The Kasanka bat migration in Zambia isn’t quite as well known as the East African wildebeest migration, but that’s not to say it’s any less spectacular. Between October and December each year, about ten million straw coloured fruit bats stream into a few hectares of forest in the Kasanka National Park At dusk the sheer number…
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A Welcome Walk in the Park
Table Mountain, a youthful 260 million years old and one of the new Seven Wonders of the World, is one of the most iconic attractions in Cape Town. Over 1,000,000 visitors per year take the 5-minute cable car ride to the top of the mountain, while the more adventurous scramble to the top on foot.…
Finger On The Pulse - October 2019
Main Story: The Need for Travel and Medical Evacuation Insurance Health (of our planet): Being a Responsible Traveller Food and Wine: SA Wine Winners and Engaging your Brain Feel Good: Let’s Hear it for Women in the Safari Business Our Story: A Welcome Walk in the Park The Need for Travel and Medical Evacuation Insurance…
Northern Tanzania With A Difference
Join a scheduled 8 or 9 day multi-activity safari in Northern Tanzania from only US$ 3,500 per person. Have a look at the itinerary here. Scheduled departure dates for 2020: 1st February, 14th March, 4th July, 22nd August, 12th September, 17th October and 19th December Contact us to start planning your soulful safari. *** Terms…
Finger On The Pulse - September 2019
Main Story: Walking in Africa Feel Good: Revolutionising Anti-Poaching Efforts Food: Decadent Amarula Cheesecake What’s New: Morocco, Fly-Camping And Pangolins Our Story: Digital Detox in Exquisite Surroundings Walking in Africa Perhaps the purest way to enjoy a safari is on foot. Ona walking safari, you are a participant with the wildlife, not just a spectator.…
Digital Detox in Exquisite Surroundings: A Zimbabwe Experience
We all acknowledge that we spend too much time on our electronic devices, so it was a treat to “tune out” and be WiFi deprived on a recent trip into remote Zimbabwe. Great Plains Conservation Company has just opened an authentic bush camp in the 118,000-hectare Sapi Private Reserve, just east of Mana Pools National…
Finger On The Pulse - August 2019
Main Story: Cape Town Art Scene Health: Drop Everything and Travel Food: The Only Rib Recipe You Will Need Special: That Edge-Of-The-World Feeling Our Story: Christmas In July Cape Town Art Scene Did you know there is much more to Cape Town and its environs than mountains, beach and winelands? The Mother City and surrounding…
Finger On The Pulse - July 2019
Main Story: Number Twenty-five Health: Running Wild Food & Wine: Best Wine Estate In Africa Special: White Beach Paradise Our Story: Blood Lions Number Twenty-five What’s in a number? More specifically, what is number 25 all about? If you were to Google the number 25 you would be presented with a few difference interpretations. The…
