We spend around five months of each year in Southern Africa, mostly in game reserves, photographing wildlife. We meet lots of local people, but most of them are involved in wildlife conservation or tourism. So when we were offered the chance to spend quality time with a Zulu family in rural KwaZulu-Natal, we jumped at the opportunity.

The Nkosi family live in a traditional Zulu compound, on a hillside overlooking Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park. In a new initiative it’s now possible for park visitors to stay with the family, and experience what it’s really like to live in a rural Zulu household. Read about our homestay with the Nkosis in Travel Africa Extra.