Why Choose a Safari Adventure in South Africa?

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"There is something about safari life that makes you forget all your sorrows and feel as if you had drunk half a bottle of champagne — bubbling over with heartfelt gratitude for being alive." - Boyd Norton, renowned conservationist Boyd Norton

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In today’s email: 

• Why Choose a Safari Adventure in South Africa?

• No Visit To South Africa Is Complete Without A Visit To The Kruger National Park

• Around the World: How to Prepare for Your First African Safari, The Cape Wine Route - explore, discover and enjoy; Take a Seal Island Cruise from Hout Bay and a whole lot more…

• 🌟 New: Travel Quizzer is Here!

• Seasonal & Special Occasions To Add To Your List

• Into Orbit: $100 Billion Space Station for Tourists

• From Social Media: Unleash your inner cowboy or cowgirl

• Travel Grub: Surviving South Africa - Extreme Food Tour from Joburg to Cape Town!

• Quirky Corner:  30 Times African Safari Trips Went Horribly Wrong

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Why Choose a Safari Adventure in South Africa?

South Africa offers something for every visitor. The Kruger’s private reserves provide Africa’s best Big 5 game viewing, while Cape Town and its wine valleys add a Mediterranean charm. From July to November, the Whale Coast buzzes with activity as whales migrate to warmer waters, with Hermanus offering world-class land-based whale watching. The Garden Route is perfect for family holidays and self-drive trips, especially when paired with the malaria-free Eastern Cape reserves. KwaZulu-Natal’s big game and beaches, plus Sun City’s golf courses, luxury hotels, and water parks, make an unforgettable safari finale.

Humpback whales pass through Hermanus, South Africa during their migration, especially between June and December - Shutterstock

No Visit To South Africa Is Complete Without A Visit To The Kruger National Park

Welcome to Kruger National Park a true gem of Southern Africa and one of the continent's most renowned wildlife sanctuaries. With its rich biodiversity, iconic "big five" animals and breathtaking scenery Kruger National Park offers visitors an unparalleled safari experience...

African lioness is a powerful and graceful predator - Shutterstock

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Around the World

How to Prepare for Your First African Safari

There are several things you need to consider when planning for a safari, including the best time to go, your destination, the type of safari, necessary vaccinations…

The Cape Wine Route - explore, discover and enjoy

Spanning a distance of 850km, Route 62 is said to be the longest as it stretches from Cape Town all the way up to Port Elizabeth. Innovation and knowledge ...

50 Things To Do in Cape Town for Under R50 ($3)

Enjoy Cape Town without spending a fortune. The Mother City offers plenty of fun activities that cost under R50. Here are 50 of our favourite things to do in Cape Town for R50 or less…

Take a Seal Island Cruise from Hout Bay

Expect breath-taking views of the famous Chapman’s Peak Drive and the Sentinel Mountain. This is an exciting, child friendly 40 minute Seal Island cruise from Hout Bay harbour to Duiker Island the Seal Colony where you can view thousands of wild Cape Fur Seals, close up in their beautiful natural habitat.

Unique Chobe River Safari Experience

Sailing alongside the wildlife-rich Chobe National Park, offers an unparalleled river safari experience in Africa. The collection comprises a fleet of houseboats and a land-based river safari lodge on the Chobe River, the natural border between Namibia and Botswana…

The majestic Victoria Falls is an obvious must!

Victoria Falls known as the “Smoke that thunders” in the local Tonga language, is the largest single curtain of falling water in the world and 70% of the exquisite views are seen from the Zimbabwe rain forest…

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Seasonal & Special Occasions To Add To Your List

Explore this list of seasonal activities not to be missed.

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Into Orbit

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$100 Billion Space Station for Tourists

What if your next vacation wasn’t to a tropical island or a bustling city, but to a luxury hotel orbiting 400 kilometers above Earth? Jeff Bezos and his company Blue Origin are betting big on a future where space tourism is not just a fantasy but a breathtaking reality.

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The Federal Aviation Administration has paused SpaceX's launch of its Starship rocket as the U.S. agency oversees an investigation by the private company of the breakup after a test launch Thursday.

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From Social Media

Unleash your inner cowboy or cowgirl and explore the foothills of the Magaliesberg mountains on horseback. With breathtaking views of Hartbeespoort Dam and the Magalies range this activity combines adventure with nature.

Travel Grub

Surviving South Africa - Extreme Food Tour from Joburg to Cape Town!

Quirky Corner

30 Times African Safari Trips Went Horribly Wrong

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