We support the Chipembere Rhino Foundation in South Africa through The Rhino Ride initiative which encourages guests to make a voluntary contribution when traveling with us. We were elated to have had the opportunity to hand over an even greater amount than we did last year to this NGO run foundation in the Eastern Cape.…
Gorilla trekking is a bucket list experience for many of your clients, and maybe you. Uganda Safari Chapter is offering an amazing fam trip this coming October that includes gorillas and 2 other national parks. We have a spot available for an APTA member in good standing. Please email kiki@wanderlustportfolio.com for the itinerary and confirm…
Kenya is eyeing to become the second major destination for cruise ships in Africa after Egypt following its search for new deals during the recent cruising conference in Miami, USA. The authorities expect the cruise ship business to take off from November when the construction of the terminal to receive the ships is completed. In…
CNN has published a list of the world’s 25 least visited countries that are worth a visit. Of the 25 selected, six are located in Africa including Comoros, São Tomé and Príncipe, Djibouti, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Eritrea. You can read the full article here
Lilongwe Wildlife Trust, a charity in Malawi responsible for running the Lilongwe Wildlife Centre and combating wildlife crime whilst boosting conservation nationwide with tremendous results, have some very exciting news! Volunteer places have just become available on their Samango monkey research project. Launched in May 2018, The Samango project is the first of its kind…
Elewana Collection would like to notify you that we are currently unable to offer guided walking safaris at either Elewana Lewa Safari Camp or Elewana Kifaru House on the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy. We shall be able to offer this activity to our guests once the Conservancy have secured the relevant permits from the Government of…
The main runway at Blantyre’s Chileka Airport is temporarily closed between 24 April 2019 and 23 July 2019 for maintenance and rehabilitation. The secondary runway remains in operation during that time but has restrictions on the class/size of aircraft that can use it. The aircraft usually used for international arrivals and departures are unable to…
Tanzania wants to boost tourist numbers by putting a cable car on Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s tallest mountain, and is in talks about the project with a Chinese and a Western company. Around 50,000 tourists climb Kilimanjaro annually. A cable car could increase tourist numbers by 50 percent by providing access to the mountain for those…
African Bush Camps has joined forces with How Many Elephants to support their annual talk held at the prestigious Royal Geographical Society in London on 6th June. This years talk ‘On the Front Line’ offers an evening of adventure with inspirational speakers from the front line of conservation in Africa. As a conservation-driven organization African…
After celebrating its 15th anniversary in 2018, Malawi’s Lake of Stars Festival returns this year in an exciting new format: Lake of Stars Discovery. The three-day celebration of music and arts will take place in the beautiful, remote setting of Nkhata Bay at the unique and imaginative Kachere Kastle. The Nkhata Bay district is located in northern Malawi by the…
New York University’s Africa House hosted a knowledge exchange on sustainable tourism event the morning of May 8th in honor of a visit by Hon. Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs of Sierra Leone, Dr Memunatu B. Pratt. Dignitaries and thought leaders in the sustainable tourism space gathered to discuss the recent rise of Sierra…
Air Madagascar has announced the resumption of flights between Antananarivo and Johannesburg, effective June 17. The airline previously flew to South Africa’s main industrial and commercial center but halted flights in 2015 when continued operations stood on a knife’s edge at the time. The planned flight will be operated with a Boeing B737-800NG aircraft serving…
As of Saturday, 01 June 2019 Robben Island Museum (RIM) will implement two-tier pricing resulting in an unexpected price increase of over 50% for international visitors. The current standard rate is R 360 and is increasing to R 550 for non-South African adults, effective 01 June 2019. Based on annual financial analysis and consultation with its…
TANZANIA – May 8, 2019 – Njozi Camp debuted all new canvas for the calving season and is now on the move to our new location near the Mara River for the crossing season. Njozi is a guide-owned and operated camp catering to wildlife enthusiasts. The camp serves as a fieldwork base to develop young…
MPUMALANGA – Having become a leading destination for travellers the world over, South Africa is well positioned to tap into the global luxury tourist market. With this in mind, Thebe Tourism Group has embarked on an exciting initiative which will see the opening of a new upmarket offering completely unique in the world. Located in…
BOTSWANA – May 8, 2019 – Bushman Plains camp is expecting… wild dog pups that is! In its latest wildlife report, the camp announced in mid-April that the alpha female of the Ash Pack was looking heavily pregnant, and Bushman Plains guides expect she will be denning soon not far from the camp. Just a…
Towards the end of last year, the Indaba Hotel in Fourways partnered with Inverroche, one of South Africa’s most famous craft gins – now exported, to open the Gin School at Indaba Hotel. Under the expertise of the master Gin School host, guests can brew and distil their very own hand-crafted gin according to their own…
Join El Mundo Safaris Educational FAM October 15, 2019 Sign ups now OPEN. $3500 pp $1750 additional for SINGLE Supplement Companion is allowed at same price. International air is additional. Optional 4 day Zanzibar extension is $1500 pp. Itin in link below: https://travefy.com/trip/6yw9rqkz9mysqz2aja8lmb9t4w9pg9q Info@elmundosafaris.com for additional information.
