S.A.Routes Tour Photojournal: Buffalo Trail

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Hakuna Matata

The Bush Telegraph July / August 2009

Garcia Charter, WW720, LL720:

As always winter is a busy time for the SARoutes team with tours taking place in Botswana, Namibia and Zambia with diversions to Zimbabwe which has improved of late. The weather proved to be a little more on the chilly side than is usual for this time of year, although the days were all very pleasant with temperatures getting up into the 30's. Thanks to all participants for following guiudelines and being prepared for a range of conditions.

Giving Something Back:

Highway Association for the Aged Golf Day - Royal Durban Golf Club

Once again we were amoungst the sponsors (and the field of participants) for HATFAs annual golf day. Our four-ball better-ball alliance scored 68 points and finished middle of the field, the mitigating factors being that we spend too much time in the bush to play much golf. At least thats MY excuse. A good time was had by all and some much-needed funds were raised for this worthy charity.

Umhlanga Lagoon and Hawaan Forest

Having just completed a course on Estuary Management hosted by Nikki Demetriades and Ticky Forbes we continue our involvement in promoting and protecting this estuary. A refuge for many wetland and coastal forest birds, animals and plants, the Hawaan Forest is home to a variety of endemic species of plants as well as over 200 different species of birds. Morning walks are done on Tuesday to Thursday at 09h00 and school groups are accommodated on Fridays. Our primary goals are to educate people on the importance of these two unique biomes as well as the removal of alien invader species such as bugweed, lantana, ballon-vine and triffid-weed. For more information contact craig@africanroutes.co.za.

New Tour:

2009 sees the launch of our first Golf Tours in South Africa in July,August, December and January hosted by a registered British PGA professional as well as a specialised Birding Tour in Namibia in September and South Africa in December hosted by a South African ornithologist.

Four 3-day package tours in KZN:

Game and Battlefield

Midlands Golf Meander

Hibiscus Coast

Purely Game

Check our website for more details of these.

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Buffalo Trail - Waterways 2008

For a start lets have a look at some of the highlights of the 2008 year on our Buffalo Trail
encompassing Zambia, Botswana and Northern Namibia (Caprivi Strip).

This little bit of paradise was taken at about
18h15 as the sun sets on the Zambezi.
The ideal setting for a GnT and a little quiet reflection.
The lower deck of the Kingfisher Houseboat, ably manned by Captain Robson and Chef Peter, is a great place to try your hand at fishing for tasty three-spotted bream, spotting hippo, birdwatching or just having a nap.

With the bream biting and supper approaching Erich lands a monster Bream much to Mr Thrussels' dissapointment as he claims he's "just taking worms for a swim"

Mambova fishing village is just 12 km from
Kazangula, where a ferry takes us across the
mighty Zambezi river to Botswana. From a point
in the middle of the river we see Zambia,
Botswana, Zimbabwe and Namibia, something
that amplifies just how important this river is in
the region.

It is too difficult to choose a winner for most fun tour group of 2008 but Team Switzerland, Denmark and Australia were all right up there giving the "Laughing Bus" of 2007 a real run for
their money.