Uncategorized
Flower Valley Conservation Trust
By marketing at December 5, 2012 | 6:48 am | 0 Comment
This public benefit organisation or PBO aims to guard the lowland fynbos and empower the vulnerable communities. The way of doing this is to promote the harvest of sustainable fynbos and try to make benefit out of this wonderful rare vegetation. The organisation helps to develop the skills among the communities via educating at the Flower Valley School and in schools more...
Zanzibar
By marketing at November 2, 2012 | 8:05 am | 0 Comment
Did you know that one of the greatest musicians "Freddie Mercury" was born on this island of more...
East Africa , Entertainment , Only in Africa , Uncategorized
Izulu Orphans
By marketing at October 31, 2012 | 7:37 am | 0 Comment
This non- profit organisation supports orphans and children of HIV positive widows. The organisation runs a Orphan Management Computer System based to assist caregivers in home care. The projects has been set up since 2006 in Zululand, Kwa- Zulu Natal and last year they have been supporting over 1460 orphans in 612 families. The aim of this fund is to school, more...
Making friends while flying
By nicky@escape4africa.com at May 24, 2012 | 6:34 am | 0 Comment
Are you the type who pops your little white earphones into your ears as soon as you step out of the airport and aboard a flight? Or are you the type who likes to strike up a conversation with someone sitting next to you? Skyscanner recently conducted a survey among international travellers to see how common it is for fellow fliers to forge relationships. The poll more...
No threat for Clifton’s Blue Flag status
By marketing at May 18, 2012 | 1:00 pm | 0 Comment
The Eihatsu Maru, the 50 meter long Japanese fishing trawler that ran aground off Clifton First Beach Saturday 12th of May, will not be a threat for the beach’s Blue Flag Status. A Blue Flag status means that the beach meets excellence in areas of cleanliness, environmental standards, amenities and safety according to international standards. This news has been more...
Victoria Falls vs Livingstone: what is the difference?
By huntley@escape4africa.com at March 14, 2012 | 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...
Escape 4 Africa and Clients Donate to Legacy Community Development
By admin at January 21, 2011 | 11:04 am | 0 Comment
Ever since Escape 4 Africa started we have been driven to give thanks for all the amazing support we have received from clients. We have been privately giving funding to uplift local charities near and dear to us. Last year one of them had been a children’s home in Hout Bay,Cape Town. Every month a percentage of our bookings went to them to help with feeding and more...
Zimbabwe rediscovered
By huntley@escape4africa.com at November 18, 2010 | 9:52 am | 0 Comment
Was it ever missing you might ask? No, it has always been there; governments around the world just had travel warnings out against their citizens traveling there for a while. But we in South Africa all have our opinions on the political situation there, but I am here to talk about travel and not politics. On my first visit to Zimbabwe in 1999 I was struck at the more...
Articles , Camping Safaris , Featured , Information , Miscellaneous , Southern Africa , Uncategorized
Kruger, the budget safari destination
By huntley@escape4africa.com at November 4, 2010 | 1:07 pm | 0 Comment
Kruger National Park is one of the largest game reserves in Africa, and the biggest in South Africa. It covers 18,989 square kilometres (7,332 sq mi) and extends 360 kilometres (220 mi) from north to south and 65 kilometres (40 mi) from east to west. The park's history goes a long way back. Rock paintings give evidence that the reserve was stomping ground for nomadic more...
Accommodated Safaris , Articles , Camping Safaris , Entry Level Safaris , Information , Miscellaneous , Southern Africa , Specials , Uncategorized
