Despite the fact that Africa is no longer terra incognita, it still remains for many the intriguing, fantastical place that it was for the explorers of the Victorian years. It holds the extraordinary power to entice you back again and again and can never be forgotten. “We return to our tent. If, however, there be a division, a little active stimulating will cause a march. Then a louder conversation leads to cries of ‘Kwecha! Kwecha! Pakia! Pakia! Hopa! Hopa! Collect! Pack! Set out! Safari! Safari leo! a journey, a journey today! and some peculiarly African boasts, P’hunda! Ngami! I am an ass! a camel! accompanied by a roar of bawling voices, drumming, whistling, piping and the braying of Barghumi, or horns…” An extract from The Lake Regions of Central Africa 1860 by the explorer, Richard Burton S A F A R I D R I V E 0 1 4 8 8 7 1 1 4 0 8

The mysterious continent Up until the beginning of the 19th century, Africa was uncharted territory. Since that period, explorers have returned time and again to the African interior in the hope of unlocking the secrets of this incredible continent. Famous names, such as Livingstone and Stanley, are synonymous with the Victorian era of exploration and discovery. To them, Africa was a fascinating and mystifying place full of extraordinary peoples and weird and wonderful flora and fauna. People spoke of the ‘mysterious’ or ’dark’ continent and to many, Africa was a wild and dangerous fantasy land. S A F A R I D R I V E 0 1 4 8 8 7 1 1 4 0 By kind permission of www.antique-prints.de