Wildest Africa

Ngorongoro Is Thought To Have Formed About 25m Years Ago From A Large Volcano Whose Cone Collapsed Inward After A Major Eruption Leaving The Present Vast Unbroken Crater As Its Landmark This Fertile Land Is Full Of Wildlife From Cunning Hyenas And Proud Lions To Vast Herds Of Wildebeest And Elephants

Namibia Is An Arid Rough Land From The Speedy Cheetah Stalking And Killing Prey To The Territorial Beach Fights Between Cape Cross Seals Its Unique Landscapes Surprise Us With Mammoth Sand Dunes And Rocky Mountains This Place Has Been Inhabited For Thousands Of Years By People And Animals And Shows No Sign Of Losing Popularity With Either

The Okavango Delta A Huge Emerald Oasis In The Burning Heat Of The Kalahari Desert Is Fed By The Okavango River And This Perpetual Cycle Of Wet And Dry Is The Lifeblood Of This Extraordinary Natural Eden

The Zambezi Is One Of Africas Most Influential Rivers Millions Of People Rely On It And It Supports Some Of The Continents Most Spectacular Wildlife The Great River Matures And Changes As It Stretches For Nearly 3000km Carving The Landscape It Passes But The Zambezis Long And Winding Journey Destroys As Well As Creates

The Virunga Mountains Are The Embodiment Of Western Fantasies About Deep Dark Africa Located At The Very Center Of The Continent This String Of Volcanoes Straddles The Western Branch Of A Huge System Of Cliffbounded Valleys Known As The Great African Rift Its Also Home To Some Of The Worlds Most Iconic Animals Ndash Including The African Great Apes

Known For Centuries As Africas Dark Heart The Congo Rainforest Has Long Held Its Secrets Close Concealed Behind An Impenetrable Wall Of Green Only Now Are We Beginning To Understand This Daunting Place Congo Is A Multilayered Threedimensional World Seething With Innumerable Species By Peeling Back The Layers We Discover How This Vast Rainforest Works And Expose The Hidden Lives Of Its Inhabitants