Seeing the softer side of African wildlife

John Daly travels far south for the first time — but this is no backpack trek — this is a Branston safari....

Never having set foot in any part of Africa before, the prospect of a trip to South Africa carried mixed feelings.

On one hand, it would be an exciting journey to the birthplace of humanity. On the other, it would be a passage to a world whose history still resonates with the sad and traumatic echoes of colonial bloodshed.