The Results Are In! APTA is pleased to announce its new executive board effective August 1st. Our existing Directors Cheryle Velsor, Valerie Sewell, David DiGregorio, Liz Crookston, Lisa Greyhill and Marion Valderrama will be joined by newly elected Directors Todd Neuman, Tracy Anderson and Kiki Paris. For the first time, we had a tie with…
Elephant’s Eye Hwange has decided there is no time to waste in combating the plight that our wildlife is facing. As of the 1st of July 2017, the conservation levy will be compulsory for all guests staying at Elephant’s Eye, Hwange. The amount is set at $10.00 per person per night. Simply put, without wildlife,…
After flooding during the heavy rains in the green season, Khwai Airstrip has dried out and is now ready to land planes. Khwai airstrip is only a 20-minute drive from Khwai Tented Camp, which makes it an easy transfer from the plane to the start of your safari at Khwai Tented Camp. In 2018, guests…
The African Bush Camps sales team of safari aficionados, Kate, Coral, Maneta, Ingrid and Mona, took some time to visit our newly opened property, Thorntree River Lodge in Livingstone, Zambia. In order to give the right recommendations to agents and guests, it was important that the sales team experienced the beautiful Thorntree first-hand. They had…
The German government has released 18 million euro to support conservation of wildlife in the Selous Game Reserve (SGR) in Southern Tanzania.Germany also donated 6 brand-new Toyota Land Cruisers for anti-poaching patrols in the Selous, the biggest wildlife conserved reserve in Africa.The Germany ambassador to Tanzania, Mr. Egon Kochanke, explained that the Selous Ecosystem Conservation…
The Land of Origins, Ethiopia has been voted the World’s Most Welcoming Country by global followers of Rough Guides; one of the leading travel publishers known for its “tell it like it is” review; providing traveler’s up-to-date content and authoritative contemporary writing.According to the review, digital followers of Rough Guides were asked to share their…