The iBrochure of Selinda Camp in Botswana is now available to download for you to look at. Let us know what you think! Selinda Camp, Botswana iBrochure

The iBrochure of Zarafa Camp in Botswana is now available to download for you to look at. Let us know what you think! Zarafa Camp, Botswana iBrochure

Mara Plains Camp and ol Donyo Lodge are included in this Travel and Leisure guide on how to plan your African Safari to Kenya Mara Plains Camp and ol Donyo Lodge in the Travel and Leisure Safari Planning Guide

Great news for our friends based in Australia! Part of the Big Cat Week on National Geographic Channel, The Last Lions will be aired on Sunday 26 February 2012!! Follow this link to the National Geographic Australian website for the news (http://natgeotv.com.au/big-cats/)- Post your feedback, comments and thoughts here or on our Facebook fan  page [...]

Coupled with the launch of the Last lions in Paris recently, Dereck and Beverly also spent some time on the radio talking about the film and their work with the Big Cats Initiative Click on this link to access the interview    

‘The Last Lions’ is going to be aired on DSTV’s NatGeo Wild next Monday, 13 February, 19h00 SATime ! DSTV is a paid satellite channel which airs in most African and Indian Ocean countries Get the word out there and make sure to put the date and time in your diary. Keep an eye on [...]

Over the last few months Great Plains community outreach has had some amazing experiences: getting to know community members, teaching skills and continuously generating income for the Seronga and Gudigwa communities. We have relocated our Seronga base to a house with more work space and facilities. This provides our Tipatizane members with an area to [...]

We are very proud of the team at ol Donyo Lodge for being recognized in this year’s Travel and Leisure edition of the World’s Top Hotels The web link can be found here    

As it turns out, this episode of ABC’s Nightline was among the production team’s favorite projects. Of course, how could it not be when you are among good company, lions, Botswana most pristine wilderness and talking conservation.  It’s a very entertaining segment – will make you grin, dream and contemplate all at the same time. [...]

Cause an Uproar with Betty Davis and National Geographic’s Big Cats Initiative

Why not join one of the Selinda Canoe Trail departures which run from April to October 2012 in Botswana and see the world from a different perspective ? CNNGo article including Botswana’s Selinda Canoe Trail

Tonight, Nov 13, the Jouberts’ feature film, The Last Lions will be on the National Geographic Channel at 8:00pm EST. Watch Ma di Tau and Silver Eye struggle over their Duba Plains, Botswana territory. TV Listing here

Roar with the masses and save the Big Cats – keep Causing an Uproar, we’ve got work to do. Click here to find out more

The Selinda Canoe Trail is the only canoe safari in Botswana, introduced after the Selinda Spillway flowed for the first time in 30 years in 2009. In 2012, between May and October, Great Plains Conservation operates a 4 day/3 night canoeing and walking safari along a 45km stretch of the Selinda

Aljazeera have a fantastic piece on the stunning and important work the Maasailand Preservation Trust is doing in Kenya’s Chyulu Hills based out of ol Donyo Lodge Enjoy Aljazeera Feature on Kenya’s Maasailand Preservation Trust Aljazeera feature – Part 2 – of the Maasailand Preservation Trust’s work in the Chyulu Hills at ol Donyo Lodge

Originally posted on Marina Coleman’s blog It is always humbling and very exciting to embark on a new adventure with my book. Botswana has been on my radar for sometime; the one country in Africa with a population of 1.85 million and an infection rate of 2 out of every 5 people. In fact, Botswana [...]

Rooi Rose Magazine Article – South Africa – Sept 2011

Enjoy this recent article on Dereck and Beverly Joubert which featured in Europe’s “My Life” publication My Life – Aug 2011

GREAT PLAINS CONSERVATION and SWAROVSKI OPTIK are proud to announce that the world famous optics company will be placing their latest “SLC 8 x 42 HD Field Binoculars” in all the Great Plains Conservation camps, starting immediately at Zarafa Camp in Botswana. This will be followed by placement at ol Donyo Lodge, Kenya, next month. [...]

Join WTM World Responsible Tourism Day 2011 at World Travel Market and share in the greatest, most ambitious movement ever to sweep the international industry.

Grab a cup of coffee or tea and enjy reading this interview Dereck Joubert recent had with the folks at Safaritalk http://safaritalk.net/index.php?showtopic=7291

Some very sad news……”Yesterday I flew to Nairobi to collect Bosco who had been at the vet for 6 weeks, having had complications from a thorn imbedded in his chest from an anti-poaching exercise. He had recovered and we were jubilant that he was fit and ready to start work again. On landing at Wilson [...]

July has been a busy month for our community craft projects in Botswana. Members have been returning to the villages after spending time in their fields and orders from our camps have increased as we enter the high season and demand for curio shop stock increases. Selinda Reserve and Duba Plains are not only supporting [...]

Congratulations to ol Donyo Lodge on its success in making family safaris a dream come true! See the Travel + Leisure World’s Best rankings here.    

“So who cares about the environment and our wilderness? There are all sorts of bodies and organizations, trusts, charities and government departments that deal with all aspects of this but there are also environmental warriors that have dedicated their lives to learning, recording and teaching. Two of these warriors are Beverly and Dereck Joubert.” Southern [...]

Ladies (& Gents, too) of Conservation, this will inspire you in more ways than one.

Thanks to the folks at Africa Geographic Magazine for this fantastic overview on how the waters reach and travels through Botswana’s Okavango Delta annually. Botswana’s Okavango Delta overview

Big Cats face extinction An article recently featured in the UK’s Independent newspaper where Dereck and Beverly Joubert spoke about the demise of the world’s Big Cats and what can be done to save them

Thanks to Michael Merbeck for this amazing video of Duba Plains in Botswana’s Okavango Delta

Video of Duba Plains in Botswana’s Okavango Delta at its best