510 children at Ganako Primary School were overwhelmed when we opened their new playground – fully built with recycled goods. A team of Elewana guides and maintenance team at Elewana The Manor, as well as interns from the Watoto Foundation, built some great Swings, Rocking Horses, and Slides all made out of old recycled tyres…
Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX certified 4-Star global airline, is pleased to announce that it will restructure its U.S. network, adding frequencies and shifting gateways as of the summer of 2019. The new U.S. network is aimed at giving passengers travelling between the U.S. and all over Africa the best…
After a decade marked by terrorism and other setbacks to its tourism brand, Kenya is now reveling in growth that is sure to be further nurtured by the first direct flight between the U.S. and East Africa. Read the feature article on Travel Weekly
Malawi Department of Tourism will once again be hosting a hosted buyer program + FAM trip around the annual Malawi International Tourism Expo (MITE) taking place in Lilongwe 25-27 April. Hosted buyers will attend the conference and then a post-conference FAM trip taking place 27 April – 1 May. Qualified buyers with an interest in…
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Elephant Plains is a brand new luxury lodge located on the most spectacular view point in the whole of Queen Elizabeth National Park. Perched 941 metres above sea level, high upon the western escarpment of the Albertine rift in the north east of the park, the lodge offers panoramic views stretching for miles over the…
If you’ve been on safari, you’ll know how noisy game-viewing vehicles are: the great thrum the engines make on starting and the clatter as they drive through the bush. Yet it’s the kind of noise you get used to and might not even notice – until it isn’t there anymore. That’s what happened when I…
Annual maintenance on Cape Town’s Table Mountain Cableway has been extended this year to six weeks instead of five, from July 8 until August 18. The renovations include the replacing of cable car ropes and more. All the planned changes are to ensure an improved visitor experience. The public can still hike up Table Mountain…
The Zimbabwean government as appointed famous Black Panther star Danai Gurira as one of the tourism ambassadors of the Southern African nation. Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Prisca Mupfumira made the appointment on Tuesday at the launch of Tour Africa-New Horizon Project. The block buster movie was the highest grossing film in southern, East…
Ethiopian Airlines, the Largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX Certified Four Star Global Airline, inaugurated state-of-the-art passenger terminal and its Skylight Hotel on January 27, 2019 in the presence of FDRE Prime Minister H.E. Dr. Abiy Ahmed, African Union Chairperson H.E. Mr. Moussa Faki, Ministers, high level government officials, Ethiopian Airlines Board Members, Group…
Birding in recent years has become very popular with more and more people travelling to birding hotspots around the globe to observe these feathered splendors. Becoming a birder is not only about birds… it’s about having a deeper appreciation for nature and the environment in which they dwell. Many novice and experienced birders also find…
Once a home for sport hunters and a meeting place for former Ugandan president Idi Amin’s international guest in the seventies, Kidepo Valley National Park finally gets a new boost to the list of accommodations The Kidepo Safari Lodge, now known as the Katurum Lodge Kidepo was built in 1971 by Danish master architect Hans…
This weekend, APTA members will be exhibiting at the New York Times Travel Show in the APTA pavilion. Participating members include: Seychelles Tourism Infinite Safari Adventures Africa Angel Tours Duma Explorer Camps Uganda Tourism Board In addition, APTA will be running the Friday morning “Focus on Africa” session. The schedule of speakers is as follows.…
Rwanda has signed and initialled a Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) with 20 countries to expand its air transport network. Jean de Dieu Uwihanganye, Rwanda’s Minister of State in charge of transport, last month signed the BASA on behalf of the government of Rwanda, at the eleventh International Civil Aviation Authority (ICAO) Air Services Negotiation…
Kuwona Cottage, situated on the pristine sands of Lake Malawi in the Senga Bay area, is now open for 2019 bookings. Kuwona Cottage is a private, self-catering lakeside accommodation in the popular Senga Bay area. The cottage is a great place to visit if you are looking for a couple of days away from the…
Rens Lipsius has always been filled with a love of nature and science, it is through this passion and his experimentation with camera and brush that he has become a formidable self-taught artist. African Bush Camps in collaboration with Untamed Travelling is thrilled to host Rens at Bumi Hills Safari Lodge on the shores of…
Scenes of traders, travelers, fishermen and women crossing the Zambezi river on floating planks, ferries, rickshaw boats, and canoes will soon come to an end. In just 24 months, travelling between the water-rich but land-locked Zambia and Botswana will get easier, smoother and faster, when the new road and rail bridge, currently under construction across…
Assailants identified as Shabab militants attacked a Nairobi luxury hotel and office complex on Tuesday, spreading death and panic as the police in Kenya’s capital evacuated civilians and sealed off the area. President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Wednesday that at least 14 people were killed in the assault, during which one of Nairobi’s most secure…
As 2019 promises to be an exciting year for Malawi, we look back at 2018 to see how the country’s wildlife has transformed, catching the attention of the world. Tours & trails have developed by local operators as the country becomes a hot destination for safaris in Africa. Wildlife Transformation ‘Completing’ Malawi For a long…
