Africa Safari Blog

This blog is a bit different namely as it is in German! One of our tour guides, Andree, went on our “World in One Country Safari” recently. He wrote a story about this safari in German, apparently it is too good to translate as it will loose its sentiment – so if you can read German then read on… For the English readers out there – the “World in One Country Safari” includes the Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga Panorama Route, Swaziland, Zululand, Drakensberg mountains, Garden Route & Karoo, Cape Town. To find out more about this safari – click here!

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Are you coming to Cape Town on Holiday? Or do you live here and have forgotten about ALL the wonderful things to do in this ‘Mother City’? Either way… Have a look at some of the fantastic things you can do in Cape Town, and if you have any other ideas for those reading this blog – then please post a comment.

Cape Town is a fantastic holiday destination filled with hidden adventures and mysterious secrets… not to mention hiking, SHOPPING and other attractions that make Cape Town a firm favourite with tourists and with Jenman African Safaris!
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Flying above Africa – You can see the African Continent from as high as a plane… Flights take off daily from Cape Town and travel right across the African Continent and visa versa. When you are stuck in a plane with a long flight ahead of you the only thing you are really concerned about is the in-flight entertainment schedule… However, if you take a minute and look out of the window (on a day flight of course!) the sights below can keep you occupied for hours. My flight took me from Cape Town to Europe which means I crossed the entire continent of Africa… allowing me to see Africa from a totally different perspective…
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By far the most famous land-mark in South Africa, the imposing profile of Table Mountain rises out majestically high above Cape Town. The Hoerikwaggo is a trail from Table Mountain all the way to Cape Point and is for the adventurous and energetic travelers out there… Table Mountain has many beautiful footpaths surrounded by awesome views and fantastic flora. And if you are lucky and quiet you may see some indigenous animals along your way.
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We’d better start learning the lingo if we want to host the soccer-loving Latins next year!
Source: Sunday Times – 1st February. Article by Anton Ferreira.

South Africa is about to be invaded by hordes of people who like nothing more then stabbing enraged bulls to death at close quarters – and we have no idea how to speak to them nicely. Fortunately, the Spanish government is trying to help: it is funding a programme to teach scores of local tour guides how to speak the language of Cervantes and Che Guevara in time for the World Cup next year.

South Africa has never been a major destination for visitors from Spain and Latin America, and the closest most of us has come to hearing Spanish spoken is during an emergency visit to an imported Cuban doctor.
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The Namibia workshop was held on Friday, 23 January from 14h00 – 20h00 at the Stellenrust Wine Estate which is located on the R44 between Stellenbosch and Somerset West.

Both Wiebke and I had never been to Stellenrust before. So, just when you think that you have run out of wine farms to visit on a weekend, voila, up pops another one. It is one of the largest family owned wine estates in South Africa and has several award winning wines just waiting to be tasted…

On arrival, we were welcomed by colleagues from NTB with a glass of nice cold Stellenrust sparkling wine. Needless to say, it wasn’t long before both Wiebke and I caught up with some fellow Namibians and the “kuiering” began :~).
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We are sure that you have heard the bad news about the riots in Madagascar lately, and a few countries have already advised people to avoid travelling to Madagascar. However, this is the current report on the Madagascar riots, and we are pleased to report that there has been no violence there recently and everything is calm – the Malagsy people and the military are working hard at maintaining the peace.

Currently the situation in Antananarivo is calm, there have been no reported incidents since last Thursday. Since the 2 days of rioting there has been a curfew in place which has been respected by all inhabitants in Tana.  There have been a few political demonstrations which have attracted many in support – all of them have been peaceful.
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Sunday December 28,2008
By John Wilson, Source: Daily Express

SITUATED off the eastern coast of Southern Africa in the rich, incredibly warm waters of the Indian Ocean, Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the world and actually slightly larger in land mass than France.

In addition to chameleons, fruit bats, lizards, tree frogs and snakes found nowhere else on this planet [there are 80 species of snakes alone and strangely not one of them is poisonous] the salt water sports fishing both off shore and around the countless jungle-clad islands that comprise this huge archipelago are quite phenomenal.
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