Most travellers would agree that applying for a visa is the most stressful part of planning a birding trip. Not only does it involve loads of paperwork and a lot of your time, but your birding trip depends upon it. That in itself is quite a worrying thought. The nagging “What if my visa is declined?” question...

Purchasing an air ticket can be quite a daunting task when you consider the cost involved.  Air travel is expensive, regardless of where you live or where you are travelling to. The last thing a traveller wants to do is make a mistake and incur additional costs to change the ticket, or to lose money by...

Glen Valentine recently returned from Rockjumper’s very popular winter South Africa tour – and what an immensely successful tour it proved to be! The trip scored an impressive 436 species of birds and 59 mammals! These tallies included an array of wonderful creatures (many of which are endemic to South...