Standard price is $6660; special reflects a savings of 40%!

3 nights in the Moremi Game Reserve & the Okavango Delta:

• A luxurious, private, “Hemingway-style” tented safari camp
• Authentic en suite Meru tents exude old fashioned charm
• Excellent three course meals under the stars
• A pristine wilderness teeming with game
• The best locations for the best wildlife
• More wildlife and bird species than anywhere in Africa!

3 nights in the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans at Camp Kalahari:

• Perfect for fun and adventure in comfort & style
• Meru tents with en suite, outdoor bathrooms
• A traditional thatch library, living & dining area
• Pool with sun deck
• Fresh & tasty home-style menu
• Meet the Meerkats, brown hyena and aardvark… the Kalahari’s rare desert species
• Walk with Bushmen trackers
• Search out ancient stone tools
• Visit Chapman’s Baobab
• In the dry season, quad bike across the pans & watch the horizon-to-horizon stars

Please contact us for more details at info@exploreafrica.net or 970-871-0065.

South African Airways “Fall in Love with Africa” sale is on until the end of the month!  Fares from $1200 roundtrip*!  Offer valid for new bookings until the end of the month for departures through December 9, 2011.

*Visit flysaa.com today and check out the terms and conditions.

Stay 3, Pay for 2 nights in Kenya!  Last minute deals with Great Plains Conservation’s properties in Kenya… at both Ol Donyo Lodge and Mara Plains Camp.  Applies to any new bookings for travel between Nov 1 – Dec 19, 2011.

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Jim Steinberg is a noted nature photographer, particularly for his images of wildflowers.  Here is a link to Jim Steinberg’s blog from his recent trip to South Africa.  He was there researching sites and scenes for two upcoming photography workshops that will be held in 2012.  The two workshops will focus on different interests – one with a clear wildflower focus and one for food and wine enthusiasts.  Stay tuned for more details to be posted on the EXPLORE website…

Photos courtesy of Jim Steinberg

TO JOHANESSBURG OR CAPE TOWN (from NY or Washington DC)

TO DURBAN (from NY or Washington DC)

SAA’s Terms and Conditions: *TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Fares include fuel surcharges and are valid on SAA operated flights from New York (JFK) or Washington Dulles (IAD). Offer valid on the purchase of round-trip, economy class tickets only. Seats are limited and may not be available on all flights. Departure taxes and Sept. 11th security fees of approximately $130-140 (depending on itinerary) per passenger are additional and payable at time of ticketing. Passengers must travel together to qualify for this offer. Tickets must be paid for and issued at time of reservation. Fare is non-refundable and change fees of $250 apply. Re-routing is not permitted. Offer valid for reservations ticketed June 28, 2011-July 15, 2011. Valid for departures from theUSA between September 13 and December 10, 2011. Maximum stay one month. All travel must be completed by December 10, 2011. Price is for new bookings only, is subject to availability, may change without notice and is not retroactive.

EXPLORE is teaming up with some of the world’s top photographers to help you improve your photographic skills and knowledge – and what better destination to refine those skills than Africa! From wildlife, landscapes and indigenous peoples to the small things, such as rare fynbos plants of the Cape and the tiny ant lion, Africa offers an inexhaustible variety of subjects for you to explore and capture with your lens.

On all our photo safaris you travel in a small group with your photographic expert, staying in exclusive, small camps at some of the best destinations on the continent (please see details below on Bill Ellzey’s 2011 Photographic Workshop). Each vehicle is limited to a few passengers so that all have a window seat, and in most cases are open-air to maximize viewing. Several camps even offer photographic hides to enable you to safely get up close to the action.

For the serious or aspiring photographer, this is the only way to experience Africa. EXPLORE’s photographic workshops free you from the typical safari schedule; instead, you call the shots so that you can best take advantage of “magic hour”, are able to leave camp pre-dawn so that you are in position at sunrise, and can stay out late to catch the more rare nocturnal animals when most active. Several of our photo safaris offer week long post production intensive options with master post production specialists.

We have a section on our website dedicated to these photographic workshops.  We will be posting 2012 opportunities very soon!

Photographic Workshop with Bill Ellzey in Zambia:

OCTOBER 30 – NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Explore the fantastic and varied photographic opportunities that Zambia has to offer on this incredible photographic safari to one of Africa’s best secrets.  Marvel at the majesty of Victoria Falls, one of the world’s seven natural wonders, as you capture the iconic waterfall in the early morning light.  Head out on game drives and guided bush walks in South Luangwa National Park, where the amount of wildlife and birdlife seen is only rivaled by the dramatic scenery.  Finally, finish your photographic safari in the Lower Zambezi, where game viewing on the Zambezi River provides a unique point-of-view of the wildlife and river scenery.  Throughout your photographic workshop, led by noted professional photographer and instructor Bill Ellzey, you are joined in each location by local guides who share their intimate knowledge and experience of the wildlife and landscapes.

Bill Ellzey has been helping photographers come along the path of making better pictures since about the time he became a full-time working pro in 1972. From the most basic nuts & bolts of f-stops and shutter speeds, and now the exciting world of digital imaging, to examining what makes for strong compositions and truly meaningful images, to the delights of being in nature and sharing its beauty with others through photography, Ellzey’s down-home style, and experience, both as photographer and instructor, make him a highly valued workshop leader.

