GOING ON SAFARI - In the Footsteps of the Victorians

Safaris as we know then today were invented in the Victorian era - join us as follow in the footsteps of the Victorians, except that we'll be hunting the animals with camera rather than guns...
To see more of Michael Potts' incredible wildlife photography, check out:
shop.michaelpo...
Escape to the chateau with ’The Chateau Diaries’ 🏰
In 'Sundays at the Chateau' Stephanie shares French chateau life, history and culture with you ❤️
A very special thank you to all of you who have become Patrons of the Chateau de Lalande. You have made The Chateau Diaries one of the top 400 Patreon accounts in the world, and have transformed not only our lives here, but the future of this beautiful chateau! I’m overwhelmed by your kindness and generosity. On behalf of this beautiful chateau that will continue to survive and flourish because of you, thank you!!!
If you're interested in becoming a Patron of The Chateau Diaries, click here: / thechateaudiaries

[@brittawrolson5936]

This safari was so well video taped that I truly feel as though I was there (with Michael Pott’s phenomenal closeups added in, the experience was better than most travel blogs I watched). Job well done. Thanks for taking me along on this dream of a trip👏🏻🥰🍹

[@barbiec4312]

I agree. Fantastic!

[@anniedunn3313]

I was mesmerized the entire time! The detail in Michael Potts' photos of the animals was stunning. Thank you all for an experience I will most likely never get to participate in, but I am sure I will never forget the excitement of Safari!

[@keniakennedy9016]

What a privilege to have virtually come along with you on Safari……It was nothing short of magnificent. Stunning photos from Michael Potts…..the cubs were my favorite…..their faces!🤗

[@denisedavis9908]

Thank you... Everyone should try to go Safari. I went to Kenya and Tanzania. It was a magical experience. I am now 71 years old and it still is the top trip. Nothing compares. In fact I was sad to leave.

[@ruthhovsepian]

❤️❤️❤️ Michael's photography is amazing. I feel as though I were seeing those animals in person. Thank you for taking us along and sharing this amazing experience. ❤️❤️❤️

[@sandie157]

Beautiful giraffes... critically endangered. It was such a joy to see them 💖

[@karenhildreth9835]

Just amazing! Thank you Michael for the close ups!

[@loriwagner6299]

I will never get to go on a safari myself. Thank you for sharing yours with me! So much fun. Amazing seeing all the animals. The place you all stayed was magnificent! 💖

[@lynnoliver9423]

So lovely to see all the animals living a lovely happy life there and be so free place looks amazing

[@normamurray4450]

Thank you for taking us on such a wonderful adventure! Even from this distance, going with you on Safari makes it seem to real and close. Thank you so much!

[@caroletownson1525]

That was amazing and Michael’s photos were absolutely stunning 🤩

[@curlyt8899]

Thank you so much. It really felt like being there and fabulous work from Michael.

[@bdlodahl]

I'm a brand new subscriber and so enchanted with your channel & the huge variety of activities I've already vicariously experienced through your vlog. I love your energy, spontaneous wit & the way you pursue your passions. I'm so happy for everyone involved with Chateau La Lande that you've found a way through KZbin & Patreon to continue the restoration of your Chateau! Thank you for sharing your journey! ❤

[@nancyg1126]

This was amazing!! What a fun time everyone had.

[@Godwinpounds4333]

Hello 👋 dear, how are you doing?

[@susancollado5290]

💕THANK YOU💕It was ABSOLUTELY FANTABULOUS💕AMAZING Photography by MICHEAL POTTS he got us up close & personal on your trip💕

[@murielanne57]

Thank you for sharing the safari with us. It was incredible!

[@janmorris1098]

Just found this video ,and I am so glad I did the best video yet from Stephanie, wonderful. Thank you.

[@Rosebudd1957]

a fabulous vlog as usual- I felt like I was there with you and Michael's photos are truly stunning. thank you so much for such a wonderful experience- I especially loved the mosquito dance- lol

[@annamichelle3248]

Michael's photos are incredible!

[@mandyarthur78]

Wow just fab... so brave to get so close. Id love to experience that!