Ethiopian Airlines will introduce flights from JFK Airport, New York’s main international gateway, to complement its service from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR). ET513 will depart JFK Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10:00pm for the overnight flight to Abidjan, arriving in Cote D’Ivoire at 12:05pm the next day. After an hour stopover, the Boeing 787-8…
Airlines have changed their policy with regard to requiring children travelling to SA to have a birth certificate. Iata, the association that guides most airlines flying into SA, is advising their members’ check-in staff to no longer request birth certificates from minors who have visas, or who are exempted from visas, if travelling with their…
The third annual Malawi International Tourism Expo (MITE) wrapped up this past Saturday and was largely considered a smashing success. The show featured 70+ participating suppliers and 41 buyers representing 10 countries traveling to Lilongwe for the expo. The fourth annual Malawi International Tourism Expo is expected to take place in April 2020 once again…
EGYPTAIR IS EXPANDING! New Washington DC (IAD) to CAIRO, NON-STOP starting JUNE 4, 2019. New service is 3x weekly NON-STOP flights from Washington DC, Dulles Airport to CAIRO International Airport EgyptAir also announces the introduction the Dreamliner 787 on NEW YORK to Cairo route starting NOVEMBER 1, 2019!
The third annual Takulandirani Malawi International Tourism Expo (MITE) kicked off today in Lilongwe with 70+ exhibitors showcasing all that Malawi and its neighboring destinations have to offer. The Malawi Department of Tourism is hosting 41 buyers from 10 countries including 11 buyers from the United States and Canada during the two day expo. MITE has…
The US Department of Commerce’s National Travel and Tourism Office has released data that reveals a record 93 million outbound travellers in 2018, with Africa being the destination of choice of 423 000 of those. This marks a 7% increase from the previous period. The total growth of US outbound travel in 2018 was 6%, an…
Malawi has become the first nation to immunize children against malaria. Launched on Tuesday, the Malaria vaccine pilot programme will see at least 120,000 children in Malawi under the age of two injected with the RTS,S vaccine, for partial protection to malaria parasite. Malawi’s Ministry of Health, deputy director, Michael Kayange, said the new system of…
The newly appointed CEO for the African Tourism Board, Ms. Doris Woerfel from Pretoria, South Africa, issued her initial welcome message to ATB members today. She shared her vision for African Tourism and declared her commitment to contribute for Africa to become one tourist destination. She stated: I am thrilled to have been appointed as the CEO of…
Ethiopian Airlines has announced details for its new service from Houston. The thrice-weekly schedule will begin on June 24, with flights from Houston’s IAH airport operating on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. ET flight 519, utilizing Boeing 787-8 aircraft, will depart at 12 noon and arrive in Addis Ababa at 2:30pm the following day. There is…
If it was not for the standard gauge railway (SGR) train, Gilbert Wandera, a businessman in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, would not have taken his family for this Easter holiday to Mombasa, a tourist resort in the coastal region. Wandera booked the SGR train , dubbed Madaraka Express over a month in advance for his wife…
Rhino Fund Uganda is happy to announce the birth of baby number 22 on Ziwa rhino sanctuary. Malaika gave birth to a healthy boy the morning of 19 April 2019. Both mother and calf are doing well. Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch located in Nakasongola district is the proud home of the only wild rhinos…
The future is not bright for the little honeybee. In Kenya, bees are being destroyed by the widespread use of harmful pesticides. Whilst the destruction of habitat and disease are making it even more difficult for these essential pollinators to survive as their environment disappears. There are only a few pockets left in the world…
Jenman African Safaris has appointed Peter Pittendrigh as the new Head of Sales. Peter comes from a background of Sales, Adventure Travel, and Online Technology & Sales and has previously worked for Xscapesa and Travelbud. Peter says that he loves how intertwined the sales department is with the other departments and is very excited about…
Nicole Jacobs has been appointed as Hideaways Sales Manager. This is a new position as Hideaways is expanding significantly with exclusive new properties and activities. Nicole moved from Jenman African Safaris’ Series division and has been with the company for 6 years. Over the past years she has earned a proven track record in delivering…
JUST ONE SPOT REMAINING! Imvelo Safari Lodges North American Agent FAM – May 18-26, 2019 – Hosted by the Kusini Collection. Join Kusini’s Sonya Bradley for a comprehensive Zimbawe FAM visiting all of Imvelo’s properties in Victoria Falls and Hwange National Park! You’ll experience Imvelo’s Elephant Express game viewing train, the NEW Canyoning activity at…
Artist impression images of the completely new Selinda Camp have been released, and we hope you are excited as we are with what the finished product will look like. Selinda Camp opens on 1 June 2019 with just three, one bedroom tented units under canvas ceilings and cooling thatch roofs. Each has a shaded open-sided inside/outside…
