SAFARI GAZETTE

Stories from the field.

Six sections, Serais, Safaris, Food, Fashion, Culture and Anthropology, across South Asia, South East Asia and South America. Every story lists the sources behind its facts and the journeys that follow from it.

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Misty tea plantations on the hills near Kandy, Sri Lanka

Safaris

Sri Lanka and its two monsoons

Two monsoons reach Sri Lanka at different times of year, so one coast is usually dry while the other is wet. Here is how that shapes a journey, and when to look for whales off Mirissa.

Sri Lanka3 November 20262 min read

Angkor Wat at sunrise, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Culture

The river that runs backwards

Each rainy season, the Mekong pushes so much water into Cambodia that the Tonle Sap river reverses its flow. It is the key to the Mekong kingdoms of Laos and Cambodia.

Cambodia, Laos3 November 20262 min read

Safaris

The Inca Trail closes in February

Every February, Peru closes the classic Inca Trail for maintenance. Machu Picchu stays open, and the train still runs. Here is how to plan around it.

Peru3 November 20261 min read

The people on the ground

The people who
know the place.

Our journeys rely on local guides and hosts who know their places through every season. We want them to write here too. When a story is written by a named contributor, their name will appear on it.

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