THE JOURNAL

Field Notes

Writing from the reserves, reefs and river valleys we guide in. Observations, research and the long stories behind the places we take our guests.

Sunrise over Durban's beachfront and piers, looking north along the KwaZulu-Natal coastline.

Why East Coast Collective calls KwaZulu-Natal home

The Case for the East Coast

Why we built East Coast Collective on the country's other coastline, and what a single province can offer when safari, ocean and history sit this close together.

A green barrel peeling over a rock reef on the KwaZulu-Natal coast.

Field Notes, The East Coast

Built for Waves

The geography, weather and ocean behind one of the most underrated surf coasts in the world.

A white rhino cow and calf in the KwaZulu-Natal bushveld.

Conservation · Zululand

Research Article on South Africa's Rhino Population

From 40 surviving animals to 18,000: Operation Rhino, the Black Rhino Range Expansion Project, and the reserves holding the line.

A male lion on a game drive road in the Sekane River Valley, Manyoni Private Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal.

Field Notes · Manyoni

The Sekane Pride

Three Tembe lionesses, a shifting coalition of kings, and the fragile reign that keeps the Sekane River Valley in motion.