Hello, my name is Angela Booth and along with my amazing husband, Kim Booth, I would like to welcome you to our website. I’d like to share our story with you of how our love affair with Africa began as well as how it has grown over the last quarter of a century. I was that kid who read every book and watched every video I could find about African wildlife. I spent countless hours studying the wildlife photographers work in each National Geographic. I dreamt of being one of those incredible photographers capturing spectacular images of wildlife. Never in a million years did I think I would be able to travel to Africa. I enjoyed photography from a young age. It began as a hobby for me. As my skills improved, I did some dog portrait work on the side to make a little extra money to pay the bills. Kim grew up in a “dog show family”. His grandparents and dad both had terriers that they bred and showed. His grandfather was a highly respected dog show judge who traveled around the world judging shows. Quite by accident his father, who was an avid and talented photographer, started taking win photos at the dog shows. He developed a wonderful business which Kim joined later after leaving the Air Force. Booth Photography continued to grow and flourish under Kim’s guidance after the passing of his father. Kim and I met and “joined forces” in all aspects of our lives in the mid 90’s. Late one night we were processing film after a long cluster of dog shows. We were tired… really tired. To stay awake and alert we started a conversation about what our “DREAM VACATION” would consist of. We both agreed that if money, time, risk and difficulty was no issue we would choose a photo safari to Africa. We began to research the possibilities and several months later we took our first trip to Kenya in December of 1999.

Visiting Africa is an awe inspiring experience. It is a step back in time. It is not just the wildlife, which is INCREDIBLE! Our love of African safaris is linked to the people and the land as well as the wonderful wildlife. The local cultures are fascinating. I love our drives through Arusha, Tanzania most of all as it is a diverse mix of past, present and future. Kim enjoys our time in Cape Town and Stellenbosch in South Africa combined with our time in the bush. The people of Africa are proud of their respective countries, cultures and customs. Most people you will meet are happy to share the stories of their lives if you are willing to ask and listen respectfully. Listening to the stories of the locals is one of the greatest treasures of these safaris. Realizing how different their lives are has often made me wonder about the wisdom of my own life choices and the chaotic world I have created for myself.

Arriving in Kenya on our first safari I shed a few tears of disbelief and joy. A short seven days later as our small plane left the little dirt airstrip of the Masai Mara my tears flowed. I felt so blessed to have spent a week on safari. It was a once in a lifetime experience. I was so thankful to have had the opportunity. I never thought we would travel to Africa again.

As luck would have it, we both felt the same pull to go back and explore more of Africa. Other vacation destinations we had considered paled by comparison. And so, the following year we returned for a ten day safari in Tanzania. That was an unforgettable adventure/misadventure which would shape our lives for the decades ahead and eventually lead us to the decision to start our own specialty, safari travel company. That second safari is quite the story and deserves to be told in its entirety. I will add that story to our blog posts when time allows.