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Archive for November, 2009

Africa Budget Travel for Seniors

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

If you think overlanding is all about trips for noisy backpackers aged 18 – 35 – you would be WRONG! Whether you are 6 or 60+, want to sleep in a tent or in a real bed, want to rough it or want somewhere to plug in your hair dryer – there is a trip out there to suit you.

Safaris4seniors.com offers unique Africa budget travel for senior folks who are young at heart.

Senior Travel Africa10 reasons why senior travel in Africa will suit you:

-  Explore the ‘real Africa’
-  Meet the friendly local tribes people
-  Smaller group sizes
-  Experience different cultures
-  Spot the wildest of wildlife
-  Admire the ever changing scenery
-  Slower paced tours
-  Shorter driving days
-  Choose your activities as you go
-  Be as active or as relaxed as you like

Senior Tours in Africa

You may not be as young as you used to be but this doesn’t mean that you can’t experience all the excitement and adventure that senior tours in Africa have to offer.

Safaris4seniors.com offer unique Africa safaris for senior travelers – perfect for those who still enjoy a jolt of adrenaline, a bit of adventure and some of the finer things in life!

Feel free to email any questions about senior tours in Africa and overland travel in Africa or share your comments below.

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LMFAO Friday: Moonwalking Rhino Can’t Stop Pooping

Friday, November 13th, 2009

The name of this video says it all…

Don’t forget to send us links to any funny videos of Africa you stumbled across.

Enjoy…

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LMFAO Friday: Overlanders are not the only party animals in Africa

Friday, November 6th, 2009

Elephants stumbling home drunk after a heavy night at the pub, monkeys falling flat on their faces. Watch this hilarious (and cute) video to see what happens when Africa’s wildlife has one too many…

With more than 100,000 view on YouTube, this video illustrates that gap year students on an overland tour, are not the only ones to have “one too many” in the wild savannahs of Africa.

Note: This video is NOT set-up! It is a well documented fact that elephants and many other African animals get drunk from eating fruit that falls to the ground and ferments under the hot African sun. The fruit from the Amarula Tree is apparently an elephants favourite!

Enjoy – Andre.

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Summer Travel Tips for Cape Town

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Table Mountain

13 things to do and 12 things NOT to do in Cape Town this summer - from the locals who live here!

Do:

-  Take a mini bus taxi down Long Street for the fun of it
-  Eat a crocodile steak at Mama Africa’s
-  Barter for curios at Green Market Square
-  Pat a Great White Shark
-  Sleep in an Airstream Trailer on a roof above Long Street!
-  Visit the eco friendly food market at The Old Biscuit Mill
-  Check out Table Mountain
-  Picnic at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
-  Protect yourself against the sun!
-  Give street kids food (not money)
-  Greet the locals
-  Drive on the left
-  Drink the tap water

Don’t:

-  Walk in the city late at night, especially on your own
-  Give street kids money! A sandwich will work much better
-  Spend your nights in boring hotels!
-  Let a meter taxi rip you off, negotiate your rate
-  Litter
-  Miss a sunset from Camps Bay beach, sundowner in hand
-  Drink Mampoer… it (really) hurts in the morning!
-  Walk the streets with cameras dangling and dripping in jewellery. This is not New York
-  Worry about malaria – there isn’t any
-  Don’t get a fright when the Noon Gun (cannon) goes off!
-  Forget to take a city tour on a big red double decker bus!
-  Go to Cape Point when the south easter is blowing – go kite surfing at Blouberg instead

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Top 3 Tours to Cape Town

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

CapeTownSummer is well on its way and there is no better place in South Africa to be than the Mother City of Cape Town!

Check out the 3 Top Tours that will get you there whether you have 7 or 21 days to play with!

Not much time?
Swakopmund to Cape Town
The oldest desert in the world, the second biggest canyon in the world, and the best sand boarding in the world, stunning Namaqualand and the Mother City of Cape Town – all covered by this wicked overland tour!

Couple of weeks?
Discover the Garden Route
From the awesome views of the Drakensberg Mountains to the Natal South Coast. Visit the wild Elephants of the Eastern Cape and experience Oudtshoorn, the ‘feather capital’ of the world! From here it’s off to the beautiful city of Cape Town.

Got More Time?
Desert, Delta and Tribes
Start with the glorious Victoria Falls, continue with the Okavango Delta, a visit to Himba and Bushmen villages and Etosha National Park,  then end at the famous Table Mountain. It doesn’t get much better than this!

Contact OverlandingAfrica.com for any questions about overland travel in Africa, or post your comments below.

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