She ummed and ahed but finally made the right decision and grabbed ten days from London in her favourite back yard. Clare Bates we salute your decision and everyone else booked for this autumn, festive season and beyond.

Spreading her safari across all three camps Clare did her best to fill her commodious memory cards. These are not normal photographs, Clare is not a normal photographer but has honed her craft after many schooling safaris at Kicheche. The literal leap of leopards is magnificent, big credit to Valley Camp’s Johnson.



Standby for a Christmas special in the next few days but thank you for the ‘advent’ageous calendar warm-up Clare, outstanding effort, no deBates.
