Why do you travel? The older I get, the more reasons I have for traveling. First and formost for me is nature and wildlife, then history, culture and you might find this surprising, but my newest reason – is food! To explore a countries local flavours, street dishes and traditional foods brings texture to my travel experience. So we’re introducing food into our blog. We will be sharing local food/street food/recipes and more from the countries we at Sunway Safaris visit. You can try these recipes out for yourself, share them with your friends and when you travel with us test out the “real-deal”.

So today, I am introducing to you the humble “Bunny Chow”, more affectionately known as a “bunny” or “let’s get bunnies for lunch”. This, oddly named but delicious, traditional on-the-go meal has become the icon of local food in Durban, South Africa.

Dirk is one of our most experienced guides and he recently spent time on the South Africa walking Safari. Dirk recalls his experiences in 2 of South Africa’s largest game reserves Kruger National Park & Hluhluwe–iMfolozi Park.

Here is Dirk’s account

“One of the many highlights on the South Africa walking safari has to be the time we spend in the game reserves. On this tour we visit Kruger National Park and Hluhluwe–iMfolozi Park. Kruger National Park is one of the largest game reserves in Africa, spanning a massive 20 000 sq kilometers. It is situated in the north-east of South Africa and is home to all the Big 5. In fact Kruger has more species of large mammals than any other African game reserve. Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park (on the East Coast of KwaZulu Natal) is the oldest proclaimed natural park in Africa, established in 1895.

A curious little pup - Frederica tells us all about her days in Etosha while on a Namibia and Botswana Southern Circle [NBa21].

I have just returned from a Southern circle tour. For 21 days we traveled 5593km with our group starting from Livingstone, through the beautiful landscapes of Namibia, finishing in the magnificent Botswana.One if the many highlights of this tour is spending three amazing nights in Etosha National park the "Great white place of dry water" a 22,000 sq km park that has so much to offer for those who can see beauty in such a harsh environment.

Guide Alex tells us her wonderful story about seeing two beautiful male lions in Savuti

Our BT14 - Botswana Wildside stays two days in Savuti where we do wild camping.  There is nothing better than camping in the wild with no one else around.  You feel so close to nature. Savuti is actually part of Chobe National Park but what I love about the National Parks in Botswana is that there are no fences so the animals are free to roam wherever they like to, following normal migration patterns and even crossing borders to Zimbabwe without a Passport.  It is no problem for them and no queuing up to get a permit like us humans have to.