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
Safari Icons: Norman Carr
Every year, millions of people visit the continent of Africa to take in the awe-inspiring natural beauty of its fauna and flora. Whether it’s the plains of the Masai Mara in Kenya, the roaring cascade of the Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe/Zambia or the vast deserts of Namibia, Africa has long since had a hold on Read More
Top Things to Do in Tanzania: Attractions, Sights & Activities
Beautiful Tanzania is rapidly gaining admirers. Recently featured as one of the top destinations of 2012 by The New York Times, the country is enjoying it’s growing reputation as a country that caters to many different tastes – with a smile. The people are amongst the continent’s friendliest and the fauna and flora amongst it’s most diverse and 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
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
Dramatic Elephant Rescue – Luanga Valley, Zambia
Most conservationists believe that man should not meddle with the natural order and that we should allow nature to run her course however cruel or grim it seems to be. We agree on the whole, unless a wildlife problem has been created by man (for instance in the case of snaring or being trapped in a fence, in which case it’s justifiable Read More
Should We Be Walking With Lions?
Very recently, I read an article about a lady who was attacked by a lion cub while on a guided lion walk in Zimbabwe. It seems to be a completely unprovoked attack; there were other people in the group and all guests were accompanied by professional rangers who interact regularly with these huge cats. The Read More