African safari
Location, Location, Location!
Published on November 22, 2022When JW Marriott set out to create their first-ever African safari camp, they chose the legendary Masai Mara with its annual Great Migration and year-round wildlife residents. But they also chose one of the best places in the Mara region to locate…
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New Safari Fleet for Elewana Serengeti Migration Camp
Published on September 4, 2019Elewana Serengeti Migration Camp in northern Tanzania recently took delivery of six brand-new safari vehicles — all of them equipped with four-wheel-drive — to ensure the very best game viewing experience in the fabled Serengeti for all guests. The custom-built, wood-trimmed Toyota Landcruisers…
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Kruger Combo: Pridelands Adventure and Leopards Lair Lodge
Published on August 19, 2019It’s now possible to undertake an EcoTraining course at Pridelands Conservancy and sleep overnight at Leopards Lair Lodge on the edge of the legendary Kruger National Park in South Africa. A former hunting park transformed into a wildlife conservancy, Pridelands presents a…
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The “TV Stars” of Tarangire Treetops
Published on June 18, 2019Wanna see what Tarangire Treetops in northern Tanzania is like before or after your safari with The Elewana Collection in East Africa? The upscale wilderness lodge has a live camera facing its watering hole that enables viewers to glimpse live images and…
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Read All About It: Rich Man, Spoor Man
Published on March 1, 2019The Sunday Times in South Africa offers a story about one of its writers learning the fine art of reading animal footprints in the bush from a veteran EcoTraining tracker. Quotable quote: “On the day I arrived, there was high excitement among…
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Read All About It: Girls Gone Birding
Published on February 17, 2019Intrepid Explorer magazine in South Africa brings us a story on women who went birding in Kruger National Park with EcoTraining Guides & Guardians. Quotable quote: “What happens when the vibrant party of birdwatchers you’re with are just as colourful as the…
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Kenya’s New Safari Paradise — the Laikipia Plateau
Published on January 2, 2019Located to the north of Nairobi between Mt Kenya and the Great Rift Valley, the Laikipia Plateau sprawls across over more than 3,600 square miles of East African bush. A patchwork of wildlife conservancies, tribal lands, and private farms and ranches, this…
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Read All About It: Loisaba takes glamping to a whole new level
Published on October 26, 2018South China Morning Post newspaper in Hong Kong recently ran a story on staying at Loisaba Star Beds in north-central Kenya. Quotable quote: “Sleep outside? In Africa? You’ve got to be kidding. No joke. After a day exploring the reserve, bumping over dirt…
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