ITINERARY SUMMARY:

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Our intimate journey through Southern Africa will be led by Singer Rankin, founder of WorldWomenWork (WWW).  “I had been traveling extensively in Africa and Asia for 25 years and was becoming increasingly concerned about the loss of habitat for wildlife and the seemingly endless cycle of poverty.  One day as I was trekking on Kanchenjunga in Nepal, the world’s third largest mountain, and the idea just came to me:  buy beautiful things made by indigenous women and sell them to my friends and women who love hand-crafted, quality goods.  Then donate the profits to conservation and towards education projects for women.  A simple way to change lives and help the environment!”…and thus WorldWomenWork was born.

For ten years, Singer has combined Africa and Asia, meeting women artisans who make beautiful, unusual things and help them organize to market their goods to the outside world.  WorldWomenWork provides a steady stream of income which grows local women’s enterprises, sells their products, and ultimately donates all proceeds from the sales to projects that educate girls, build economic independence for women and their families, and protect the natural world.  On this extraordinary trip you visit some of Singer’s favorite places in Africa, experience the best of African wilderness and wildlife, and meet the remarkable women who are gaining economic independence through their work with WWW.

Click here for more information on this special journey!

Singer Rankin, World Women Work

Email us if you’d like more information -  info@exploreafrica.net – we’d love to help you plan your holiday!

THE GREAT MIGRATION

Have you always wanted to see Africa’s Great Migration, one of the greatest spectacles of the natural world?  The time to go is in December, January and February, but because so many people want to see this mass movement of over 2 million animals, lodges are beginning to fill up already.

From the vast Serengeti plains in Tanzania to the champagne-colored hills of Kenya’s Maasai Mara, over 1.4 million wildebeest and 200,000 zebra and gazelle migrate in a clockwise fashion over 1,800 miles each year in search of rain-ripened grass. It is truly a staggering experience!  Encounter the vast herds of the wildebeest migration as they fan out in a seemingly un-endless blanket across the landscape.

The thundering hooves of the herds and the enormous clouds of fine red dust they leave in their wake have become an icon of East African safari. Filled with dramatic encounters, this incredible journey takes the herds across fast-flowing rivers inhabited by some of Africa’s largest crocodiles and plains filled with predators.

HOLIDAY TIME  IN CAPE TOWN

Thinking of traveling to warmer climates around Christmas time?  Cape Town is a great option, but unless you book early it is almost impossible to find a room.

Cape Town is a city where old and new harmoniously converge in history, architecture, cultural pursuits and the essence of its people.  It is dominated by a towering, table-shaped mountain, set on a peninsula of soaring, rocky heights and lush valleys, where the Indian and Atlantic Oceans meet.

The fast pace and bright lights of the city meld effortlessly with a choice of white sandy beaches, magnificent green areas with rivers, vleis and dams and a floral kingdom that is wholly unique to the Cape.  There are also plenty of must-sees to check off your list like Robben Island, Cape Point and the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront.  All of this combined with the spectacular warm climate make Cape Town a fantastic destination.

The EXPLORE ‘mission’ is to work very closely with our clients in designing safaris that are not only entertaining but transformative and make a difference in the lives of indigenous peoples. By taking the traveler deep into the heart of Africa we facilitate a greater understanding of the ongoing challenges to preserve this most precious part of our planet.  Join us over the next year on several trips of a lifetime…

TRAVEL WITH DR. DON JOHANSON!

October 2010

Join world renowned paleoanthropologist Dr. Don Johanson, Founding Director of the Institute of Human Origins (IHO), in an exploration of South Africa’s most beautiful coastal scenery and famed wildlife reserves.  Your private journey, led by Dr. Johanson and limited to a small group of like-minded sophisticated travelers, will immerse you in the best South Africa has to offer while learning about your ancient ancestors and African wildlife.       

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AFRICA’S LAST WILDERNESS

June 2011

The African continent is under siege. Over population and massive extractive industries from uncontrolled mining to deforestation threaten the continent. A few extraordinary individuals have dedicated themselves to conserving its most critical ecosystems. Visit the most extraordinary reserves representing the cutting edge of conservation in the African continent. Witness the beauty and majesty of Africa at its most powerful…

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CAPE TO CAIRO – The First Time in a Century!

January 11 – February 9, 2011

Crossing 6,000 miles from one end of Africa to the other across spectacular landscapes in luxury is one of the most unique adventures in the world! We travel through Africa by the Pride of Africa private train, private airplane, five-star Lake Nasser cruise ship and stay in luxury hotel accommodation en-route to complete this immense and unforgettable 30 day voyage. This is the ultimate travel experience!

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Tanzania’s Remote Selous & Mozambique’s Hidden Secrets

June 2011

The African continent is under siege. Over population and massive extractive industries from uncontrolled mining to deforestation threaten the continent. A few extraordinary individuals have dedicated themselves to conserving its most critical ecosystems. Visit the most extraordinary reserves representing the cutting edge of conservation in the African continent. Witness the beauty and majesty of Africa at its most powerful.  CLICK HERE FOR ITINERARY DETAILS.