The Okavango Delta a huge emerald oasis in the burning heat of the Kalahari desert is fed by the Okavango River and this perpetual cycle of wet and dry is the lifeblood of this extraordinary natural Eden

Namibia is an arid rough land From the speedy cheetah stalking and killing prey to the territorial beach fights between Cape Cross seals its unique landscapes surprise us with mammoth sand dunes and rocky mountains This place has been inhabited for thousands of years by people and animals and shows no sign of losing popularity with either

Ngorongoro is thought to have formed about 25m years ago from a large volcano whose cone collapsed inward after a major eruption leaving the present vast unbroken crater as its landmark This fertile land is full of wildlife from cunning hyenas and proud lions to vast herds of wildebeest and elephants

The Zambezi is one of Africas most influential rivers Millions of people rely on it and it supports some of the continents most spectacular wildlife The great river matures and changes as it stretches for nearly 3000km carving the landscape it passes But the Zambezis long and winding journey destroys as well as creates

Madagascar is truly a weird and wonderful land ndash a playground of evolution that some of the weirdest animals in the world call home Isolated on an island of extreme and magicallooking locations life has adapted and diversified With few predators numbers have proliferated and natural selection has gone mad Madagascar really is an island of monsters

Stretching 1500 miles from the frigid waters of Cape Point to the subtropical seas of Kwazulu Natal Africas Cape Coast is where irresistible forces meet immovable objects Powerful waves have pounded this coastline for over 160m years ndash since Africa was torn from the ancestral landmass of Gondwana This collision of land and sea creates a unique environment where plants flourish

The largest of Africas Rift valley lakes Lake Turkana stretches 250km south of the border with Ethiopia Turkana is at the heart of one of the harshest landscapes on the planet where temperatures sometimes soar to a blistering 50C and the land is buffeted by relentless hot desert winds Despite this hostile environment man and beast have worked out a way to survive