by CO_Tamaleki18_NEW | Oct 22, 2026 | Tips and travel advice
African Safari Planning Why We Sometimes Say No There’s something we’ve been meaning to tell you. We’re not always going to agree with you. Now, that might sound like a strange thing for a travel company to say, particularly when our job is to help you plan the safari...
by CO_Tamaleki18_NEW | Sep 25, 2026 | Destination focus
Where Next for Compass Odyssey? Looking Beyond Safari Africa Over the years, a number of our travellers have asked whether we could arrange journeys outside of East and Southern Africa with the same Compass Odyssey approach they experienced here. Until now, we’ve...
by CO_Tamaleki18_NEW | Aug 24, 2026 | Destination focus
THE GREAT MIGRATION | KENYA & TANZANIA Waiting for the Wildebeest There is something slightly ridiculous about trying to make an appointment with a million wildebeest. We spend an enormous amount of time planning our travellers’ journeys through Africa. We think about...
by CO_Tamaleki18_NEW | Jul 29, 2026 | Destination focus
NAMIBIA The Namib's quiet secrets Sandwich Harbour, ‘sandwiched’ between desert and sea There is a particular kind of quiet in the Namib Desert. Stand on a dune at first light and the world seems to hold its breath — an ocean of sand rolling to the...
by CO_Tamaleki18_NEW | Jun 22, 2026 | Tips and travel advice
TIPS & TRAVEL ADVICE Safari Safety and Wellness — The Ordinary Truth Every few years, the word Ebola appears in a headline somewhere — usually in large letters, often beside a map of Africa. We understand completely how unsettling that can be, especially for anyone...