[@Godwinpounds4333]

Hello 👋 dear , how are you doing?

[@Jacqueline-es5yb]

Thank you, thank you, thank, that was fabulous and SO interesting. I love the balance of your vlogs, travel, home, decor, parties and most importantly lovely, fun and interesting people. X

[@colleenbucholtz3310]

Thank you for sharing your amazing experiences.

[@jennifermoody487]

Stephanie, that was gorgeous! So many adorable babies! I'm sorry to tell you this, but Gerald didn't invent that dance. I've been doing it all of my life too. I'm an all-you-can-eat buffet for mosquitos! Thanks for taking us along!

[@bernadenecarr5418]

This was an amazing vlog and just like someone else said better than most TV documentaries. Thank you Stephanie and Family. I loved it 😍

[@sabinebauchart467]

Thank you pour le voyage !😽❤️😍

[@fiona7198]

Just wonderful! Thank you xx

[@wheretheroadtakesus523]

Wow! You are all so blessed with being able to experience so many amazing places. Love being able to see a glimpse of it all. Certainly makes me want to go on safari one day. Thanks for sharing.

[@annettebaker4357]

I am transported!! I can't thank you enough.

[@martieflagg4671]

How stunning the scenery and animals are! Thank you for taking us with you!

[@cherylg1585]

Philip while experiencing hippos in real life … “reminds me of those plates” - I mean the man knows where his passions are 🤣😅

[@glendapietrantonio3046]

Thank you for such a wonderful view of a South African safari. When I was young I wanted to go on one, but as I got older the desire was overridden by domestic life. Thankyou for this experience. It was great to see Mummy again! Michael Potts' photos are amazing!!!

[@lyndabernier6762]

Je suis un enfant je vois avec leurs yeux et ce que vivez en Afrique est un pur délice les zèbres le bébé caméléon les lionceaux jouent sur la route comme des gros minous. Quelle belle vie vous avez et surtout garder cette joie de vivre.. mes salutations à vous tous.

[@Stephdayosteph]

Amazing. I've just added a new travel goal! What a remarkable adventure and safari location, and Michael's photos are simply spectacular.

[@donnaclark4479]

Oh wow absolutely fantastic Stephanie , Michaels photography was stunning 🤩

[@kristyrash927]

Thank you for including Michael’s photography and some history of safaris. It made this even more enjoyable.

[@annieterminetschuppon7232]

The lodge where you are all staying is a true combination of magic, unreal, fantastic atmospheres. Up to now, safari wasn t my taste of traveling but you are gradually infusing me with a different approach. Like Michael, I love photo shooting but his is getting such a personal angle! What a keen photographer eye he is having

[@paularoberts2129]

Lovely video Stephanie so glad you had a wonderful time sending love 💕

[@Blessings.429]

That second photo of corwalace, looked like Philip, wow all those animals gorgeous.. my granddad lived and work in Derban ..

[@debm460]

Stephanie, you are really in your element. Now you know why Christie’s came knocking at your chateau door!

[@bingusbingus776]

Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful trip. JUST loved seeing all the amazing animals ❤ ♥.

[@sarawarrener2193]

Thank you Stephanie for this most incredible video. It is amazing and what incredible luck to see all those phenomenal animals 💕😊

[@rosepayeur4591]

Thank you Stephanie for the free tour! Très apprécié, je n’aurai jamais la chance d’aller en Afrique so Merci encore! 🤩

[@shelbycooper7504]

That was amazing thank you all so much bringing me along

[@jillperez7493]

Thank you for sharing this amazing experience, your explanations are very appreciated and I hearing and seeing this awesome trip, I feel like I am there with you all

[@Tanya_CatLady]

A big giant thank you for this wonderful amazing video and Michael Potts photos! It was as if we were on safari also. Thank you 🥰

[@carlasinclair1986]

WOW! The most amazing vlog! Loved every second of it, such an amazing experience for you all. Thank you for sharing :-) xxx

[@margaretglaser6227]

how truly fortunate we are to have you all showing us a world we would not see without you can you buy MP pictures merci beaucoup

[@margaretglaser6227]

please where can i find MP wildlife pictures and how can i buy some

[@debimacinnis5548]

When Philip said he thought the elephant penis was a baby elephant's trunk I laughed so hard that my husband came running to see if I was alright. I have never in my life laughed so hard, and it wasn't so much what was said but that it was Philip that said it. In fact I am still laughing so hard that my eyes are watering and I can barely type this message.

