June 4th, 2010
Stuff Your Rucksack.com is a charity for conscientious travellers wishing to make a practical difference when they travel. The aim of Stuff Your Rucksack is to create a global community that exchanges goods and creates real social benefits. The charity was originally set up in 2007 by Kate Humble, the broadcaster and journalist.
The idea is simple. Small charities (or travelers who know about them) use Stuff Your Rucksack’s website to post wish lists of things they need. Travellers check the site to see if an organisation at their travel destination has wish listed any items, then pack a few bits and pieces for the charity, and then drop off the items in person.
The website encourages travelers to provide feedback on the organisations they visit and to keep their eyes peeled for more organisations that need support and also share their experiences of involvement and other travel information.
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March 30th, 2010
Safari Drive has, for the second year running won the AITO ‘Travel Company of the Year Award’.
Tags: AITO, AITO ‘Travel Company of the Year Award’, Awards, Safari Drive, Travel Company award
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March 30th, 2010
Specific interest expeditions for small groups are coming soon.
With specialist guides and a focus on specific birds, mammals and photography these trips ensure you get the most out of your African experience and are ideal for single travellers or those looking to travel to extremely remote regions. Please enquire and we will be happy to keep you updated on trips in the pipeline.
Tags: birds, expeditions, mammals, photography, Specific Interest Expeditions
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March 30th, 2010
Clare Luck, will be at Indaba in Durban, SA, 8th – 11th May 2010.
If you would like to make an appointment to see Clare please contact us.
Tags: Clare Luck, Durban, Indaba, SA
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March 30th, 2010
Becx Whitefield has recently joined our team. Having studied Animal Behaviour and Welfare and Ecology Becx is our wildlife and birding expert.
After five years running a busy safari office in Zambia Becx has joined us as a sales consultant and specialises in wildlife and birding trips so if you’re keen to see an oryx or a flock of flamingo Becx knows the best time and place.
Tags: Animal Behaviour, Animal Welfare, Becx, birding, birding trips, Ecology, flamingo, oryx, wildlife, wildlife trips, Zambia
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March 30th, 2010
Ollie Blackwell has recently joined to manage our fleet of vehicles and to help our clients plan longer expeditions.
With a background in logistics for adventure television Ollie is perfectly placed to plot routes and make all the arrangements to ensure that longer adventures run smoothly. If you’re planning an African epic give Ollie a call.
Tags: expedition planning, expeditions, fleet manager, fleet mangement, logistics, Ollie, Ollie Blackwell
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March 30th, 2010
After initially starting out in Zimbabwe 17 years ago Safari Drive is set to return in the near future.
New bases are set to open in Lusaka & Cape Town which will offer a whole new choice of routes through Southern Africa. These additions will bring our African bases to a total of eight.
Tags: Africa, Cape Town, Lusaka, Safari Drive bases, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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March 30th, 2010
Northern Kenya has experienced some fairly severe flooding but after some disruption operations have returned to normality.
Tags: flooding, Kenya, Northern Kenya
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March 30th, 2010
All Safari Drive Land Rovers now have Garmin Nuvis satellite navigation.
These small light weight and touch units are incredibly simple to use and can be kept in your pocket when you leave the vehicle. To make finding your way even easier each Sat Nav is loaded with the most advanced mapping from Tracks for Africa, which is the most comprehensive and detailed African road mapping available.
T4A is an ongoing project that maps the most remote tracks in Africa. The data is continually collected and updated by overland enthusiasts from around the world. The detailed and accurate maps offer peace of mind and help you to find the most remote and secluded camping spots.
Tags: Garmin, GPS, Land Rovers, Sat Nav, satellite navigation
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