News from the Wilderness

November 2014

Explorations Availability | Wilderness Product Updates | Associated Product Updates | Agent Wish

Six Countries Summer Special is hotting up!

As summer arrives in the southern hemisphere, we thought we’d also turn up the heat with our Six Countries Summer Special and include the much-lauded Chitabe, Chitabe Lediba and DumaTau Camps into this fabulous deal. With a choice 31 luxury Wilderness Safaris camps and a diverse range of experiences in six spectacular African countries, to mix and match at unbeatable prices, this special is simply not to be missed.

Zimbabwe-Zambia Single Visa coming soon

The new KAZA Visa, announced at World Travel Mart (WTM) earlier this month brings with it huge excitement. Currently, tourists visiting southern Africa must apply for separate visas for each country which often acts as a deterrent for multi-country travel. While the pilot project will include single visa access to Zimbabwe and Zambia by the end of the year, it is anticipated that it will be extended to include Angola, Botswana and Namibia.


Children in the Wilderness (CITW) wins PURE award	Unique Wildlife Tracking with Wilderness Safaris	Hoanib wins 2015 Tatler Travel Award
Winning the 2014 PURE award for Community Engagement, CITW are hugely appreciative to you, our trade partners, who voted this achievement for us.	One of the ways that we offer life-changing journeys is through our thrilling opportunities to track some of Africa’s most threatened species on foot…	Our wild and fabulous new Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp has won the Most Out Of This World Tatler Travel Award. Have a look at what this camp has to offer and why we agree.

Incredible Congo and all you need to know about Odzala

With the Republic of Congo being ranked among the Lonely Planet’s top ten best countries to travel to in 2015, we thought we’d put together a comprehensive document outlining the fabulous Odzala experience and why this rich forest block in west-central Africa, one of the last refuges for the critically endangered western lowland gorilla, is just right for the bucket list.


Legendary Legadema and her latest cub	Mike and Marion: Hwange elephants meet GoPro…	A surprise visit to Serra Cafema, Namibia
‘Movie star' leopard Legadema has successfully raised only two cubs in her 10 years at Mombo. With her latest, we’re hoping it enjoys a long and healthy life.	None too impressed, these elephants clearly don’t share our enjoyment of GoPros! They either think it’s a soccer ball or something tasty to eat. This clip is a must-see!	These two Himba ladies walked an extraordinarily long way from their village to visit the camp that they heard pays homage to their culture.

Wilderness Explorations Availability	Wilderness Product Updates	Associated Product Updates
Summer season in the southern Africa is pumping and there is no better way of experiencing it than with Explorations’ Botswana Summer Encounter.	Features include additional seats for Zimbabwe flying, multi-country activity updates, reduction in rate at River Club plus festive season hours!	The Original Zimbabwe Campaign has certainly brought the country back into the limelight. Have a look at our star attractions.

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