United Airlines says it will return to Africa this winter, when it will become the only airline to fly non-stop between the United States and Cape Town, South Africa. Starting Dec. 15, United will fly a Boeing 787-9 between its Newark hub and Cape Town, the second largest city in South Africa with a metropolitan…
PLASTIC REDUCTION The report is frightening, today, a customer, in a week, consumes more than twenty small bottles of water of 50 cl to which are added the bottles of a liter and a hal An estimate of over 30 Millions bottles are used yearly for tourism industry in Tanzania … Empty bottle recycling channels…
Ethiopia experienced a travel boom last year according to a recent report from the World Travel & Tourism Council. The country’s tourism economy grew nearly 50% in 2018, the largest of any country in the world. Leisure and international travelers were the primary drivers of growth — accounting for 79% and 77%, respectively, of tourism…
From June, Kenya Airways (KQ) will increase its flight frequency from Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport NBO to New York’s John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) from five to seven days a week. The airline’s CEO Sebastian Mikosz says KQ seeks to cash in on the US summer high season. “The New York route continues to be…
Situated right by the Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve, a brand new eco safari lodge has recently opened. Known as the Rafiki Safari Camp, the luxury tented safari units include private bathrooms with showers, and even a private verandah offering guests panoramic views over the reserve and distant mountains. Each unit includes electric fans and cotton percale fabric…
Elewana Collection has two stunning beach properties, one on the Kenya coast located on Diani Beach, a magical setting where white sandy beaches, rustling palm trees and the warm waters of the Indian Ocean are a stone throw away. Elewana AfroChic enjoys beach front ocean views and delicious sea breezes on a quieter, more secluded…
Greetings from Uganda-the Pearl of Africa and Africa’s Hidden Eden.Summit Tours and Travel joins APTA as a Tour Operator- Inbound .We are based in Uganda which is one of the countries in East Africa. Indeed,I am extremely proud and thankful for having been admitted into APTA because its a tourism industry leader in the the US…
Our Intimate Botswana and Zimbabwe Encounter remains one of our most popular NEW tours! This is why we have increased our departure dates for 2019. The new dates are as follows: 5 May 2019 25 September 2019 – Tour offered in reverse, starting in Maun and ending in Vic Falls. This tour expertly combines the…
WTM Africa 2019 opened yesterday on a high note with thousands of travel professionals visiting from across the globe to attend the leading event for the travel industry in Africa. BIG SHOW, BIG CONTENT Important discussions underscored the role of women in the tourism sector at the Women in travel Meetup, while Business Events Conference powered by IBTM Africa…
Marriott plans to open just under 20 hotels in the Middle East and Africa region in 2019, across brands including St Regis, W Hotels, JW Marriott and The Autograph Collection. The properties will add over 3,000 rooms to the group’s portfolio, and are part of plans to open 100 hotels and around 26,000 rooms across…
The Department of Tourism in the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Culture is working on revolutionalising the tourism industry in Malawi. Director of Tourism, Isaac Katopola, discusses some of the highlights of 2018 and expectations for 2019 with DENIS MZEMBE. Excerpts: What have been some of the major highlights of the tourism industry in Malawi…
The Kingdom of Eswatini (Swaziland) government is set to officially open its own Hilton Garden Inn hotel in Mbabane in May, Times of Swaziland reported. This announcement was made by the Minister of Public Service, Christian Ntshangase during a media press conference held at the Public Service Pension Fund (PSPF) conference room recently. The multi-million…
The Elewana Collection is delighted to announce that Virginia McKenna will join guests at Elewana Elsa’s Kopje in Meru National Park to celebrate 20 years since the property opened. Special events will take place from the 3rd to 6th July 2019 including dinner under the stars followed by a screening of Born Free, a bush…
From tanzanites to cute travel trinkets, shopping in Cape Town has come along over the last few years. The international inflections and blend of Afro-Euro style is evident in the sophisticated and styled prints, decor items, art, jewels, accessories and clothing. While many designers have found themselves in boutiques around the globe, there is nothing…
“Nyamatusi” –lightly translates to “Wild Game,” this transcends perfectly to its location. Nyamatusi is set in one of the most remote parts of Africa the old untouched landscape of Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe. African Bush Camps are proud to announce this wonderful addition to our Mana Pools portfolio which provides a signature alternate for…
Invitation to US Operators and Agents: JOIN BASECAMP EXPLORER ON A JUNE FAM WELCOME TO MARA NABOISHO – HOSTED BY BASECAMP EXPLORER 4-NIGHT/5-DAY TRADE FAM June 16-19, 2019 Basecamp Explorer Kenya will be hosting a trade FAM to its properties in Mara Naboisho Conservancy and the Masai Mara – from June 16-19, 2019.…