During a two-week stint with the NGO Elephant Human Relations Aid (EHRA), volunteers can make a tangible difference in the survival of elephants and subsistence farmers by constructing an elephant-...

When you think of traveling South Africa, what comes to mind? Is it stalking lions on safari, or trekking up jagged mountains and gazing out at the ocean below? If these are the kinds activities th...

Ever wanted to get up close and personal with an African elephant? So close that you can peer inside their cavernous mouths, hold their weighty trunks or gaze into their heavily-lashed eyes? Most ...

For those that don’t know, Africa’s “Big Five” are the African elephant, Black Rhinoceros, Cape Buffalo, lion and leopard. The phrase was originally used by big-game hunters for the most difficult...

If you’ve ever wanted to walk up a mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania is the highest peak in Africa and the world’s tallest free-standing mountain at 19,336 feet. Hiking to one of the three su...

The team at iExplore prides itself in finding once in a lifetime travel experiences. Living with Elephants in Botswana is a perfect example of one of those unique trips where you can spend a day wi...

I recently had the opportunity to talk to one of iExplore's past travelers - Thomas Laussermair - about his trip to Mt. Kilimanjaro. Thomas and his wife, Jill, traveled with iExplore to climb Kilim...