21 November 2013 Okavango Delta Summer has arrived and temperatures in the Delta are soaring. The characteristic sounds of cicadas and cuckoos can be heard and although the water levels are low, the landscape is lush, green and teeming with wildlife. At &Beyond Xudum Okavango Delta Lodge, a pack of African wild dogs caused a […]

21 November 2013 Are you ready? Have you dusted off your binoculars and planned your route? Have you storked out your twinspots and formulated your winning strategy? &Beyond’s BIRDING BIG DAY Competition 2013 starts this week, so don’t be a ta-wit ta-woo and lose out on the fun! Choose any 24-hour period between the 21st […]

20 November &Beyond Lake Manyara Tree Lodge Guests visiting &Beyond Lake Manyara Tree Lodge can enjoy a scenic bike ride through the nearby Mayoka community, hosted throughout by an expert &Beyond guide. After a quick game drive to Mayoka, guests collect their bicycles and cycle through the bustling village. It is a wonderful opportunity to […]

18 November 2013 Banjaar Tola Tented Camp, India “I was born and raised in the foothills of the Himalayas and at the age of 21 I started my career as a naturalist. I first worked in Corbett National Park, India’s oldest national park. In April 2011, I enrolled in the &Beyond/Taj Safaris naturalist training school […]

15 November 2013 Our annual &Beyond Birding Big Day competition is just around the corner. To refresh everyone’s memories, each team must record as many different bird species as possible within a 50 km radius of their lodge/office in a 24 hour period. The winner is the team that records the highest percentage of birds […]

14 November 2013 KINGDOM OF THE BLUE WHALE Mirissa, Sri Lanka Situated close to the southern tip of Sri Lanka, Mirissa is one of the world’s top destinations for observing the mighty blue whale, the largest known animal ever to have existed. With a body spanning over 30 m in length and a heart the […]

12 November 2013 Deepawali, or Diwali as it is more commonly referred to, is a Hindu festival that celebrates the victory of good over evil. It is typically observed on a moonless night as per the Hindu lunar calendar and marks the onset of winter in the northern hemisphere. According to ancient mythology, Lakshmi, the […]

10 November Mahua Kothi Jungle Lodge & Pashan Garh Wilderness Lodge Guests visiting our Indian lodges in search of the elusive tiger have certainly not been disappointed. At Mahua Kothi Jungle Lodge, naturalist Parikshit Rathore had been driving his guests for two days without any sign of the fleeting predator. Upon hearing a faint alarm […]

7 November 2013 &Beyond Benguerra Island &Beyond is pleased to announce the addition of Benguerra Island Lodge in Mozambique to our lodge portfolio. This announcement marks a new growth mode for &Beyond. We have previously turned away many opportunities because we knew exactly what we were looking for and what would work for our business. […]

6 November 2013 &Beyond Exeter River Lodge and Leadwood Lodge Guests visiting &Beyond Exeter River and Leadwood Lodges are in for a treat. One of the female leopards in the Sabi Sand Game Reserve recently gave our guiding team the first highly-anticipated glimpse of her two gorgeous seven-week-old cubs. She recently moved her den site […]