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Jambo ,
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Where did the year go? We cannot believe it is December already! It has been a very busy year for us, designing, planning and leading unforgettable wildlife safaris for many guests.
 We just love creating dream African holidays as we get to share the incredible destinations and experiences found only in Africa. And because we have been doing it for so long, we know exactly what will make your African adventure the best it can be! For 2012, we have a variety of new itineraries for Southern Africa and East Africa, giving you more options; including a selection of specialist photographic safaris. Christmas is around the corner, and all of us at African Safaris Ltd wish everyone a Merry Christmas, and great start to 2012. Yours in African Safari
Claire Vial
Managing Director
Visit our website or call us on 0800 528 101 or email us for more information.
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Be in quick to book your places in our 2012 guided safaris. Our Kenya and Tanzania safari is full, however there are still places on our Botswana safari.
- February 2013 - 14-day Tanzania Calving Safari + optional Uganda or Kenya extension. Details T.B.C.
Click here for more details. Or call us on 0800 528 101 and register your interest.
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Sunset in Tarangire National Park and Masai Warriors
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Botswana Safari - watch highlights from this year
We have just finished producing a video from this year's Botswana Safari. Watch this video and experience stunning beauty, unimaginable vastness, and astoundingly wildlife in one of the best kept African secrets - Botswana!
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14-Day Botswana Mobile Camping Safari (2011)
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Guest Feedback
"I returned 2 weeks ago from a 17 day South African Adventure from Johannesburg to Cape Town and what an adventure! In Kruger National Park we saw the Big 5 and our driver was thrilled to see a white rhino. Our accommodation on the tour was great and varied from the newest hotels with enormous rooms, to the Swazi beehive huts . The most fascinating were the "tuishuise" in Cradock - beautifully restored Victorian craftmen's houses, each one different; we had a tour of the seven dwellings the group occupied, each unique, fascinating and comfortable. And I must not forget the meals we had - delicious, wonderful breakfasts, enough choice at lunchtime to keep us going, hot water jug etc in all our rooms and then dinner, either a big buffet or wonderful variety to choose from; I think we all came home to go on a diet. Thank you Claire for suggesting this tour for me - the varied scenery and the animals; but there was so much more; and I now have so many memories."
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SPECIAL - save up to 10% on selected safaris
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Elephants, Amboseli National Park, Kenya
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Save up to 10% on selected African 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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2012 Photographic Safaris
Check out our selection of photographic safaris throughout Southern Africa and East Africa. If you are a nature and photography enthusiast, and looking for a personalised African experience ... you will find it here!
Click here for more information on 2012 photo safaris
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Professional photographers/wildlife guides on our 2012 photo safaris
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Fastest way to Namibia, Botswana & South Africa?
We are often asked what is the fastest way to Namibia, or Botswana or South Africa? Travelling to Johannesburg via Sydney is still the fastest and most direct route to Southern Africa.
A quick comparison of routes:
Auckland to Johannesburg via Sydney 19hrs 30mins
Auckland to Johannesburg via Singapore 28hrs 35mins
Auckland to Johannesburg via Dubai 32hrs 35mins
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Uganda has been voted as the No.1 holiday destination for 2012 by Lonely Planet, and we could not agree more!
Uganda is a lush green paradise, surrounded by mountains, lakes and dark forests. It is filled with friendly people, wildlife and over a thousand species of birds, 27 species are endemic. Good game viewing includes Uganda Kob, Giant Forest Hog, Forest & Cape Buffalo, as well as a healthy population of lion, leopard, elephant, and antelope. Uganda also boasts some of the largest Nile crocodiles you will ever see!
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It is a country made up of dramatic mountains - the Ruwenzoris are permanently ice-capped - lush green hillsides, dark forests full of birds and primates, enormous lakes and rivers, dormant volcanoes, and open plains dotted with game.
Click here to view some of our Uganda safaris and tours.
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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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Male Blue Headed Agama
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Thank you to all those who entered our November photo draw.
CONGRATULATIONS to Peter Blacklaws. He has won an A3 print of a mother vervet monkey and her young
Click here to enter our December photo draw.
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Monthly Desktop Wallpaper
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Young Baboon taking a ride
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December's desktop wallpaper features a young baboon riding 'jockey' style.
Baby baboons travel along clinging on to their mothers' undersides, supported by their mother's arm when they are newborn. After about two months, they begin to ride jockey-style on their mother's back.
Click here to download December's desktop wallpaper.
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Do you know ...
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The Shoebill is one of the most prehistoric-looking birds to be found in Africa. A mysterious inhabitant of impenetrable marshes, this tall wading bird possesses a bluish-grey plumage, long black legs, broad wings and muscular neck. It is undeniably dominated by its fantastically unique 'shoe-like' bill, from which its common name derives. The bill is approximately 23 cm long and 10 cm broad, and ends in a sharp nail-like hook.
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