Cape Argus, Travel section (Good Travel, p. 9, Sept 4, 2004.)

An African Inspiration

Caroline Taylor-Thomas meets a couple who embody hope for the continent's future...

"Life at McBrides Camp falls into an easy rhythm. Up before dawn to sip down steaming mugs of tea and listen to the symphony of 300 varieties of birds, with the multi-toned grunts of the hippos mixed in with the roar of lions. Then there is the morning walk with Chris, two or three hours across the rolling grasslands, the miombo and the riverine bush...... he is mainlyafter the prides of lions on both sides of the river near the camp. We follow every track, every roar. The sight of the red-gold sun shedding its first warming glow over the landscape touches something so deep it brings a lump to the throat......."

"the night belongs to the animals at McBrides Camp. The odd elephant snacks its way through the camp and the hippos follow their paths between the cottages to the river. McBrides is not for the timourous..... Too soon its time to leave."

GETAWAY Magazine (March 2004 pp. 87-89 by Peter Frost)

"A couple of days at McBride's will transport you deep into the primeval bush."

"McBride's Bush Camp in the north of Zambia's Kafue National Park is not the sort of place you visit on the spur of the moment. But if real character, true remoteness and a love of walking with lions are what you're after, it's hard to beat".

Getaway's Highs in Zambia - Lying in bed listening to the hippos browsing centimetres from your head at night in both McBride's and Maramba lodge

"It's truly wild. The night before, tucked up in a soft, cotton-rich bed, slow-roasting through the Kafue night, the reed walls of the bunglow had reverberated with the almost plaintive roar of a lone lion, not far away. An echo of challenging roars quickly followed, further to the north."

"McBride's is lion country, plain and simple. The lions are why Charlotte and Chris moved to this untamed stamp of Kafue, and it's why the world comes to visit."

Sharon and Hugh Morrison

Dear Charlotte and Chris, we have been home almost two weeks now and cannot get the sounds of Africa out of our heads. After your camp we continued on to ...... Everything was a great and new experience and we had many animal sightings. We met many wonderful people along the way and told all about our special time at McBrides camp in Kafue National Park . Of course the question always came up as to what camp we liked the best and we always said McBrides....

Keep in touch as to the progress you are making in getting your camp on the other side of the river and other plans you have. Thank you for such a wonderful experience. It was quite an adventure and know we,ll be back some day!