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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 162 of Level 1, 11 March 2022.

 

Friday 11 March 2022, Day 162 of Level 1 😷

Corona Lockdown Gratitude 🙏

#grateful for a full busy day at Botlierskop, with a very early start at 6h00, surviving on 3 hours of sleep, going on a 4 hour game drive on the 5000 ha private game reserve, seeing springboks, impala, bontebok, waterbok, zebras, rhinos, eland, ostriches ….. but the lions were hiding; for a refreshment stop with hot chocolate and Amarula and rusks 💙; for surviving the game drive, feeling nauseous and fearful, it feeling like turbulence, driving in a 4 wheel drive vehicle on rough terrain, our driver Continue reading →

Dubai goes wild!

Dubai World,  a major global investment company with an increasing number of investments in the leisure industry in South Africa, including Pearl Valley outside Franschhoek, has bought a 50 % share in deluxe safari lodges Singita Lebombo and Singita Sweni, which border on the Kruger Park, reports Travelhub. 

The deal does not influence the management nor the marketing of the two Singita properties, both of which are members of the prestigious Relais & Chateaux marketing group.  

In a marketing coup to be envied, National Geographic’s Wild Channel (DSTV channel 261) will broadcast live from Singita twice a day from 9 – 15 November.  The programme ‘Caught on Safari:Live’ will allow viewers from 166 countries to experience game drives in the game reserve, reports Travelwires.com.