wildlife sightings submissions from the guides and guests at Great Plains this week, I felt a tinge of FOMO because quite a few of the scenes and images…
Not everyone has the luxury of time to disengage and spend hours in our hide at Kenya’s ol Donyo Lodge just watching as One Ton the elephant saunters up to drink, or as zebras trot in and carve their way…
I first read these magical words as a boy, devouring books on Africa and falling in love with the notion of seeing something new and exciting every day, and of course, reading Isak Dinesen's famous book. I assembled books almost…
“The first one to say, or even hum ‘Who let the Dogs out’ pays a fine to the Great Plains Foundation!” was my stern directive to the small team sitting waiting in the shade for over four hours for their…
I was pleased to see the submissions from guides and guests, as they represent a cross-section of what everyone is seeing this month, particularly since there is also so little coverage of the wildebeest migration in the Maasai Mara. The…
Connections often seem vague at first and seem to come out of nowhere, but once you focus on them, they become real. Last week, Beverly and I were in the fjords of Alaska on an expedition vessel called the Hanse…
It has been an exciting month across every single one of our Great Plains properties, as this week’s guests and guides’ videos and photographs show. Action everywhere. But I am pleased to see that some also took the opportunity to…
It seems as if everywhere our guides turned this month, there were big cats, hyenas and painted dogs. These sightings appeared almost across each of our camps, which, of course, is no surprise. We choose our camps strategically to develop…
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