Once Africa is in your blood, you never lose it - and there is just something that comes alive when you step off the plane and smell Africa. I was born whilst my parents lived in Sierra Leone, West Africa and later on when I was six we moved to Botswana where I was schooled locally. This is where my intense love of Africa began. My father insisted in exploring every inch of Botswana, normally camping on top of the landrover. During this time, we were also lucky to have adventures in other destinations such as South Africa, Malawi and Zimbabwe. In my late teens we moved to India and following that Pakistan. However, Africa for me had been everything - I loved the open space, the culture, the people, the game, the sunsets. Since joining Steppes I have been privileged to have now travelled almost every inch of eastern & southern Africa. My highlights have been chimpanzee trekking in the Mahale Mountains by Lake Tanganyika, enjoying afternoon tea in Madagascar with lemurs & sifakas bouncing around on the trees, catching a 14 pound tiger fish on the Lower Zambezi, every single stunning sunset in Africa...need I go on....?!



Read Katie latest report for On Location about Africa.



Countries you sell?
Namibia, South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Mozambique, Madagascar, Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Zanzibar Islands, Mauritius, Seychelles, Uganda & Rwanda

Last five countries visited?
Tanzania, Madagascar, Zambia, South Africa and Namibia. Shortly to include Mozambique in December.

What has been your favourite travel experience?
Catching a 14 pound tiger fish on the Lower Zambezi with my husband, followed by the most glorious sunset...

Favourite/most impressive natural wonder?
Sossusvlei Dunes in Namibia - flying over them in a small Cessna is just incredible.

Favourite animal?
Oryx - amazing colours and I am blown away by their ability to survive in overwhelming heat.

The best hotel/lodge that you have stayed in?
Chada Katavi in Katavi National Park, Tanzania. Rural, stunning and down to earth.

Your favourite restaurant?
Ku De Ta in Antanarivo in Madagascar. Glorious food & great vibe.

Your favourite guide?
My bushman tracker in the Makgadikgadi Pans, Botswana - he held a live and very wild scorpion in his hands.

What has been your most remote travel experience?
Serra Cafema on the Angola border of Namibia, just volcanic mountains & sand dunes for thousands of miles. Some local expats had spent three days trekking across the desert/mountains from their farm by quad bike for a beer at the bar...

Most embarrassing travel experience?
Riding an elephant down a very manic/hectic main road in Bombay (or now known as Mumbai) on my own.

Essential item that you always take with you on your travels?
Always a camera...

Your one luxury when you travel?
Reading material - you never know how long you might be waiting.

What’s your best piece of travel advice?
Always carry a change of clothes in hand luggage.

Where would you most like to go back to?
To where I grew up in Botswana.

Where you would like to visit next and why?
Ethiopia - culturally & historically fascinating, off the beaten track...