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Zimbabwe Runs Out of UniVisa Stickers

There are currently no KAZA UNIVISA stickers in Zimbabwe. All entry points have run out of KAZA UNIVISA stickers.    Until …

New 2018 Mombo Camp

New Safari Camps and Lodges for 2018

The main photo of above is an artist rendering of the new Mombo Camp which is set to open mid …

Rafting to End at Victoria Falls with Construction of New Dam

In the early 90s, while at the University of Zimbabwe, I wrote my thesis on the positive and negative environmental …

Tanzania’s Selous Game Reserve to be Flooded by New Dam

According to a story in Quartz Africa Tanzania’s president, John Magufuli, has confirmed his government’s intentions to press on with plans …

Zambia Runs Out of UniVisa Stickers – Again!

The Kaza Univisa allows travelers to purchase one visa to visit both Zambia and Zimbabwe.   Once again Zambia has …

Packing for your Safari – Kenya bans Plastic Bags

Kenya joins over 40 countries, including Rwanda, that have made plastic bags illegal in a positive effort to reduce the impact …

African Safaris and Drone Photography – What to Know

Sandy Mallinson from Southern Africa Travel put together the following write up regarding the use of drones for capturing photos / video on safari. …

Tanzania Lion Nurses Leopard Cub

Tourist Joop Van Der Linde, a guest at Ndutu Safari Lodge in Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Conservation Area on the border of …

Wilderness Safaris Special – 6 Nights for Price of 5!

Between now and March 31, 2018 stay 5 nights at the following Wilderness Safaris lodges and camps in Botswana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe and …

Tswalu Tarkuni Special – South Africa’s Largest Private Game Reserve

Want to visit somewhere really special? Space has opened up at South Africa’s largest privately owned game reserve – Tswalu! Owned by the Oppenheimer Family …

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