Pollmans Tours Kenya World Travel Awards

ARP Safaris is thrilled announce that for the third time Pollmans Tours has been awarded “Kenya’s Leading Inbound Operator” and for the FIRST time has won “Africa’s Leading Tour Operator” at the recent World Travel Awards.  Khalid Shapi, MD Pollmans and Zaheer Moledina, Director ARP Safaris where on hand to receive the awards and all…

Tracking the wildebeest migration with Bushtops Camps

These are the two biggest questions we are asked, every year. When is the best time to visit Bushtops? And where will the migrating wildebeest be, month by month? If you know Africa (or read our reports) you’ll know that nothing is ever certain and everything can change. Migrations follow a broad clockwise pattern, but rainfall and grass determine…

Timket Festival 2019: Experience the Joy!

Timket, the Ethiopian Epiphany, takes place January 18, 2019.  This awe-inspiring religious occasion honors the baptism of Christ in the River Jordan and is celebrated throughout Ethiopia. The two-day event is both solemn and joyous, a rich spectacle of exuberant songs, spontaneous dances, and colorful processions. The traditional ceremony includes carrying the Tabot (replica of…