Guy Peggram

Guy recently returned from an amazing two weeks in East Africa: Tanzania, followed by some time in Kenya. In Tanzania, he visited the Northern Serengeti, Lake Manyara National Park and Tarangire National Park. Some of Guy’s highlights were two tree climbing lions in Lake Manyara, hundreds of lions in the Serengeti and a beautiful dusk leopard sighting in Tarangire. Over in Kenya, Guy spent time in the Maasai Mara where his highlights included a gorgeous cheetah up on a termite mound, twin baby elephants and a huge zebra crossing. There were thousands of zebras crossing the Mara River – an incredible spectacle! Guy’s wonderful trip continued; Guy spent ten days in Zambia and Malawi where he visited Victoria Falls, Lower Zambezi National Park, Kafue National Park, South Luangwa and rounded off the trip in Lake Malawi. He even braved Angel Pools at Victoria Falls! The wildlife sightings kept coming. A pride of 23 lions in the Busanga plains without another vehicle in sight, three leopards in one sighting in the Lower Zambezi and a pack of wild dogs right at the airstrip in Kafue. Zambia is Guy’s all time favourite safari destination and it did not disappoint!

“With so many memorable experiences to consider, it’s difficult to choose just one. One of my earliest memories of safari is from when I was a youngster, being desperate to spot my first leopard. We were enjoying a drink as the sun set, when our guide suddenly stopped and told us to get into the vehicle; he had clearly heard something. We drove 2 minutes round the corner and bumped into not one but two leopards, a mating pair. That memory always sticks with me and is one of the reasons why I am so obsessed with wildlife today! Spending time on foot with big game is always exhilarating. Another pretty special experience was seeing two male lions on foot in Mana Pools in Zimbabwe, and 10 minutes later we saw a leopard on foot too. Fairytale stuff!”