https://www.gofundme.com/f/supporting-mouha-support-the-mountain-crew. Target Reached! We have been overwhelmed by the generosity of our friends and travellers to our fundraiser for our Moroccan mountain team - thank you to you all. The fund remains open and we will be sending updates on how the money is spent and the lives that it touches in due course.

“ I do not know any country like Morocco, which is so near, that offers so much while asking so little in return.. You will find the subtle blend of the Mediterranean and the Atlantic... the dry, continental plateaus, the snow which contemplates the desert, the rivers which pierce the mountains to end up lost in the sands of the Sahara, a light that proclaims everywhere that the Atlantic skirts more than a thousand miles of the Kingdom, the beautiful shadows on barren landscapes, the same shadows which vibrate under trees or shelters” Michael Jobert, politician, writer and scholar who lived much of his life in Morocco. A late summer week spent in Essaouira and the High Atlas, at l’Heure Bleue and the idyllic Olinto could not reflect these sentiments any better. Please call Vanessa to discuss Morocco plans.

Masoala, Madagascar 🇲🇬 - the Humpback encounters are pretty phenomenal! 📹🙏David Emmett

what is top of your wish list? for a family of Natural High guests currently exploring Madagascar 🇲🇬 it was definitely the Aye-aye… which Masoala Forest Lodge in the coastal rainforest of north-east Madagascar duly delivered - Definitely THE place to look for this weird, elusive and curiously charismatic creatures. The largest nocturnal primate in the world, which fills the niche of woodpeckers with its long and incredibly mobile middle finger. #bucketlist #intothewildsafaris #masoalaforestlodge #creativeconservationist 📸Jessie Jordan

Zimbabwe never fails to deliver and surprise - Rod is just back from a fortnight in Hwange and Zambezi (above Vic Falls) National Parks. Highlights included a family of five cheetah, incredible numbers of elephant, mating lion and a myriad of birdlife from the very large (Ostrich, Kori Bustard, Secretarybird) to the range-restricted (Bradfield’s Hornbill - pictured). A real treat to be able to get out on foot to experience it all in the company of top guides. Zimbabwe’s safari pedigree is renowned - the surprise is always how well the wildlife estate and the tourism industry has held up while the country has gone from a mainstream to a more esoteric choice of destination. Surprising too just how beautiful and varied Hwange is - certainly during the early part of the dry season while natural waterholes abound - and the Falls are in their full glory. Easy to reach and travel around, if you have not been western Zim is definitely worth serious consideration - & if you have, rest assured it’s as good as ever. #intothewild #bucketlistsafari #hwangenationalpark #zambezinationalpark #victoriafalls #mpalajena #camphwange

firmly on the path less trodden, this otherworldly wetland - vast and timeless - is best visited in the early dry season (early May through July) when it’s waterways are alive with wildfowl. Home to herds of thousands of endemic & photogenic Black Lechwe & a breeding stronghold for the enigmatic Shoebill Stork. Best combined with the Luangwa Valley. #intothewild #bucketlisttravel

Catherine’s Namibian adventures continued… Photos taken on the Skeleton Coast - amazing! Been swimming in the sea, beach lunch, wonderful drive - saw desert elephants, quad biking, sand boarding and this morning saw a brown hyena. Off to Hoanib Valley today. #naturalhighsafaris #intothewild

Catherine loving being back in her favourite place. Good to be back on the road and in the air of the ever stunning beauty of Namibia. #naturalhightravel #intothewild #bucketlistsafari

Gillian loving being back in India and exploring the paths less travelled in this mesmerising country. The best season is from December to April when the summer heat has dissipated, festivals are numerous and wildlife sightings can be superb.

This beautiful and moving documentary short has been nominated for an Oscar tonight and deservedly so. Featuring a Tamil couple who foster baby elephants at the Theppakadu Elephant Camp at Mudumalai Tiger Reserve. It shows the touching emotional bond that develops between them and their orphans. Set against the majestic beauty of the wild forests of Southern India. It’s a powerful reminder that humans can be the problem but also the solution.

fancy something completely different? at this time of year the Luangwa is in spate - gone the slow meandering river with innumerable sand banks covered by basking hippo & croc, in its place a mighty body of water. Safely navigable by boat; journey into the heart of the Park, a landscape lush & green with abundant wildlife, dramatic skies and not another soul about. a proper expedition in to one of Africa’s greatest wildernesses. #intothewild #bucketlist