South African Airways (SAA), Africa’s most awarded airline, continues to expand its West African network and celebrated its inaugural flights between Washington D.C. and Accra, Ghana, on August 3, 2015. SA #209 from Accra arrived at Washington D.C. Dulles International Airport at 6:05AM and SA #210 departed at 5.40pm, under a ceremonial water cannon salute.…
Luxury American cruise line company, Crystal Cruises, last week announced it would be offering a range of luxury expedition-style getaways, including a 62-passenger luxury yacht, which will be exploring the pristine Indian Ocean surrounding the Seychelles archipelago of 115 islands. The all-suite yacht, which will be christened the Crystal Esprit, will embark on its maiden…
APTA members African Profile Safaris were recently featured in the British edition of National Geographic Traveller. According to the article, Conservationist pilot guides are the biggest drawcard — trained and experienced naturalists, providing expertise on each and every guided fly-in safari. Their informative but entertaining professional qualities, combined with an in-depth understanding of different guest…
One hundred and twenty rangers have completed a two-month training course, aimed at equipping them with skills and knowledge to provide security to national parks and natural resources. For two months, the park rangers were trained in several disciplines, including paramilitary and field ranger techniques, that entailed physical fitness drills, fire-arm handling, navigation, wilderness communication and…
Captivated by Lake Malawi’s beauty – and the glow of fishermen’s lanterns at night – explorer David Livingstone called it “the Lake of Stars”. Despite growing population pressures, it is one of earth’s last unspoiled places – little bays marked with sculpted boulders, mountains that rise sheer from the shoreline, bright blue fish and water…
Under the romantic name meaning ‘place of paradise’, Ezulwini game lodges occupy two remote locations in the Balule Nature Reserve of the Greater Kruger. After years of experience with private bush camps and safari lodges in both the Klaserie and the Sabi Sand, Sun Destinations is excited to present Ezulwini Billy’s Lodge and Ezulwini River…
Timbuktu, Mali, 19 July—The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, yesterday visited Timbuktu. whose mausoleums have been rebuilt three years after they were destroyed by armed groups. During her visit, Ms Bokova paid tribute to the local communities without whom the reconstruction could not have been carried out. Read More
Dr. Richard Leakey has issued a statement in which the decision to allow the railway through the park is explained: Click Here to view The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) was approached some months ago, in early 2015, to grant the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), which is under construction, access through the Nairobi National Park. A…
a2b Destination Marketing is excited to announce the addition of the Shamwari Group to their 5-star collection. The Group takes its name from the Shona term for ‘friend’ and from the original, award-winning Shamwari Game Reserve. The six 5-star-graded lodges are located on 25000 hectares in the Eastern Cape in a Malaria-free, Big 5 game…