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Terminal entrance of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.

This airport was supposed to be temporary. It’s three years past its use-by date

There’s little to offer beyond the neat structural design at this city’s main international airport. Get in, get moving and get out.

  • Andrew Bain
Nyama choma, a Kenyan staple.

The history of this tasty dish is the history of humanity

This national dish’s name means “grilled meat” and that’s exactly what it is, but its origins are so old no one really knows when it was created.

  • Ben Groundwater
Mount Kenya suffers nothing from being of a lower elevation than Kilimanjaro.

Hiking Africa’s second-highest mountain beats Mount Kilimanjaro

“Most people come to do the Roof of Africa – that’s Kili – and that’s why it’s popular, but it’s not as scenic,” says our guide.

  • Andrew Bain
Suyian Lodge, Kenya

My first stay on this continent may have ruined all future trips

As we arrive at this imposing new luxury lodge and take in the seemingly infinite views, I realise I may have peaked a little too early for my first trip to Africa.

  • Trudi Jenkins
From a distance, Rio’s colourful favelas look appealing.

Authentic insight or voyeurism? My struggle with slum tourism

I saw a colourful, poor neighbourhood from a distance and wanted to visit it. But I learnt just how thorny, divisive and nuanced the issue is.

  • Gary Nunn
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The earthy tones of andBeyond’s Suyian Lodge.

The new Kenya lodge with exclusive safari access

The Laikipia highlands of Kenya are characterised by abundant wildlife and lush landscapes. Yet it is much less crowded than the Maasai Mara.

  • Julietta Jameson
Hopes are now high that IVF may help save the species.

Seeing the world’s loneliest animal moved me to tears. Now there’s hope

The northern white rhino is on the brink of extinction. But a laboratory in Germany may now have the means to save them.

  • Sue Williams
Kenya’s favourite cocktail, dawa.

Kenya’s intoxicating national tipple has surprising origins

Dawa started out as an experiment in a Mombasa garden. It’s one of the most refreshing cocktails around, but drinking it entails ritual.

  • Catherine Marshall
Enduring love… The Lion King’s upcoming sequel is attracting a lot of interest in Africa, 30 years after the original.

Aussies are flocking to the real-life inspiration for a Disney hit

More than 30 years ago the chair of Walt Disney Studios went on a safari and the impact of that trip is still felt today.

  • Sue Williams
mara

Tarzan meets Robinson Crusoe at these incredible treehouses

Now you can stay in a luxury tented suite in the treetops overlooking the Ntiakitiak River within the 150,000-hectare Masai Mara National Reserve.

  • Julietta Jameson