Just before boarding a hired B787 Dreamliner to embark on a two-week working visit to five countries, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mgnangagwa shocked his country by announcing a 150% hike in fuel prices, effective midnight January 13, catapulting the country into protest action. A swift sequel to this announcement on January 14 spurred the country to outrage, when government…
Seychelles will be more accessible to the outside world starting February 6, 2019, as Kenya Airways introduces additional flights to its services, operating on a daily basis between the exotic islands and Kenya. The airline is currently flying to the island archipelago five times per week from Kenya’s Capital city- Nairobi. This latest development by…
Roam through the wild, dense teak forest and the wide-open plains of Hwange National Park, on a mobile horse-back safari with African Bush Camps. This allows for a unique perspective, and we are excited to offer you this thrilling expedition. Guests will explore the contrasting landscape, in the most authentic way, pioneering through the pristine wilderness. With expert guides…
The ‘Protecting our Wildlife’ campaign is launching through every copy of the Guardian newspaper and www.globalcause.co.uk on 2nd March this year in light of World Wildlife Day with six months of international distribution and events such as CITES COP, UN Environment Assembly and G20 Summit & Ministerial Meeting. We are actively looking for industry partners from travel tourism and transport to support and raise awareness on this…
The Namib Desert in southern Africa may not be as desolately quiet as you’d expect, thanks to a new sound installation that aims to play Toto’s “Africa” on eternal repeat, NPR reports. Namibian-German artist Max Siedentopf’s installation is appropriately titled “Toto Forever.” Utilizing six speakers, an MP3 player featuring literally just that one song, and solar energy, the…
Lilly Ajarova, one of the Top 100 women in Tourism honoured at the 13th Akwaaba African Travel Market has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of Uganda Tourism Board (UTB). Ajarova is the Executive Director of the Chimpanzee Sanctuary and wildlife trust. She was, on Thursday, announced by the State minister for tourism,…
The month of September was a unique and exciting one for the communities in the Dete area, on the border of Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe. Conservation Music, an organization dedicated to environmental music production workshops stayed at Mambanje Primary School to learn and co-produce a song and music video about the community-based conservation challenges, ethos…
The Department of Home Affairs has issued an advisory on its website that contradicts the relaxation of the regulations governing children travelling to SA. The Amendment to the Immigration Act was gazetted on November 30 and removes the requirement for children travelling with both parents on a foreign passport to carry a birth certificate when…
Kenya’s 2018 tourist arrivals grew by 37.33 percent from the previous year to cross the two million mark for the first time, posting a significant growth in earnings to Sh157 billion. The earnings are an 31.2 percent improvement from the Sh119 billion earned in 2017, according to Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala. The latest statistics…
The Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority has temporarily closed Saadani Airstrip due to maintenance. The airstrip closed on January 6 and will reopen on February 8. According to Coastal Aviation, the destination has already been restricted from sale during the closure dates, and existing bookings are being contacted by Coastal Aviation’s reservations department to arrange different…
Hyatt Hotels Corporation has opened its first Hyatt-branded hotel in Ethiopia, and its seventh in Africa, the Hyatt Regency Addis Ababa. The property has 188 rooms, including 12 Regency suites, two Executive suites, one Presidential suite, and one Royal Presidential suite with four bedrooms. There is also the Regency Club room where guests have access…
Tunis Tunisia, Gambia and Dakar Senegal were all named some of the 52 Places to go in 2019 by The New York Times. #27 – Tunis Freedom is what makes Tunis unique. Eight years after it kicked off the Arab spring, Tunis remains the only Arab capital with real freedom of expression, not to mention…
While the ‘green movement’ intensifies as people are becoming more aware of their responsibilities towards the environment, African Bush Camps is leading the way in eco-tourism innovations and sustainable design. African Bush Camps two destinations located in Chobe National Park, Linyanti Bush Camp and Linyanti Ebony are proud to announce that they are successfully running…
European travelers love Tunisia, and it shows. Despite the U.S. having travel alerts in place, Europeans travel again to Tunisia. Tunis Tourism receipts went up to USD 1.4 billion in Tunisia from January to 20 December 2018, according to numbers provided by the Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts to the news agency Tunis Afrique Presse…
Hideaways is dipping its toes in the warm waters of the Indian Ocean with a new luxury eco-lodge on the white sandy beaches of Mozambique. We cannot contain our excitement to announce that we are expanding our portfolio of life-changing experiences to include a tropical paradise near Vilanculos in breathtakingly beautiful Mozambique. A haven of…
Bloomberg’s annual “Where to Go in 2019” list is out and of the 21 destinations featured, two are in Africa: Kenya and Chad. KENYA If you don’t have the flexibility for a long trip but have always wanted to watch 1.7 million wildebeests thunder across the Maasai Mara, this is the year to realize your…