atmosfari
A Kenya based safari specialist highlighting responsible travel in Africa and stories of people and places we love.
15/02/2024
Beautiful zebras captured in Namibia by
12/02/2024
The Nkuwa Female Leopard || 📸
31/05/2022
Colossal Craig
Craig, the Super Tusker, is one of the last of his kind. To be classified a super tusker, an elephant has to have tusks weighing more than 45kg / 100Ibs each. Very few populations still carry the genes for such huge tusks, and the individuals that do grow them are extremely vulnerable to poaching for their ivory. It is due to the hard work of KWS, Big Life and others that Craig has reached the ripe old age of 50 and can safely roam the Amboseli ecosystem.
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📍 Amboseli, Kenya
28/05/2022
Despite their size, leopards have the incredible ability to climb trees. They will often use them as a location to store their prized kills, out of reach of any prying scavengers, but also to seek some shade during the heat of the day away from flies and other insects that might be on the ground.
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📍 Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
24/05/2022
All the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow.
~ Tolstoy
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📍 Kalahari, Namibia
22/05/2022
The last two northern white rhinos left on Earth.
Ol Pejeta is home to two of the world’s last remaining northern white rhinos, Najin and her daughter Fatu, who are sadly not able to carry a rhino calf to term.
The future of this subspecies now lies in the development of in vitro fertilisation techniques and stem cell technology, which is not only expensive, but has never before been attempted in rhinos.
To find out more, and how you can help Ol Pejeta visit www.olpejetaconservancy.org
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📍 Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya
20/05/2022
Welcome to… Chinzombo Lodge
Where the neighbours will give you the warmest welcome.
Chinzombo Lodge is a luxury tented lodge on the banks of the Luangwa River in Zambia. It is exclusive, luxurious and yet quintessentially natural.
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📍 Zambia
17/05/2022
If at first you don't see it...
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📍 Royal Migration Camp, Serengeti, Tanzania
08/05/2022
Conservation Corner... The Mara Predator Conservation Programme
This programme, by Kenya Wildlife Trust, helps community members and landowners understand and appreciate the role of predators in the ecosystem. It also works to ensure that key stakeholders in the Greater Mara Ecosystem consistently utilise sound scientific conservation strategies. Lastly, it also supports stable, healthy predator populations by providing scientific evidence for conservation action.
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📍 Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
01/05/2022
Welcome to… Chobe Game Lodge
On the banks of the majestic Chobe River lies this elegant 5-star safari lodge. It is the only lodge inside Chobe National Park meaning guests enjoy beautiful and exclusive views.
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26/04/2022
Conservation Corner... Lewa Wildlife Conservancy
Lewa serves as a safe refuge for critically endangered black rhino and endangered Grevy's zebra, as well as elephant, lion, wild dog, giraffe and other iconic wildlife species in Kenya. The conservancy is also home to more than 400 species of birds.
Lewa invests heavily in the livelihoods of its neighbours through programmes in education, healthcare, water, micro-enterprise, youth empowerment and more.
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📍 Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Laikipa, Kenya
22/04/2022
"Each and every animal on earth has as much right to be here as you and me"
~ Anthony Douglas Williams
Earth Day 2022
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📍 Wild is Life Sanctuary, Zimbabwe
21/04/2022
Welcome to... Borana Lodge
A lodge steeped in history and style that is designed to work in harmony with the landscape. It enjoys an idyllic setting, as you can see from this picture perfect bathtub view.
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📍 Borana Conservancy, Kenya
19/04/2022
Conservation Corner: Tsavo Trust
Tsavo Trust is a Kenyan not-for-profit conservation organisation that works to give the wildlife and people of Tsavo the right to a future. They work to protect wildlife and their habitats, as well as promoting community engagement in conservation challenges. They run a wildlife conservation programme, a community conservation programme and an animal welfare programme.
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📍 Tsavo Conservation Area, Kenya
17/04/2022
Happy Easter Sunday from the Atmosfari Team!
12/04/2022
Journey to the End of the Earth
Namibia's Skeleton Coast is 500 kilometres of virtually uninhabited and untamed coastline. Animal bones and shipwrecks are scattered across its endless strands, and lions, hyenas and other predators wander the shore in search of maritime meals. If you are lucky, you may even spot an elephant wading into the waters, where off-shore 11 shark species are waiting.
