Top 10 African Travel Blogs

Siergiej Miloczkin and Hanna Oksanen contributed to this post.

This week’s Top 10 has gone international! Using Cision’s media database and enlisting the help of our colleagues in Europe, we compiled this list of African travel blogs based on Cision’s proprietary research. We then ranked the blogs by comment count during the month of September, as well as number of inbound links. Active social presence was also taken into account. Please note that we focused on independent blogs, excluding those run by larger brands or agencies.

1. Cape Town My Love – Karisa Nicholls, South Africa

A moody day here in @franschhoek_sa But the wine is flowing & we’re super chilled 😊 #Funcorked #friends #festivalvibes

A photo posted by K a r i s a N i c h o l l s (@ctmylove) on Sep 26, 2015 at 4:35am PDT

  2. The Travel Manual – Vaughan & Lauren McShane, South Africa

  I doubt my #GoPro tastes as good as those plants Mrs Ellie. Morning walking sessions with a herd of Elephants at #ElephantNaturePark in Chiang Mai, Thailand. If you haven’t heard of this sanctuary (and it truly is a sanctuary) then please look them up on the interwebs and get involved in protecting Southeast Asian elephants from working in the tourism sector. The abuse they endure before they’re “tame” is horrendous. Here they are so well looked after by Lek and the volunteers from all over the world that it is like a true elephant heaven.   A photo posted by Vaughan McShane (@vaughanmac_) on Jul 13, 2015 at 9:11pm PDT

 3. Becoming You –  Kathryn Rossiter, South Africa

We’ve arrived at the gorgeous @hog_hollow_country_lodge near Plett. Looking forward to some R&R in this pretty setting #hoghollow #plettenbergbay #southafrica #familyholiday #familytravel #countrylife A photo posted by Kathryn Rossiter (@becomingyou) on Jul 15, 2015 at 6:31am PDT

4. The Incidental Tourist – Dawn Jorgensen, South Africa  

  Somewhere between Mombasa and Nairobi. Yellow sand, wide landscapes, the sounds and scents of rural Africa. Bussing. #travelwriter #Afritravel #travel #bus #whyilovekenya #kenya Oh, that’s the co-driver slumped over napping. Got to love it.   A photo posted by dawnjorgensen (@dawnjorgensen) on Aug 24, 2015 at 11:25pm PDT

5. Maroc Mama – Amanda Mouttaki, Morocco

It’s Monday. You’re back at work. Let’s take a vacation shall we? This is the port of Essaouira. Men still go out each morning in these blue wooden boats to fish the Atlantic coastal waters. When they return you can go right up to the boats to buy whatever they’ve brought in. Now that’s fresh! #essaouira #mogador #morocco #fishing #natgeo #lp #instadaily #instatbn #igersmorocco #travel #escape #eatlocal #foodie #chef #everydaymorocco #scoopsmondayescape #LiveTravelChannel A photo posted by Amanda Mouttaki (@marocmama) on Sep 14, 2015 at 1:37am PDT

6. Inspired Living – Fiona Rossiter, South Africa  

  I have so much love for this valley! #Franschhoek #FUNcorked #lefranschhoekhotel #travel #SouthAfrica   A photo posted by Inspired Living South Africa (@inspiredlivingsa) on Sep 27, 2015 at 1:39am PDT

7. Tails of a Mermaid – Natalie Roos, South Africa

Salmon gravidlax with cultured cream, Clemengold puree and fennel sorbet 🍴 #discoverhelderberg #visitstellenbosch A photo posted by Natalie Roos (@tailsofamermaid) on Aug 28, 2015 at 8:55am PDT

8. Backpacking Africa for Beginners – Valerie Bowden, Ethiopia  

9. Here ‘n There – Bridget Williamson, South Africa  

  #tbt to our sunny Cape Town holiday. Missing the beautiful seaside…   A photo posted by Bridget Williamson (@bridgeew) on Jul 23, 2015 at 10:36am PDT

  10. Zuru Kenya – Olive Majala Maloti, Kenya

With such indescribable wonder, where else would you rather be than in this beautiful country called Kenya? #greatmigration #greatwildebeestmigration #beautifulzebras #zurukenya A photo posted by Zuru Kenya (@zurukenya) on Sep 24, 2015 at 2:01am PDT

Image courtesy of @marocmama on Instagram