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Madagascar, Île Sainte-Marie
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Madagascar Dhow Sailing

Five of us from the JENMAN African Safaris Cape Town office participated in a 10-day exploratory trip to the 590

Greater Kruger Walking Trek
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SANParks Hotels for Kruger

SANParks has released a statement stating that there is no proof that hotels cause environmental degradation. This is in response

Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe, Nantwich Safari Lodge
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ZIMBABWE has the best climate on Earth!

We’ve heard this before… but they’re saying it again.  According to International Living Magazine’s 2011 Quality of Life Index, published

Travel Africa
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TRAVEL TIPS for Flights

Travelling is so exciting… but, sometimes it can become quite stressful if you realise that you have forgotten something or

Nosy Be
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Red island, Madagascar

Working for JENMAN African Safaris has afforded me quite a few opportunities, one of them being the chance to travel

Rock Formations Of The Drakensberge At The Mkhomazi Wilderness A
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Driving the Sani Pass

I had the privilege this year to drive over the Drakensberg mountains via Sani Pass into Lesotho. Amazing! It is

Fish River Canyon - Northern Experience
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Dinner at Fish River Canyon

Naturally it’s the first one we opened! Blessed, one of our treasured guides, was on our Northern Experience safari when

Cape Town - Table Mountain
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New Sides of Table Mountain

WHEN you want to get up high in cities like London, Paris, New York or Sydney, you have to climb

Zambezi River Cruise
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Proposed Development in Zambezi

What’s it all about? Protea Hotels announced plans in July 2009 to build a 144-bed hotel on the banks of

Leopard
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Meeting the LEOPARD whisperer

Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Fred and I am a leopard living in the Savuti area of Botswana. Even

Madagascar Kayak
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Sea-Kayak Trip Madagascar

Air Madagascar managed to lose my fishing rods and Evan’s stands and tripod, but otherwise, the flights were fine –

The wild plains of Namibia and safari package with Botswana
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Ruacana Falls, Namibia

In March of 2010 I was leading a tour through Namibia. One of our destinations was to be Ruacana Falls…I

Madagascar, Île Sainte-Marie
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The BEST of Madagascar

Madagascar the world’s oldest and fourth-largest island is as diverse as the heavens are infinite and geographically diverse as it

Horse Riding Safaris, Horseback Safaris
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Lesotho is the Kingdom in the Sky

Lesotho, the Kingdom in the Sky, is a land for explorers, photographers, writer, historians and dinosaur hunters. It’s not quite

Hippos, Wildlife, Zimbabwe
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Zimbabwe FAQ’s with Garth

This is our final part of the Zimbabwe questions & answers section … We hope you have been enjoying all

Okavango Delta, Botswana
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Millipedes in the Botswana Bush

Safaris clients become real explorers with nature & animals on safaris… finding what they think are new animals & bugs

Cheese & Wine
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Taste of Cape Town

I can’t decide – was the pork from Nobu (the ONE AND ONLY restaurant) or was the Thai curry from

Safaris from Cape Town
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Exploring Cape Town

My blog is about my experiences in Cape Town as well as those as an intern with JENMAN African Safaris.

Garden Route
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ROMANTIC Getaway to South Africa

Here is to all of you who want to surprise their better halves with something special! Just before New Years’

Madagascar, Île Sainte-Marie
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Mammals ‘floated to Madagascar’

By Mark Kinver : Science and environment reporter, BBC News The ancestors of the current mammals found on the island

Conservation Guide
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Game Capture Fun!!!

16th Sept and I’m off with Virgin to Joburg then by hire car to Kuruman where I met Ikey (in

Tips for Travel Agents
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Seasoned Travellers

As a way of introducing myself, I have traveled to 90 countries, most of them multiple times. My wife has

Madagascar Lemurs
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Madagascar Holiday with JENMAN

John Maytham is one of Cape Towns’ local celebrities; hosting talk shows on a local radio station named “567 Cape

Madagascar Beach Sunset Romantic
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Madagascar Tales

I settle myself in a chair under one of the few lights … My feet are off the sand and

Whale Watching, Africa
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Kayaking in Hermanus

I am an intern for JENMAN African Safaris and I decided that it was about time to go Kayaking in

Table Mountain Hiking Adventure
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Dangerous Hiking in Cape Town

Is how our good friend Brian Georgeson described out planned climb of Kasteel Buttress in his usual brief style. Well,

Jenman African Safaris
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Funny SAFARI Stories

We thought that this week we would share some funny safari stories from some recent tours. Below are two funny

Zanzibar Boats
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Tanzania and Zanzibar Experience

Recently, Bart (from Boston, USA) returned from a Tanzania and Zanzibar Experience – our Northern Circuit Camping Tanzania safari… he