[@TheChateauDiaries]

😂

[@susanbailey7345]

Excellent video.

[@stellaevans752]

Micheal Pots you are a real pro with that camera, I agree with everyone else Stunning! So funny Steph the start of your journey, mummy is a legend! Loved every minute of this video, what a place! Amazing lodges and the animals oh my, gorgeous, so good when you and Philip started singing in the rain, good one Steph! Loads of love xxxxxxxxx😘❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@user-he3ek3cs4z]

WOw , this was a once in a lifetime youtube video. Thanks for taking the time to do this for us at The KZbin!

[@leaannludwig3965]

Incredible! Just breathtaking.

[@constancemc]

Oh I've been to Pinda when we road tripped through SA with my parents (I was 13 haha) it's amazing ^^

[@rozannemacartney5495]

Wow! Wow! Wow! it was amazing to watch thank you

[@rickm5271]

Wow, just WOW! This vlog installment moved me to TEARS! This is now on my bucket-list of must-dos! What a beautiful trip and Michael Potts' photos are AMAZING! I just hope that I can arrange this for myself sometime soon! Thank you Stephanie and Philip for sharing this wonderful journey! ❤️

[@katalingerdai9617]

omg, wonderful! Love it! thanks for sharing

[@tammystewart7615]

Fabulous! Loved all the babies

[@virginiahello]

You are all great souls. Peace/

[@Kiwichick138]

happy car 🤣adored the whole video. it is like being there with you

[@kgummee]

Spectacular!!

[@melaniea8301]

What an amazing adventure and great pictures. How could you stand there listening to that incessant clicking though? I had to mute the video two thirds of the way in and just read captions to make it through. Doesn’t it ruin the feel of being out in nature a bit?

[@patmcloughlin6409]

Thank you Stephanie, that was quite entertaining and also enlightening about the earlier safari tourists

[@jomcd2073]

Thank you for showing us the safari and l am so glad that hunting is no more. How could anyone kill one of those animals.

[@Fannypants-fh8wo]

Thank you so much for sharing your adventures with us!👣🌍💛

[@hollymeyers7796]

Sooooo beautiful ❤️❤️❤️

[@joie7247]

Love you All

[@3sons4me]

Wow! Thoroughly enjoyed every minute from Mummy’s stress, to ALL the safari highlights! Ohhh those baby ones🥰…And Phillip’s remark about what he “thought” was a baby elephants trunk…😉I cracked up laughing!!! Thank you so very much for sharing these precious family moments with all of us! - leslie, in Texas.

[@cwatson1975]

I have not, until this moment ever wanted to go on an African safari. Now I’m dreaming of it. Wow just wow! Thank you so much Stephanie, your Victorian commentary opened my mind and my horizons.

[@JBPalmBeach]

Ill wait for the VR version.

[@ColorWhiz]

me too!

[@amymoxley1165]

I had the same thought. My husband raises longhorn cattle and Watusi cattle. He has no desire to travel abroad, but I think a trip like this could entice even him.

[@meganmcarthur899]

Same!

[@MaryEllen_of_OBX]

Well said! My thought too!

[@lenoracooper7729]

Michael Potts's photos are STUNNING! Thank you for sharing!!

[@beefrench3554]

Bravo Editing Stephanie. Thank you for injecting michael’s beautiful photography In this video. Without it , we wouldn’t have seen the vivid colours and textures of these wild creatures. Wow , definitely a feast for the eyes

[@Godwinpounds4333]

Hello 👋 dear, how are you doing?

[@judynail1690]

Stephanie!!!! That was a-maz-ing!!!! What a fantastic trip you took us all on. I feel so blessed to have found you at the beginning and been able to tag along.

