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Posted in South Africa on Aug 3rd, 2010
Pafuri Camp - a partnership between Safari Adventure Company and the Makuleke Community - has been chosen by the Equator Initiative’s Technical Advisory Committee as one of the 25 outstanding winners of the Equator Prize 2010. The Equator Prize recognises and celebrates outstanding community efforts to reduce poverty through the conservation of biodiversity. Since its [...]
Posted in South Africa on Jul 21st, 2010
Rocktail Beach Camp has become the first establishment in Africa to receive the Platinum Leaf Award for environmental, social and economic impact on the tourism industry without compromising on quality. The award was presented at Indaba in Durban, South Africa. The Safari Adventure Company hopes to include more of its camps in future and encourages [...]
Posted in South Africa on Jul 19th, 2010
The Cape floral region is made up of eight protected areas covering 553 000 hectares stretching from the Cape Province to the Eastern Cape. It is one of South Africa’s eight World Heritage sites, described as “outstanding universal significance to humanity” and “one of the richest areas for plants in the world”. Although it only [...]
Posted in South Africa on Jul 13th, 2010
From June to December each year Southern Right whales migrate from the Antartica to the coastal waters of the Western Cape in South Africa to calve and nurse their young. The Southern Right gets its name from the fact that it was once the right whale to hunt. This was due to the fact that [...]
Posted in South Africa on Jun 22nd, 2010
Wilderness Safaris in partnership with the Ditsong National Museum are conducting a bat survey in three different habitats around Pafuri Camp in the Makuleke Concession in the Kruger National Park. It is the first bat survey in the area since the 1980’s.
A team of researchers and professors took samples from the bats to screen for [...]
Posted in South Africa on Jun 3rd, 2010
1) Table Mountain Cableway
The Table Mountain Cableway is one of Cape Town’s most memorable experiences – offering a bird’s eye view of the city below with spectacular views in all directions from the revolving cable car. The cableway climbs to a height of 1067 metres where you will find a variety of paths and look [...]
Posted in South Africa on May 28th, 2010
The Stellenbosch Wine Festival in Cape Town, South Africa will take place a month earlier than usual to accommodate the football fans who will be attending the FIFA World Cup. The event will take place between the 1 and 5 July and being an easy 35 minute drive from Cape Town – it makes for [...]
Posted in South Africa on May 25th, 2010
The Addo elephant Trail run is a 50 and 100 mile run that takes place in April every year at the Addo Elephant National Park just north of Port Elizabeth in South Africa. The first race took place in 2005 with just 11 contestants – it is now gaining popularity amongst endurance race all over [...]
Posted in South Africa on May 20th, 2010
The Garden Route is a beautiful, scenic route that stretches along the south eastern coast of South Africa. It stretches from Mossel Bay in the Western Cape to Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape. Its main towns include Mossel Bay, Knysna, Oudtshoorn, Plettenberg Bay, Natures Valley, George and Port Elizabeth. The route is made up [...]
Posted in South Africa on May 14th, 2010
Malaria free safaris can be found in the diverse safari regions of South Africa. These malaria free safaris are perfectly suited for families with younger children, older travellers and woman who are pregnant and anyone else who does not want to use malaria medication.
Although the Kruger National Park area is not malaria free, other Big [...]