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2012 Photographic Safaris
 Exciting news - we have a range of photographic safaris throughout Southern Africa and East Africa that coincide with natural wildlife phenomena, such as wildbeest migration, calving etc.
On each safari, you will have a professional, qualified photographic and wildlife guide that will guide you through your safari with information, knowledge and the ecology of the habitat.
Click here for more information on 2012 photo safaris
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Photographers guiding 2012 photo safaris
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SPECIAL - 10% discount on selected safaris
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Safari Vehicle
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Save 10% on selected safaris when you confirm your booking before 31st December 2011.
This special offer applies only to the safaris on our specials page.
Click here to view our specials.
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Mobile Camping vs Non-mobile Tented Camps
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Mobile Camping Safari |
We are often asked the question 'what is the difference between mobile camping and non-mobile camping/tenting'?
A tent is defined by the Webster dictionary as "a collapsible shelter of fabric stretched and sustained by poles and used for camping outdoors or as a temporary building." Consequently tents have often been seen as flimsy and rugged.
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Tented Camp |
Associating tented camps and full-service mobile camping safaris in Africa with these rugged stereotypes is a false assumption.
The more accurate description of the difference is this: Mobile camps can be moved, non-mobile tented camps remain in one location and do not move.
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Changes in Yellow Fever Policy
EFFECTIVE FROM 01 OCTOBER 2011
We have had official notification from South African Airways that the South African Department of Health has advised effective 01 October 2011, passengers returning from, or travelling to Zambia, will require proof of Yellow Fever vaccination.
In-transit passengers, irrespective of the time period in-transit in Johannesburg (JNB), will still require proof of Yellow Fever
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We will be running at least 2 guided African Safaris in 2012, with exact dates and pricing to be confirmed.
- August 6 to 25, 2012 - 20-day Kenya and Tanzania Wildlife Safari + optional Uganda or Tanzania extension
- August 27 to September 9, 2012 - 14-day Botswana Wildlife Safari
- February 2013 - 14-day Tanzania Calving Safari + optional Uganda or Kenya extension
Email or call us on 0800 528 101 and register your interest.
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Latest news from Africa ...
Check out our blog. It contains insights on safari travel, African wildlife, and topical safari related issues. Some of our latest articles include:
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Photo Draw Winner
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Lion Cub, Mara Game Reserve, Kenya |
Thank you to all those who entered our September photo draw.
CONGRATULATIONS to Shirley Mills. He has won an A3 print of a lion cub photographed in the Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya.
Click here to enter our October photo draw.
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Monthly Desktop Wallpaper
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Nile Monitor, Uganda
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October's desktop wallpaper features The Nile Monitor (Varanus niloticus), also known as a Water Monitor Lizard. It grows up to 2 metres in length, and are dark brown-black with pale to yellow bands and spots forming broken cross bands on the body. It is found in most areas of Africa, except the north-west. Staying close to water, the Nile Monitor is an excellent swimmer.
Click here to download October's desktop wallpaper.
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Do you know ...
"It's the little things citizens do. That's what will make the difference. My little thing is planting trees". - Wangari Maathai.
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Wangari Maathai (1940-2011) |
Nobel laureate winner Wangari Maathai passed away on September 25 at the age of 71. It is not often an African women gets the recognition she deserves, for what she does. So you can just imagine what Professor Wangari Maathai must have achieved in order to receive the Nobel Peace prize in 2004.
Wangari Maathai was the first environmentalist, first Kenyan and first African woman to do so. She was harassed, imprisoned and tear gassed by President Moi's government during the 1980s and 1990s, as she fought to promote conservation, women's rights and transparent government. She planted over 20 million trees in her lifetime and founded the Green Belt Movement.
May she rest in peace, and may all those she inspired continue her great work.
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