I’m in awe! I remember a few years back, I was sent this viral video on “great places you absolutely must visit” and these incredible rainbow hued hills of the Danxia Landform Park were one of the images. That image always stuck with me. I have hiked over high passes in the Indian Himalayas, trail […]
Outdoors & Animals
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Lions, Tigers and Bears In Asia
The King of the jungle in not only in Africa. Almost extinct, the Asiatic Lion still roams the land in the Indian sub-continent. Just south east of Agra, home to the Taj Mahal , is the Gir National Park in the state of Gujarat. Here lives the last known population of these magnificent endangered mammals. Started […]
Why do kangaroos hop?
You’d have to ask a kangaroo why they hop. Their answer (if you could understand roo) would possibly be “because my mum always did”. Our friends at Echidna Walkabout Tours are full of amazing information about these amazing marsupials! So, in the absence of roo input, here are some of the advantages of hopping: 1. Hopping […]
Cute Aussie Animal Videos
These aren’t necessarily breaking news, but we’ve collected a couple short videos that are out there on Australia. Some are funny, some touching, all entertaining. We’ve seen this go around for years, but the first one never gets old. Every visitor to Australia wants to see a kangaroo. For the most part Kangaroo’s are harmless, […]
Animal Focus: The King Penguin
The regal King Penguin is the second largest penguin on Earth, a magnificent looking bird and a co-operative model for photographs! Only the Emperor Penguin is larger, with the King Penguin weighing up to 35 lbs (16kg). A hardy creature, the shorelines where King Penguins call home are harsh and unforgiving landscapes around Antarctica and the […]
Beyond the Big Five
First on the list for first-time travellers to Africa is often the “Big Five”. The Big Five are ofcourse 5 animals who were once regarded as the hardest prey for Big Game Hunters, and Safari operators still use the term today. They are the Rhinoceros, Lion, Leopard, and Cape Buffalo. So yes, they’re important, they are all […]
A North American’s perspective on his first safari
South African Belinda Combrink, Goway AFRICAExperts product manager was delighted to take her Canadian partner Dave on Safari for the first time. He was blown away and shares his experience through his images and the article below. Dave and Belinda spent equal time at Savanna Private Game Lodge and Sabi Sabi Little Bush. During their […]
Jackie Chan joins the fight to save the Rhino
The world Rhino population has fallen by more than 90% in the past 30 years and Rhino poaching in South Africa has reached epidemic proportions. This is as a result of the dramatic increase in demand for Rhino horn in Asia for medicinal and cultural reasons. This cause is one that is very important to […]
The Devil Stole my Boots – Tales from Tasmania
Most people have heard of the Tasmanian Devil, almost entirely due to the Warner Brothers cartoon character, Taz. They are of course a real creature, found only on the remote island south of Australia. However in recent years a pandemic has ravaged the ‘tassy’ population, with a gruesome and deadly ‘facial tumor’ spreading fast amongst […]
Effortless Everest – No Experience Required to See the World’s Tallest Mountain
For those who are restricted by time or don’t have the opportunity to go trekking in the mountain ranges of Nepal, a “Flightseeing” excursion offers the closest possible aerial views of tallest mountain on earth, Mount Everest, along with the Tibetan Plateau, and without any of the work of hiking! This once-in a lifetime experience […]