Africa Safari Blog

Only when my plane was about to touch down in Frankfurt did I finally realise that my time in South Africa was over…  Since then it has been two weeks… I’ve almost settled down in Germany again (even if I still walk on the “wrong”, left side of the pavement). The first few days were quite exciting – it was great to see my family and my friends and I continued doing what I did on my last days in Cape Town…

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Source: Out There Travel, Autumn 2010

You’ve probably heard that now is a good time to visit Zimbabwe and take advantage of the excellent prices. But is that a good idea? Is price everything?

Let’s face it, it’s hard to get away from the fact that the political developments of the last few years have been, to say the very least, less than perfect. And there are people who believe that it would be morally questionable to holiday in a country where the government is guilty of significant human rights abuses – abuses that, unfortunately, are still continuing. BUT….

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This is our final part of the Zimbabwe questions & answers section … We hope you have been enjoying all the news about Zimbabwe and we hope that this has answered all your queries. Thanks to everyone who has asked us questions, encouraged travel to Zimbabwe and shared their amazing stories with us. Don’t forget to comment on our blog if you have any opinions!
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For the past few months we have been featuring questions and answers about Zimbabwe, this week we have some more! Don’t forget if you have any specific questions about Zimbabwe comment on our blog!

What environmental credentials does your company have – and how would your safaris to Zimbabwe benefit both wildlife & environment and the local communities?

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To plan a journey could be to win another journey for the entire family! Unbeknown to Sabine Kaufmann this is exactly what would happen to her. Sabine and her folks were busy making their way over 350km from Neustrelitz in Northern Germany to visit some friends. Next stop for Sabine, her family and her friends was a travel fair in Dresden in south-eastern Germany. At this moment Sabine had no clue that she’s going be a great winner by the end of the day.

The host of the annually held travel show in Dresden is “Schulz Aktiv Reisen” which is also one of the German business partners of Jenman African Safaris.

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Written by: Corinna Muller-Lorenz (Conny)v. 19.1. – 9.02.2010

When I close my eyes, I know immediately what it looks like, smells like and how it tastes – my very own Africa. Due to the enormous versatility of this tour, it was the perfect trip to Africa to experience the first time and find out what landscapes, climates, people and animals like one at best.

Fascinating were all the facets of the country along our route, I have not been concluded once the eyes during car trips, for fear of missing a wonderful change of scenery, human biodiversity and Animal varieties.
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Source: Go Magazine

The electricity at Harare International Airport is at half-phase. The flight from Johannesburg was only about a third full with mostly Zimbabwean passengers, their carry-on luggage bulging shopping bags from the rich shelves of the Republic.

Jenny Nobes is there to pick me up. She has invited me on a tour through the north of Zimbabwe – Matusadona, Chizarira and Hwange national parks. I am curious, not only to see these parks but also as to how we’re going to manage the trip.

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Last newsletter & blog we featured some questions and answers from our UK, US and SA Agents & Clients… This time Garth Jenman answers some more tough questions – specifically related to emergencies, air-lifts and medical treatment!

How would medical emergencies be handled? In the case of an emergency – would there be a helicopter? Would I be evacuated out of there as I don’t think that Zimbabwean hospitals would be great…? For emergencies and evacuations we recommend that our clients use MARS (Medical air rescue services)…

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