The antidote to being stuck inside. "If you can't go to the mountain, bring the mountain to you." In Kids of Nature lingo that translates as "If you can't go...

A few years ago, I had the privilege to encounter a magnificent cheetah in the Namibian bush. She turned around and looked me in the eyes. We stood still for...

Kids of Nature is a growing community of happy adventurers who enjoy the finer things in life, and that includes travel in pristine nature. What better place...

The phone lines are down and we can’t reach the lodge. We are too early to catch the 16:00 road transfer to the lodge and too late for the 12:00 transfer. Yo...

"Absolutely not!" was the unanimous opinion of my son (16) and daughter (18). The conversation ended as abruptly as it had started when I asked them "Why not...

Strictly speaking there are no truly wild horses left in the world today, except for the Przewalski's horses of the vast open spaces of Mongolia which were, ...

We're getting deeper and deeper into the 'real' Africa. Homesteads are made up of separate huts or buildings – each with a function: one to cook, one to slee...

En route for a site inspection and a promising brunch in South Africa’s oldest national park, Hluhluwe iMfolozi, we decide to take a scenic route instead of ...

“I can’t believe this is happening,” sighs James when he puts the luggage in the car. “We specifically agreed that we would only take one medium-sized bag pe...

The Zulu people, also known as the Amazulu, are the largest ethnic group in South Africa with an estimated 10–12 million people living mainly in the province...

During one of our exploration road trips for Kids of Nature we discovered a really cool elephant sanctuary and educational centre, Adventures with Elephants....

During the last days that lead up to a road trip, my to-do list invariably grows beyond measure. In no time, my head space spins out of control, following th...

Every two years the Wild Rhino Campaign brings students from Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi in Vietnam to South Africa to embark on, what they call, a life-chang...

If packing isn't your forte or you're just too lazy like me, check out these 2 videos on how to pack optimally. Video 1 shows you an array of packing possibi...