While driving the stunning Garden Route in 1995, I never expected to end up on the back of a giant bird - but that’s exactly what happened in Oudtshoorn, the ostrich capital of the world. 

In the heart of Kruger National Park in South Africa, where the sunrise paints the savannah gold and sharp green  the bush, lives the “King of the Jungle: the lion. My friend and me had stepped out of the human world, and into his. Suddenly a massive male lion, alone, emerged on our way ….

Out on the wide savannah of Tanzania, an elephant crosses my path - huge, calm, unstoppable. He doesn’t rush. He doesn’t fear. He simply moves forward, knowing the land belongs to him. 

Riding elephants through the hills, deep valleys, and thick jungles of the Golden Triangle is a unique way to experience nature. This adventure took me over rough paths, through rivers, and deep into the jungle, all while sitting high on the back of an elephant. 

Stepped into the Musk Ox world and experienced a mountain area with untouched nature and a fascinating history. Here we really got the feeling of getting out into the middle of nowhere. Our top local tour guide Ståle Lien, Dovreguiden, explained everything about these majestic animals to us, and showed us the way to the sites where we could observe them.

What are we going to do? The lions emerged from everywhere, and we where stuck in the middle, literally told. Suddenly we heard a scream from the tent next to us. We didn't see anything, but we feared the worst.

The most spectacular experience in the Serengeti National Park is the annual migration when more than 1,500,000 wildebeest follow some 200,000 zebra in a 2,000 km round pilgrimage.