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Tour Specials – 10% to 20% discount!
By huntley@escape4africa.com at January 19, 2012 | 8:06 am | 0 Comment
We have the following list of discount tours for bookings made in the month of Jan 2012. Specials (between 10% and 20% discount off the tour price) on some really awesome tours that you might want to look at. (Normal local payments apply) Seats will sell fast, so don’t miss out on these amazing discounts.Send us an enquiry or feel free to email us on: more...
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Last minute discount – 30% off Livingstone to Cape Town tour
By huntley@escape4africa.com at September 13, 2011 | 8:00 am | 0 Comment
Get 30% discount off the tour price for the 19 Day Livingstone to Cape Town Camping Overland departing on 28 September 2011. That is a saving of GBP 172 per person off the tour price. You can also opt to do only a portion of the tour, either; a) Livingstone to Swakopmund - 13 days or b) Windhoek to Cape Town - 11 days Normal local payments and terms and more...
10% discount off the following popular tours
By huntley@escape4africa.com at September 4, 2011 | 3:17 pm | 0 Comment
The following overland tours are discounted by 10% (off the tour price, normal local payment applies) for bookings made in September 2011. Valid for these tours departing in 2011. 56 Day The Great African Trek Overland South (Nairobi to Cape Town) Tour price - GBP 1075 Local Payment - US$ 1160 56 Day The Great African Trek Overland North (Cape Town to more...
Victoria Falls vs Livingstone: what is the difference?
By huntley@escape4africa.com at July 14, 2011 | 1:59 pm | 0 Comment
We get this question asked frequently and it is quite confusing for many travellers who then book flights out of Livingstone (Zambia side) even though the tour they are doing will end at Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe side); or the other way around for that matter. Which side to visit (Zambia or Zimbabwe) and the best time to see Victoria Falls depends on what a traveller more...
Harry Wolhuter – Great African Campfire Story
By huntley@escape4africa.com at July 12, 2011 | 12:16 pm | 0 Comment
One of the stories that most grabbed my imagination as a young farm boy was the accounts of a man called Harry Wolhuter, the first game ranger of Kruger National Park. My parents first told me of his heroics on one of our many visits to Kruger National Park during the 1980’s and subsequently took me to the library and Steven-Hamilton Museum at Skukuza restcamp in more...
Why travel insurance is a good idea!
By huntley@escape4africa.com at July 1, 2011 | 2:22 pm | 0 Comment
A visitor to Pilanesburg Game Reserve was reminded about why you should rather steer clear of elephant bulls in musth, especially a big old boy like Amarula. The photos tell the whole story, but you can also read the full article more...
Malaria – What you need to know!
By huntley@escape4africa.com at June 30, 2011 | 3:00 pm | 0 Comment
Obviously we are not health specialists, and will recommend you see a doctor or pharmacist for professional health advice. This article must be treated as a guideline only. Malaria is transmitted from person to person through the bite of a female Anopheles; a species of mosquito prevalent throughout sub-Saharan Africa and considered to be the most dangerous. Only a more...
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Swakopmund – Top things to do!
By huntley@escape4africa.com at June 28, 2011 | 9:17 am | 0 Comment
With a decidedly German look and feel due to its colonial architecture, Swakopmund is Namibia’s most popular holiday destination, and its pleasant summer climate and decent beaches attract surfers, anglers and beach lovers from all over Southern Africa. The town is surrounded by the Namib Desert on three sides and the cold Atlantic ocean to the west. Swakopmund more...
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Focus: Mozambique
By huntley@escape4africa.com at February 15, 2011 | 2:16 pm | 1 Comments
Our current focus on our Facebook page is Mozambique, the long thin country opposite Madagascar on Africa's south-east coast on the warm Indian Ocean. The Portuguese was first lured to the palm fringed shores and colonized the country in 1505; and the Gorongosa National Park became internationally famous during the 1960’s for its great game viewing and beautiful more...
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Full moon hike
By huntley@escape4africa.com at February 15, 2011 | 10:37 am | 0 Comment
For lovers of Cape Town & for those who have never been! I have previously written on our blog regarding what a great quick escape Lions Head offer in terms of a hike in Cape Town. (To read the article and see some photos click here) But this photographer captured the full effect when you hike Lions Head at full moon. Click on the link and drag your mouse more...
