Like many newcomers to the Cape this year, Hadley Pierce and Jomi Krobb are finding ways to bide their time as they await the reopening of their business.
Wilderness Safaris is proud to be associated with
Travel + Leisure’s esteemed World’s Best Awards, and hopes that the 2021 survey will not only encourage guests and travel partners to cast their votes for their favourite camps or operators, but inspire them to start planning their next African adventure, as soon as the time is right.
As leaders in responsible ecotourism, these nominations are testament to Wilderness Safaris’ continued commitment to driving conservation tourism to Africa, in order to positively impact biodiversity conservation and local economies across the continent. As people rethink how they travel going forward, Wilderness Safaris strongly believes that the luxury of space and the ability to explore pristine wilderness areas in relative privacy will make an African safari one of the most appealing options for travel during this time.
Life-changing Wilderness Safaris journey offers a lifeline for Linyanti elephants Feb 18, 2021
February 2021 – As part of Wilderness Safaris’ commitment to safeguarding Africa’s precious ecosystems, a unique conservation-focused safari at its brand new DumaTau Camp will offer guests a life-changing experience in support of collaring elephants in Botswana’s private Linyanti Wildlife Reserve.
In partnership with Eco-Exist, Wilderness Safaris will collar 10 elephants in 2021, in an effort to learn more about elephant movement patterns, and thus identify potential elephant corridors between rural communities to limit human-wildlife conflict. Once established, it is hoped that collaborative management of these corridors will enable ongoing free movement of elephant between Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Angola.
1st February 2021
An American impact Investment Fundâs promises of great returns and social impacts to Batswana is floundering on the rocks of Wilderness Safaris alleged racial abuse of citizens.
Wrapped up in buzzwords, glossy brochures, soft-focus images and claims of ethical business practices The Rise Fund believed to be the largest private impact fund ever raised in Botswana held great promise for Batswana, but indications are that all that glitter was foolâs gold.
The Rise Fund, a subsidiary of TPG one of Americaâs biggest private equity firms known for aggressive buyout deals, was hoping to present a friendlier face to Botswana to convince its American investors that their environmental, social and corporate governance credentials are more than just branding. While The Rise Fund promised its American financers to deploy their money in socially responsible investments, an online petition by âconcernedâ Batswana has revealed underlying tensions betw
Jan 22, 2021
January 2021 – Children in the Wilderness (CITW) is thrilled to announce that registrations for the 2021 edition of the Nedbank Tour de Tuli are filling fast, since opening in late 2020. The Tour is a multi-day mountain bike ride, with riders experiencing unspoiled wilderness areas in the three African countries comprising the
With the landmark 15
th Tour being cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID pandemic travel restrictions, interest and support for this “wildest ride in Africa” have never been greater.
Not only is 2021 now the year the Tour will celebrate its milestone anniversary, it is also, remarkably, the 20
th year of operation for CITW, Wilderness Safaris’ non-profit partner, which created the Tour as its primary annual fundraising campaign a decade-and-a-half ago. The Tour provides an opportunity to ride for a purpose and raise funds for CITW, whose programme helps to educate and inspire the next generation of Afr