Africa Bespoke Blog

Touched by a Wild Mountain Gorilla

Luke Powers — Thu, 17 May 2012 12:31:46 +0000

If a genie offered you one wish to use on choosing a wildlife experience anywhere in the world, I would recommend this: visiting the wild mountain gorillas in tropical jungle of Uganda or Rwanda. A few years back I was lucky enough to see them and it truly was a special experience. I will remember ...

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My Botswana Adventure

Luke Powers — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:08:43 +0000

My Botswana Adventure (16 – 29 April 2012) by Farzana Abbas, from Kiboko Adventures The two weeks my husband and I spent on this tour was nothing short of amazing! Where to start? Some of our highlights included: a Bushmen experience at Ghanzi, Central Kalahari, getting completely soaked at the mighty Victoria Falls (what a spectacular sight!), walking with ...

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Rovos Rail – the height of luxury train travel

Luke Powers — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:18:46 +0000

There has always been something quite special about train journeys and it seems to have retained its place as a unique mode of travel, even in today’s fast paced world, where it provides a time-warp getaway. And most importantly: there is nothing do, except kick back, read your book, soak up the passing scenery and ...

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Kruger Park 2012 epic flooding

Luke Powers — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:23:23 +0000

Kruger Park and the surrounding areas not seen heavy floods since the year 2000. On Tuesday 18 Jan 2012, they have arrived in a big way and have surpassed the 2000 levels already. End of the world as per the Mayans? I don’t think so. Hundred year flood? Could well be… and much to the ...

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My Garden Route Adventure

Amanda Pond — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 08:29:13 +0000

Here is a post by Amanda, who is doing an internship with us for a couple of months. Amanda is from a small town called Saranac Lake in New York State, USA. So she went to explore the small town’s of our famed Garden Route to see what it is all about. Here is her ...

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