Hiking Namibia’s Fish River Canyon
The idea of traipsing around the Fish River canyon in the heat and the dust did not seem appealing to our good friend Simon. But now, upon reflection, he looks back and smacks himself for even thinking of passing up the opportunity to see one of the great wonders of the African continent. He writes: Read More
Namibia: A Paradise you should never be asked to leave
ASC Safari Guru Liesl recently spent some time in Namibia where she managed to take in all sorts of interesting sights. The following are excerpts from her travel diary. 13 May 2013 Once again I packed my bags for yet another African adventure, it was a Monday afternoon as I sat at Cape Town airport Read More
Where in the world is Matt Lauer?
NBC’s popular TV show “Where in the World is Matt Lauer” began it’s 10th season today, with the location clue reading as follows: It conjures up thoughts of a child’s worst fright, but there are no people to scare in this skier’s delight Any guesses? Matt is (of course) referring to the sand ski haven Read More
We’ve been nominated for Travel & Leisure magazine’s A-List Travel Agent awards!
“As long time T&L (Travel & Leisure Magazine) readers and subscribers, we want to tell you about our recent trip to South Africa, Botswana, Zambia & Namibia, and to nominate our Tour Operator, African Safari Consultants, for your 2012 A-List. We were celebrating our 20th anniversary, and wanted to plan a “trip of a lifetime.” Read More
My Favorite African Places
That ultimate African destination With Irene causing havoc along the coast of the USA it is a good time to remind you of why you should visit our beautiful continent Africa! I have also covered some good tips on how to choose your Safari in previous blog posts (so go back and have a look) which just Read More
How to choose your Safari – Part 2
Choosing the right safari Last week I promised a few more tips on how to choose the right safari. Last week I covered: 1. When do you want to go? 2. Winter vs Summer? 3. Malaria Free Safaris? 4. Your budget? With these 4 questions covered we can look at getting a little more specific about your experience. Read More
A story about the Cheetah – a Safari highlight
The beautiful Cheetah A newsletter popped into my inbox yesterday from a lodge in the KwaZulu Natal province of South Africa. At the bottom they added some really interesting facts about Cheetahs which I didn’t know. So I thought I would do a little research and see what else I could learn for myself. Here Read More
One of Africa’s deadliest mammals – the hippo!
Learn about this African safari icon There was a bit of focus on the Hippo last week – with Lise’s visit to Hippo Hollow and then also finding out about the almost human hippo, Jessica. I thought it might be worthwhile to delve a bit into these huge animals and see what interesting things I Read More
Can we do more for our wildlife?
Wildlife news and conservation stories are hot in the press at the moment. With the recent exposure of a Rhino poaching syndicate; the talk of Elephant hunting in East Africa; the sad poisoning of the Hoaruseb pride of Lions in Namibia; the burning of illegal Ivory by Kenya’s President with a street value of $100 Read More
Photo of the Week: Lion Cubs
There has been a fair focus on Lions this week with the release of “The Last Lions” movie trailor featuring Ma di Tau. They are also one of the huge reasons people travel to Africa, to see these amazing creatures in their wild, natural habitat. Part of the Big 5 (Lion, Leopard, Elephant, Buffalo & Rhino) group Read More