Definitely one for the bucket list.
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📍 Skeleton Coast National Park, Namibia
09/04/2022
Welcome to… Sonop Lodge
10 beautifully constructed tented suites on top of granite boulders overlooking untouched Namibian desert wilderness. This 1920’s colonial style lodge is an old world adventure like no other.
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📍 Karas Region, Namibia
05/04/2022
African Wildlife Foundation has existed since 1961, spearheading African leadership of conservation on the continent. They've protected endangered species, promoted conservation enterprises that benefit local African communities, and trained hundreds of African nationals in conservation.
To find out more, head to
29/03/2022
Welcome to... Tuludi
Sophisticated, intimate and with every detail attended to, Tuludi offers an iconic Delta experience in the most refined of surroundings.
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📍 Okavango Delta, Botswana
27/03/2022
Black Panther
This beautiful female known as Dark Beauty was spotted in Laikipia, Kenya. Her mother is spotted but due to a genetic condition that overproduces melanin, this young cub is black. A sighting such as this is incredibly rare but not impossible with the right safari team.
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📍 Laikipia Wilderness Camp, Kenya
22/03/2022
Nature is wild. It is not meant to be leashed or caged.
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📍 Maasai Mara, Kenya
20/03/2022
The new king of Liuwa Plain National Park in Zambia.
Before came under management by in 2003, wildlife populations, especially predators, were in decline. And there was only one lioness roaming the area - Lady Liuwa. But in 2008 a series of reintroductions began to reunite her with her own kind, and now her pride and legacy has grown to 14 individuals.
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📍 Liuwa Plain National Park, Zambia
15/03/2022
Open wide!
Did you know all feline tongues are covered with tiny hooks, which help them tear the flesh off the bones of prey? They also help in grooming too.
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📍 Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
12/03/2022
Deadvlei, the dead marsh
The dead trees here are around 1,000 years old, but due to the dry climate they haven’t decomposed. Their black silhouettes against the clear blue sky, rusty-red dunes and bleached-white salt pans make the area a photographers dream. Definitely a must see when visiting Namibia.
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📍 Namib Desert, Namibia
01/03/2022
The Orphans of Reteti
Elephant calves in Northern Kenya are orphaned or abandoned due to drought, man-made wells, human-wildlife conflict and natural mortality. The Sanctuary was established in response to demands from the local community.
To find out more about Reteti Sanctuary, please visit .e.s.c.u.e
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📍 Samburu, Kenya
27/02/2022
Leopards are closer than you think.
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📍 South Africa
22/02/2022
Did you know...
A black rhino calf will always run behind its mother, while a white rhino calf will always run in front!
Which do you think this baby is?
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📍 South Africa
06/02/2022
King of the OMC
The Olare Motorogi Conservancy, in the Greater Maasai Mara, is a partnership between over 300 landowners and five tourism operations: Porini Lion Camp, Kicheche Bush Camp, Mara Plains Camp, Olare Mara Kempinski and Mahali Mzuri.
The area boasts one of the highest concentrations of big cats in Africa, which is closely monitored by the Tony Lapham Mara Predator Hub. Their research and monitoring work contributes to county and national strategies for protecting predators, as well as conservancy management decisions across the Greater Maasai Mara.
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📍 Olare Motorogi Conservancy, Kenya
30/01/2022
Welcome to… Selinda Explorers Camp
Where fine dining is enjoyed by all.
Located in a remote location in a private reserve in Botswana, Selinda offers an authentic taste of a classical safari, but with a modern twist. It is built on the banks of the Selinda Spillway, where guests can while away an afternoon under the shade of the riverine forest, and can let the wildlife come to them.
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📍 Selinda Explorers Camp, Botswana
29/01/2022
Rare Elephant Twins!
An elephant in Samburu National Reserve, Kenya has given birth to twins.
"The survival of the twins depends very much on the quality of the grass and vegetation and the experience of the matriarch. This mother has had a successful experience of raising a calf before, and the fact that it has rained recently means the grass is green in Samburu, and gives the little twins a greater chance of survival... We have to cross our fingers, but we are cautiously hopeful."
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📍 Samburu, Kenya