Safari Scoop

Most people assume that once September hits, this year's safari season is done. It isn't, at least not entirely. In this episode, Baraka breaks down exactly what's still bookable through the rest of 2026, month by...

September is when most parents have next year's school calendar memorized, long weekends, exam weeks, spring break, and that clarity is exactly what makes it the right month to plan a family safari around real life...

Twenty-two to thirty-six hours in the air. That's the number that stops people before they even start planning a safari, not the cost of the flight itself. In this episode, Baraka and Magreth break down what the flight...

Most people picture a safari as a jeep, binoculars, and a lion in the grass. That's maybe half of what's actually on the table. In this episode, Baraka and Magreth walk through everything else you can build into a...

Some of Good Earth Tours' guests first went on safari as kids in the 90s. Now they're grown up, and they're booking trips to bring their own children to Africa for the first time. To Baraka, that's the real sign a...

It looks great on paper: five national parks in five days. But according to Baraka, that's the single biggest mistake he sees first-time safari travelers make. In this episode, he breaks down why packing too much into...

Safari planning in 1995 meant fax machines, landlines, and no cell service. Today it looks completely different, but the goal has stayed the same since Good Earth Tours started: connecting travelers to the people, land...

Is Namibia the right place to start your African safari, or is it better saved for later? In the final episode of our Namibia series, Baraka, Magreth, and Suzanne, answer the question a lot of travelers are actually...

How do you actually pick where to stay on a Namibia safari? In this episode of Safari Scoop, Baraka sits down with Suzanne and co-host Magreth to break down what really separates a good lodge from a great one, and it's...

Should you fly between stops in Namibia, or make the drive? In this episode of Safari Scoop, Suzanne shares her experience driving through Namibia's shifting landscapes, from the stop at Solitaire (a tiny desert bakery...

Most people picture lions and river crossings when they think "African safari." Namibia gives you something else entirely, and in this episode we get into why that's actually the draw, not the drawback. Baraka and...

Most travelers compare prices, read reviews, and look at photos before choosing a safari operator. That part is easy. The harder part is knowing which questions actually tell you whether an operator is the right fit...

In this episode, Baraka and Magreth pull back the curtain on everything that happens outside a guest's line of sight: the informal guide network that's already tracking predator movements before sunrise, what guides and...

<p>You see a price for your safari. It looks clear. Then somewhere along the way, costs show up that weren't in that number, and not because anyone was hiding them. They're just the parts of a safari budget that aren't...

<p>Everyone comes home with photos. The ones who book a second safari? They come home with something else.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of Safari Scoop, Baraka and Magreth get into the part of safari nobody puts in...