[@MAC-op5fc]

Just stunning. That leopard has to be one of the most beautiful animals I've ever seen. Thanks to Michael Potts for letting us all see them close-up. Thanks for taking us along!

[@lafranglaise3399]

Fantastique ! Only you, Stéphanie, could make a vlog about a safari where we get to see all the wild animals that we could ever hope to see, provides interesting historical facts as well as entertaining banter. Bravo ma belle x

[@ginalopes6083]

Elephants are def majestic but as a South African I have a very healthy respect for them. Thank you for showing off our gorgeous country and the incredible wildlife we are so, so proud of 🇿🇦❤🇿🇦❤

[@Godwinpounds4333]

Hello 👋 dear, how are you doing?

[@yr2180]

Ja until we had too much wine and then we forget how dangerous they are….

[@marianneheimann9598]

Dear Stephanie with family and friends - Many, many thanks for the absolutely amazing Safariture, I am 73 years old and walking badly, so I never thought I would get on Safari, but that trip made me feel like I was sitting between you (lovely people, I follow closely) - a very GREAT experience, to experience all the amazing animals - and the lovely pictures Michael P. took !! - I'm so amazed that your mother can handle such a long journey. Many warm thoughts to you all Marianne Svea Heimann Kolding - Denmark

[@susanheilbronn3285]

I hope South African Tourism will award you with kudos. This is one of the best adverts for heading on safari, Stephanie's commentary and Micheal's gorgeous photography are outstanding.

[@Godwinpounds4333]

Hello 👋 dear, how are you doing?

[@abird1539]

I agree! Your video-rep of Africa made ME want to get there! (A lot faster than I ever planned!). Beautiful, excellence!

[@jomcgee6094]

THE best photographer in the 🌎. Thank you Michael Potts, you talent is outstanding ❤

[@michaelt8727]

I think it's the closest I've ever come to feeling like I was on an African safari myself, almost as if I was riding along in the jeep with everyone, all thanks to Stephanie's filming and Michael Potts' extraordinary close-up photography. What a very special treat, as was Stephanie's comment on the cheetahs circling close by: "If they wanted to they could outrun the Land Rover. They can run between 80-130 kilometers an hour -- just a little bit slower than my mother." Oh my gosh, a good laugh out of that one. Then Gerry's visit from the hyenas. Sure glad he didn't open the door to hand feed them!

[@michellematthews8332]

What incredible wild life sightings! The Leopard Mum & cubs! Michael your photography is exquisite. Gerald love the Mozzie dance. Thank you for taking us on this gorgeous Safari with you 🤗

[@beccazie101]

I have enjoyed this one incredibly!! Between Stephanie’s narration, Philip’s joy in the adventure, Gerry’s smile and jokes, Mummy Isabelle and Percy (so sweet!!💕) and Michael Potts’ PHENOMENAL photos- and everyone’s complete enjoyment in the safari experience- my heart is full and grateful for your kindness in sharing this! I have watched it twice already- I know I will be coming back to visit this one again. Thank you! ❤️🥰💕🌟

[@trickshotters1577]

Debby from Gulfcoast of Mississippi here. I am wiping the tears from my face! This was an absolutely incredible gift from all of you. I feel as if I have gone on safari with very good friends. Michael, your photography is incredible. Wonderful shots! Gerald, your humor, as always,made everything so much fun and watching Phillips face seeing this for the first time was a treat. As always your narration and Victorian history of the safari was so informative and interesting! Thank you so so much with all my heart. Having said all of this I would be remiss if I didn’t include how wonderful to see Percy and Isabelle. I believe Michael’s Mum was also there. How wonderful.

[@joellenmeek658]

What a wonderful adventure and Michael P’s photos are stunning.

[@tc7486]

Absolutely spectacular! I forgot to mention that too! ❤️

[@debrastrange6241]

Percy is so sweet with Mummy! What a guy. And the babies!!!! So many babies on safari this time.

[@loisferos772]

Bought back wonderful memories of our travels in the African continent. Michael’s photography simply wonderful. The faces of the animals just amazing.

