ASC Launch Scholarship Program
African Safari Consultants (ASC) feel strongly about wildlife conservation and community development, and always support those making a difference, whenever and however we can. In 2011 we successfully partnered with the Wilderness Foundation’s ‘Forever Wild’ initiative, where we actively campaigned to raise money to combat rhino poaching (you can find the campaign post here). We Read More
Q&A With Sir David Attenborough for BBC Africa
On Wednesday this week, the legendary British broadcaster and conservationist Sir David Attenborough hosted a brief question and answer round on BBC Africa’s Twitter and Facebook platforms in promotion of his new series entitled ‘Africa’. The series, Attenborough’s last of such magnitude, examines six distinct ecological zones on the continent: The Kalahari; The Savannah; The Congo; The Read More
African Safari Consultants Team Profile: Liesl Matthews
In the first part of our exclusive Q&A series with the team behind African Safari Consultants, we speak to Cape Town based partner Liesl Matthews about eggs benedict, where to go with your kids, the perfect holiday snap and much (more) more… 1. If a client was adamant that he/she wanted to stay at (what Read More
African Safari Consultants Team Profile: Jeff Ward
With this, the first in a new series of posts, we’ll be chatting to the faces behind African Safari Consultants and asking them about their favorite destinations, how they got into the industry and much (much) more. First up we speak to Mr Jeff Ward, managing partner of the New York office. 1) Where are you from? Read More
Cape Town Weekend Getaway Sweepstakes
African Safari Consultants is proud to present another fantastic sweepstakes – the Cape Town Weekend Getaway! After hosting such a hugely successful first sweepstakes, we thought that we’d show our appreciation by putting together a little something special as a way of thanking our loyal fans (both new and existing) and clients alike. To do Read More
African Safari Consultants Presents: Cape Town
Cape Town is the jewel in South Africa’s crown. Voted last year’s Top Destination on Trip Advisor – and a regular top finisher in several other publications of high esteem – Cape Town captures the heart just hours after arrival. Touching down at the newly refurbished Cape Town International Airport, one immediately gets the feeling Read More
Meerkats: Africa’s Comedians
A favorite here at the African Safari Consultants office, the meerkat has become synonymous with the lighter side of African wildlife. These small mammals – who are members of the mongoose family – delight with their comical antics, playful nature and undeniable ‘cuteness’. Native to Southern Africa, and occurring predominantly in South Africa, Namibia and Botswana, meerkats Read More
5 Tips for Taking Your Kids On Safari
One of the fastest growing trends in family vacation travel is African Safaris. Not only do kids love seeing the animals in the wild, but parents love spending quality time with their kids in an exotic environment which provides a vacation of a lifetime that is educational and memorable. If you are thinking about taking Read More
1 Like 1 Dollar Update
At the beginning of December, we launched the second of our successful ‘1 like 1 Dollar‘ campaigns whereby we donate $1 to a charitable organisation for every new ‘like’ received on our facebook fan page during the campaign. For the second campaign, we chose to partner with The Wilderness Foundation – an organisation dedicated to being a Read More
1 Like 1 Dollar goes big this Holiday Season
Following on from our original Thanksgiving ‘1 Like, 1 Dollar’ campaign, African Safari Consultants has decided to raise the bar this Holiday Season and go all out to make a worthwhile difference.