Featured Destination South Africa Walking
Safaris
We are now offering tailor made walking safaris to Phinda, Ngala, Kirkman's Kamp, and Kwandwe Private Game Reserve. All walking safaris are based on minimum two night stay for a maximum of six guests. Explore the surrounding wilderness of the camp of your choice on foot. Observe small wonders such as spiders, ant lions, and dung beetles. Enjoy al fresco brunches served under shady trees followed by short siestas in hammocks. For those who would like to experience a more adventurous safari, spend a night in the wilderness under canvas in your own private campsite. Call for pricing.
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Redding Speaks at APTA National Forum
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Kent
Redding, president of Africa Adventure Consultants, recently was a
featured panelist at the Association for the Promotion of Tourism
to Africa's (APTA) National Forum. In early 2008, Africa Adventure
Consultants teamed up with Sustainable Travel International (STI) to
start offering carbon neutral safaris. To learn more, please click on Carbon Offsets. |
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Travel Insurance
Are you booking a trip to a non-African destination and need travel insurance? We can help! Click on one of the links provide below, it's as easy as 1, 2, 3!
Travel Guard
CSA Travel Pro
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Specials
Stay 7 nights and pay for 5 at Campi Ya
Kanzi in Kenya valid until December 2008. This special deal also includes free internal flights to and from Nairobi.
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Stay 3 night and pay for 2 at one of these great lodges in the Caprivi Strip, Namibia: Ntwala, Susuwe, and Impalila. Offer valid until December 2008. *****
Luxury 7-day fly-in safari to top camps in
Kenya at the discount price of $3,850 per person, valid until December 23rd,
2008. Offer includes 2 nights Tortilis Camp (Amboseli), 2 nights Joy's Camp (Shaba) and 2 nights Elephant Pepper Camp (Masai Mara). Pricing based on double occupancy. 9-night packages are also available. Call
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Africa News!
Two New Lodges in Uganda: Clouds Lodge, a luxury bush hotel in southern Bwindi National Park is now open for business. Katara Lodge, mid range, opens soon in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
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Most camps and lodges in Zambia are no longer accepting traveler's checks. Why? We have no idea, but be forewarned!
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Airfare watch: Sample fares to Nairobi in February: Less than $1,500 per person. For August, fares to Jo'burg start at $2,100 per person for good connections. Call for details.
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November 2008
Greetings!
Recently, I spoke with Peggy White, a client who is getting
ready to depart on her third safari with us. When I mentioned our faltering
economy and its impacts on travel, she had an insightful comment: "Unless
you're totally strapped or have lost your job, you can't stop traveling just
because the stock market is tanking-who knows if you'll have the good health
and time to travel in the future." Of course, everyone must make their own
financial decisions, but Kelly and I are going to take Peggy's sage advice and
push ahead with our next family vacation. But as we plan, we will of course
look for good values-for example, is there a lodge that is almost as nice as
the one we dreamed of originally, but which costs 25% less? To that point, we
have put together a short list of specials and sample safaris we see as good
values-and please don't hesitate to call us if you want help economizing your
safari. I also want to thank everyone who responded to our Green Travel Survey
last month-the results were very interesting. You told us that while you are
not necessarily shopping for a carbon neutral safari, 70% of you were more
likely to book with a company with a green program like ours which offsets half
of carbon emissions from all safaris. We
encourage you to read more about green travel options below, and try to book
with green companies wherever you are traveling. Finally, I'd like to thank you
for your ongoing support and feedback-based on the positive response to our
emails we have decided to send Safari News out monthly beginning with this
issue. We encourage you to pass it on to your friends who might be interested.
Happy travels,
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Tips & Tricks for Money Conscience Travelers
Want the best value for your money on your safari? Here are a few tips:
- Look carefully at inclusions/exclusions. A safari that looks cheap at first glance may contain many out-of-pocket expenses.
- Take the total cost and divide by number of days to compare.
- Travel
in the off-season: In East Africa this is typically April, May and
November, and often early June and early December. For Southern Africa,
off-season is typically December to May, but rates vary.
- Check
airfares with us before buying. Keep in mind that fares for early 2009
are still a very good value and more flights are being added which
should increase competition and keep prices reasonable.
- Don't skimp on quality. Great service and dependability shouldn't be compromised. Ever try to get customer service at ORBITZ?
Here are our top economical trips choices:
Botswana Migration Routes
Kenya Family Safari
South Africa Value
Tanzania Adventure Safari
Uganda 4-day Trek
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Go Green: Travel Smart
The
largest contributor to carbon emissions for any safari is the
international flights. Beyond that, safaris that include more walking
and less driving are generally greener than those that include lots of
driving and internal flights. Here are five very low-impact trips which
are fun, adventurous and environmentally friendly:
Kilimanjaro Machame Route
Rwanda 4-day Gorilla Trek
Selous Walking Safari
Tanzania Adventure Trek
Zambia and Malawi Adventure
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Congratulations!
Africa
Adventure Consultants has been selected to be in National Geographic
Adventure Magazine's "25 Best New Trips 2009." For more details and
complete article please click on the link below.
National Geographic Adventure Magazine
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Namibia: A Photographer's Dream
 Namibia is a country
of startling contrasts that straddles two great deserts: the Namib (after which
it is named) is the oldest desert on the planet, with its sea of red sand lying
along the Atlantic coastline; And the Kalahari, a vast and sparsely vegetated
savannah that sprawls across the border into neighbouring countries. The many
national parks and game reserves boast a huge variety of wildlife in a
kaleidoscope of differing environments: giraffes amble across the blinding
white saltpans of Etosha National Park, gemsbok plunge impetuous up impossibly
steep red dunes at Sossusvlei, and seals in their many thousands colonise desolate
beaches along Skeleton Coast. Astonishing contrasts are everywhere for you to
savour, enjoy and photograph. For more on Namibia, click here.
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Zanzibar: The Great Escape
 During
these cooler months it is easy to hibernate. But instead, consider
visiting the sunny beaches of Zanzibar to learn all about Zanzibar's
exciting history and geology with tours to Stone Town, the spice
farms, Jozani Forest or visit the giant tortoises on Prison Island. Or
just relax by the beach and enjoy beach activities from snorkelling,
scuba diving, boat cruises, swimming, and even a dolphin tour.Click here for more information
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