[@kevinjewell233]

There is a mini safari in Oregon, and back in the 70's my aunt used to be a tour guide, so these families would drive up to the head office, hire her and she'd tell them all about the animals as they drove through but, there was this camel that fell for her and would go to any car she was in and start lipping and licking the windows...so my aunt changed parfums, soap, shampoo, deodorant, washing detergent and still that insane Camel kept making love to the cars so after innumerable interventions by the park rangers they had to ask my aunt to leave...she was already a teacher so this was some summer fun and for weekends...mast time she went through was with us and it was insane how the camel bounded over to the car out of all the cars driving through and started in on the windshield and rear view mirror...

[@sequelsva5183]

Michaels photography is amazing! Loved all his captures of this incredible journey!

[@lenoracooper7729]

One of the things that I love most about these videos is that I almost always learn something. Safari...safir.

[@edmeza9053]

Gerry all that’s missing from your breakfast is a tattie scone and a slice black pudding ,loved the shout out to Glasgow ,it looks an amazing time you are all having x

[@colettewilliams9187]

I just love my country South-Africa. I can’t count the number of safaris I have been on in my life and am still mesmerised every time. You really have been blessed with all your sightings.

[@yr2180]

Mee too!!

[@rebeccafrancis8227]

Oh Stephanie, thank you thank you for sharing this incredible trip!!! That is as close as I will get to a safari!! Gerald is a hoot!!!

[@melissamohr8985]

INCREDIBLE! Thank you so much for taking us along on safari!!! What an honor! Thank you so much Stephanie, Philip, Gerry, Mummy & Percy!!!!!!!

[@freesimorgh]

This is in no way a commentary on Steph and company's decision to go on Safari. I would love to go on safari in Africa but as a white privileged American woman I feel like I will be representing the colonials who took so much advantage of Africans and Africa's resources including slavery and I don't want to contribute to that painful history and memories. I rather donate money directly to animal sanctuaries like elephant sanctuaries in Africa who are protecting elephants from asian ivory poachers. Going on a safari in South Africa is a no no because again as a white person, I'm the face of a painful apartheid which is still causing so much pain and inequality, case in point the two covid variants that have come out of South Africa because of it's vaccine inequality.

[@yeseniafroml.a.8020]

This is EPIC and will be seeing this on repeat. Thank you Stephanie for taking us along. Hugs and sending you positive vibes. ❤

[@Godwinpounds4333]

Hello 👋 dear , how are you doing?

[@annboehler627]

This trip has whet my appetite for my trip to the Kruger National Park end March with my sister from England! So excited

[@metropcs7560]

OMG Stephanie!!! You took the world on a Safari!!! Wow!!! Pictures!!! Everything is beautiful!!! Good to see Mr. Micheal, amazing. Is it his Mother? I am so happy the Safari is successful!!! Have a wonderful weekend!!! I know you are!!!

[@tomweisser6203]

Absolutely amazing experience. Now that travel is once again becoming possible, I so want to safari in South Africa.

[@oooohmyjosh]

Beautiful episode this evening. I've always been a fan of a good safari trip here in South Africa. No better way to relax. ❤🌸 thank you for showing us your trip.

[@sarahpenrose9681]

Michael is so talented, think he’s done this before 😂 I love the way you showed the animals then michaels photos .the storm was amazing too love from australia 🇦🇺

[@Godwinpounds4333]

Hello 👋 dear , how are you doing?

[@happycamper4328]

This is probably as so to getting to going on a Safari as I'll ever get but I felt as I was there with you! You have such a talent for showing and explaining all these wonderful things you are able to do. Thank you so much!

[@helenstella2666]

What an amazing experience 😊 The history, the location & lodge, the animals… & especially the people 😁 I loved every minute of that .. thank you Stephanie 👏👏🥰

[@michaelwoodbodley8099]

Extraordinary sightings and amazing photography. But a couple of times it looked as if the shutter noise of that infernal camera unsettled the game and chased them away.

[@robertabarnes8379]

SO excited for this! Such adventures!! The safari and travel adventures have become some are my favorites. Just rewatched the last one and enjoyed it again so much!! 🦒🌿