Tom Morris

For me, the African bush is the ultimate escape from everyday life.

Specialist countries: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe

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I first travelled to Africa in 2009, initially to Zambia with my family, before joining a school rugby tour in South Africa. On this trip I enjoyed many uniquely African experiences including whitewater rafting on the Zambezi below the Victoria Falls, having lunch on Livingstone Island, climbing Table Mountain and visiting Robben Island.

On this trip I was bitten by the travel bug and, whilst I have travelled to many destinations since Africa remains special. The combination of wilderness, adventure and wildlife ensures that I keep returning. In 2011 I visited Kenya on another family safari to Laikipia and the Masai Mara. I enjoyed my time in the Mara so much that two weeks later I was back on a plane to work at Cottar’s 1920’s Safari Camp for a month.

Whilst at university studying physics I became involved in an independent project to raise money and build a school in the Chikolongo region of Malawi. I was lucky enough to visit the school in 2012 and continue to be involved in the project. After graduation, I spent six months in the French Alps on a Ski season followed by an extensive two-month self-drive trip around southern Africa in a beaten-up old Land Rover.

Following these travels, I spent a year working on special effects in the film industry before the itch for Africa persuaded me to move to the travel industry and Expert Africa in 2015. Since joining I have thoroughly enjoyed getting to know our Namibia programme and I continue to travel extensively - both with work and independently.

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Tom's most recent Africa trips

Botswana

Nov 23 13 nights

While the Okavango is always a fantastic destination offering some superb wildlife, the highlight of this trip was visiting the Kalahari's Salt Pans in Nxai Pan National Park and the Makadikadi. Whiling away an afternoon in the presence of habituated meerkats, visiting Baines' Baobabs and encountering possibly the largest black-maned lion I've ever seen showed me a new and different side to Botswana that both contrasts and complements the verdant reaches of the Delta.

I visited: Okavango Delta Safari Reserves, Moremi Game Reserve, Kalahari's Salt Pans, Maun

Zimbabwe

Jun 23 13 nights

Over five years after I first visited Hwange, it was amazing to be back in such an expansive and varied park. This trip primarily focussed on the more rugged northern part of the park around Robins Camp and several new camps. Some of the road transfers between camps were long and bumpy, but the spectacle of Hwange, excellent elephant sightings, lion encounters and some superb walking safaris more than made up for it.

I visited: Victoria Falls, Hwange National Park

Botswana, Zimbabwe

Nov 22 10 nights

After a three-year hiatus, I was delighted to get back to Botswana and explore several new areas. Although the rains had arrived, I still managed to see some excellent wildlife and enjoy a good range of activities. I was also pleased to be able to spend a night in Victoria Falls and catch up on some of the exciting new properties there. Highlights of this trip included watching storms roll across the Delta, witnessing a leopard catch his lunch, and boating on the Chobe River.

I visited: Okavango Delta Safari Reserves, Kwando-Linyanti area, Chobe National Park, Victoria Falls

Tom's previous Africa research

Country	Arrived	Length of stay	Areas visited
Namibia	April 2022	14 nights	Windhoek, Central Highlands, Damaraland, Etosha National Park, Okonjima Nature Reserve
Botswana	November 2019	19 nights	Okavango Delta Safari Reserves, Kwando-Linyanti area, Moremi Game Reserve
Namibia	April 2019	16 nights	Windhoek, Etosha National Park, Damaraland, Skeleton Coast & Kaokoland
Zimbabwe	October 2018	13 nights	Harare, Mana Pools National Park, Matusadona National Park
Namibia	September 2018	9 nights	Windhoek, Central Highlands, Etosha National Park
Namibia	April 2018	14 nights	Southern Namibia, Fish River Canyon, Luderitz, Windhoek
Zimbabwe	November 2017	14 nights	Victoria Falls, Hwange National Park, Matobo National Park
Botswana	September 2017	9 nights	Maun, Okavango Delta Safari Reserves
Botswana	May 2017	7 nights	Maun, Kalahari's Salt Pans, Central Kalahari Game Reserve, North-west Kalahari & Panhandle
Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe	November 2016	28 nights	Windhoek, Damaraland, Etosha National Park, Okonjima Nature Reserve, Caprivi Strip, North-west Kalahari & Panhandle, Chobe National Park, Victoria Falls
Namibia	May 2016	13 nights	Windhoek, Swakopmund & Walvis Bay, Namib-Naukluft National Park, NamibRand Nature Reserve

Botswana

Major contributor 6th edition 2024

Researching this book coincided with my 6th trip to Botswana with Expert Africa. For this edition I enjoyed exploring the Mopane tongue area of the Moremi, the Santawani area of the Okavango and the Nxai and Makgadikgadi areas of the Kalahari.

Namibia

Major contributor 6th edition 2019

For this book I spent a couple of weeks researching the Southern Kalahari and Fish River Canyon, Lüderitz and the Southwest and sections of The Central Corridor chapters. I really enjoyed returning to these often remote and picturesque areas.

Botswana

Major contributor 5th edition 2018

For this book I spent four weeks in country on two different trips to help research and update the planning and preparation, Maun, Okavango Delta - Private reserves, Okavango Panhandle, Kalahari's Salt Pans and Central Kalahari chapters.