HOW TO CREATE JOEL’S HALLOWEEN EXTRAVAGANZA AT HOME It is no secret that when guests visit Mara Plains, they are blown away by Chef Joel's creations, freshly baked daily in...
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Our bucket list of Africa's Ultimate Safari Dining Destinations for our Gourmet-Loving travellers As Africa's eco-tourism organisation, we are delighted to offer our suggestions for Africa's Ultimate Safari Dining Destinations....
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To witness a wildlife sighting where lions swim across one of the Selinda Spillway channels is unique and a safari guest's dream. To then see and capture the event of...
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"Several times a year, across the globe, National Geographic brings together the most fascinating and innovative scientists, conservationists, explorers, educators, and storytellers. One of our pinnacle convenings – the Explorers...
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Dereck and Beverly Joubert, founders of tourism conservation organization Great Plains and National Geographic explorers-in-residence have been awarded the 2021 Explorers Club Medal. The Explorers Club Medal is the highest...
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Through collaboration we strive. On Sunday 22nd November a Community Football Tournament took place at the Maun Sports Complex in Botswana, organised by Great Plains Conservation and Sankoyo Bushbucks Football…
At Great Plains we also understand that thriving conservation programs are only possible when communities living alongside the wildlife and protected areas are afforded opportunities to learn, interact, and benefit…
Our latest initiative on how we can minimise our impact on the environment Great Plains Conservation is passionate about doing their part for the planet. We have numerous projects and…
Our guides are not just guides, they are wildlife conservationists At Great Plains Conservation, our safari guides are not just guides, they are passionate conservationists. These men and women chose…
African Wild dogs were once found across Africa, but today they exist in mere pockets of endangered packs. In areas such as the Selinda and Okavango in Botswana and Maasai...
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The power of collaborative conservation This Rhinos Without Borders Update starts with the Chiefs of six remote villages from Botswana Okavango Community Trust seeing rhinos for the first time in...
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In the animal world, mothers come in every shape and size… Some are as big as African elephants, and some are as small as an elephant shrew. Some hiss and…
A childhood initiation into the African wild… A long time ago, humans were on a great voyage, crossing countries and continents and ever-changing habitats: deserts, jungles, snowy peaks, savannahs, rivers……
During the current COVID-19 pandemic, Great Plains Conservation continues to protect wildernesses, enforce focused anti-poaching measures and assist vulnerable communities. Because now more than ever, it is important to unite…
“Research your own experience, absorb what is useful, reject what is useless, add what is specifically your own.” – Bruce Lee Alchemy is defined as a seemingly magical process of…
Becoming a More Conscious Traveller… Travelling is how we build our understanding of and compassion for the world. Our desire is to protect it. It’s what enables us to feel…
The land of no seasons If you live on the equator or are simply visiting say, Kenya, you might notice that the days and nights are of equal length. The…
A Life-changing Safari Through Zimbabwe Zimbabwe has taken hold of our hearts. With its immense Zambezi River, tumbling thunderously over Mosi-oa-Tunya… That great waterfall known world-wide as Victoria Falls, which…
Africa’s last Eden A bloat of hippopotamuses, a memory of elephants, an obstinacy of buffalo, a pride of lions, a bask of crocodiles, a pack of wild dogs, a tower…
There are unwritten rules we follow in life, even more so when exploring the swampy depths of a delta, filming wild elephants and roaming lion prides, wading closer and closer….
