Pub Bainbridge United Kingdom

Member of the SafariBookings Expert Panel

Based in Cape Town, James has scoured southern Africa for magazine and TV assignments, Lonely Planet and Time Out guidebooks. Being the senior author of Lonely Planet's South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland guide has taken him from the Cape Peninsula's African penguin colony to the hippos wallowing in the Limpopo River, with plenty of stops in parks and reserves along the way.

James moved to the Cape from London in 2010, and one thing he loves about his new home is the accessibility of its dramatic landscapes and wildlife viewing; whether you want to see lions in the Kalahari or soaring Drakensberg peaks, you can do it all in a 2WD car. Recently returned from a safari honeymoon in Botswana, James and wife Leigh-Robin grab every chance to pack their binoculars, cameras and cool box, and explore southern Africa.

Expert Reviews (19) - written by James Bainbridge

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• Ariadne van Zandbergen ZA

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• Brian Jackman GB

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• Christopher Clark GB

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• Emma Gregg GB

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• Gemma Pitcher AU

  Gemma is a travel writer and author of several Lonely Planet guidebooks, including the guides to Africa, Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa.

• Kim Wildman AU

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• Lizzie Williams ZA

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• Lucy Corne GB

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• Mark Eveleigh GB

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• Mary Fitzpatrick US

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• Melissa Shales GB

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• Mike Unwin GB

  Mike is an award winning wildlife writer, editor of Travel Zambia magazine and author of the Bradt Guide to Southern African Wildlife.

• Nana Luckham GB

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• Paul Murray GB

  Paul is a travel writer, author of the Bradt guidebook to Zimbabwe and is closely involved in promoting tourism to Zimbabwe.

• Philip Briggs ZA

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• Stephen Cunliffe ZA

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• Stuart Butler GB

  Stuart is a travel writer and author of numerous Lonely Planet guidebooks, including Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania.

• Sue Watt GB

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• Tim Bewer US