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Fantastic SA
Fantastic South Africa!! - Dear Ken, Thank you for your efforts on our behalf. You gave us a great trip. All the places you booked for us were stunning and we have absolutely no complaints. Thank you for all the hard work you put into this for us. Friends of ours...read more
Desert elephants of Namibia
Desert Elephants of Namibia - The elephants of the Namib desert are known for their special ability to adapt to the harsh desert environment. We would like to share this article of a traveller's encounter with desert elephants in Namibia. “For the past few weeks I have been travelling through Kaokoland...read more
Cutest Wildlife Photos
Cutest wildlife shots - We found this series of photos of the cutest wildlife shots featured in Africa Geographic and would like to share it here. We are sure you will agree that these are indeed some of the cutest wildlife captured in photos. Photo Credit: Wild Kitten © Johan...read more
African Overload
Africa Overload - When it comes to transporting huge load, nothing is impossible in Africa. These series of photos show how tough Africa can get where those huge loads are concerned. For the complete photo series, click here. read more
Another Wonderful South Africa Experience
Another Wonderful South Africa Experience - Dear Jan and Ken Thank you for your welcome home email, everything is in order here apart from the hundreds of emails and paperwork that need attention!! We had another wonderful trip to South Africa and thank you both for the perfect organisation again; it...read more
Great 5 Days in the Battlefields
Great 5 Days in the Battlefields - Dear Ken, We can say in all honesty that we had a really great five days with Ken Gillings, learnt a great deal, and Diana was able to fill a full sketchbook from her travels. Of course, we were blessed with excellent weather...read more
Top Bird Photos
Africa's Abundant Birdlife -
Photo credit © The Wildlife Photographic College of South Africa
With Africa’s abundant wildlife, it is no wonder that this continent is a birder’s (and bird photographers) paradise.
Each week, Africa Geographic selects the top 5 bird photographs from photos they receive via their Facebook page,
The Story of a Leopard
Story of a Leopard - In these series of amazing photographs, Chad Cocking shows a moment in the life of a leopard, titled "One Brave Leopard". Follow the link for the full Wild Card Blog read more
Just Relaxing
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Just Relaxing - We came across this blog in Africa Geographic Safari Interactive Magazine showing wild animals in their downtime. Quite an interesting set of photos. To view all the photos, click here. read more
Amazing Madagascar
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Amazing Madagascar - Hello there Ken, I've delayed writing this email as I got straight back to work on my return from Madagascar, but it's been on my mind because there's a lot I would like to feed back - nearly all of it highly positive! First of...read more
Simply Fantastic!
Simply Fantastic! - Hi Ken, As regards our own recent tour to SA, you ask for feedback. Well, I can sum it all up in two words: simply fantastic. All of my guests thought it was the trip of a lifetime. There were so many highs, particularly the drive back...read more
Amazing Holiday in South Africa
Amazing Holiday in South Africa - Dear Ken, We had an amazing holiday in South Africa and thoroughly enjoyed all the wonderful places you organised for us to stay and the people we met. The Guest house in Ladysmith was great – you probably know it is about to change...read more
Planet Appetite: On Safari in Malawi, the Warm Heart of Africa
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Malawi, The Warm Heart of Africa - This wonderful article about Malawi by Rupert Parker appeared in the Huffington Post Lifestyle section. Planet Appetite: On Safari in Malawi, the Warm Heart of Africa - Posted: 06/12/2012 11:19 “As I exit the plane at Lilongwe airport, I'm struck by the unmistakeable...read more
An Awesome Experience at Tembe
An Awesome Experience at Tembe - I wrote this in the Tembe Guestbook and would like to share it with you all…… Our 3 night stay we shared with our friends Pete and Sue at Tembe Park was an awesome experience. We can’t give enough praise...read more
An Excellent Zambia Safari
An Excellent Zambia Safari - Hi Ken, See attached document for our feedback on our Zambian safari. Everything went absolutely smoothly and many thanks for organising it for us. Cheers Jenny FEEDBACK ON ZAMBIA SAFARI • The charter boat from Musango to...read more
Great Time in South Africa
Great Time in South Africa - Great to receive your email and have a look at your new site! We stayed with you in Parker´s Cottages in St Lucia - wonderful - we both got very sea sick on the whale watching boat (and I thought...read more
A Clear Day At Table Mountain
A clear day at Table Mountain and more... - Hi Ken, I thought to send you feed back but I was delayed due to many things to do and hundreds of e-mails to answer. We enjoyed a lot our trip. South Africa...read more
Amazing Namibia
Amazing Namibia - Dear Ken and Jan, Yes, we arrived home safely and have been meaning to get an email off to you with some feedback from our holiday, especially after we received a copy of your new Newsletter with Ken as...read more
My Dream Trip: Madagascar
Hi Ken and Jan, I’m finally back home and settled after a wonderful trip to Madagascar. I had a fantastic time and surely do not want to miss this opportunity to tell you about my trip. I simply fell in love with the place. The landscapes were simply...read more
A Wonderful Honeymoon in Africa
A Wonderful Honeymoon in Africa - We are back from a lovely honeymoon and it was a wonderful experience. I had made a note to send you an email with my thoughts about the trip, but of course life gets away from us once we get...read more
Fantastic Time in Kruger
FANTASTIC TIME IN KRUGER - I had a fantastic time!!! All too quick in the end, like most great experiences sadly are. Everything went smoothly and to plan. The outbound international flight with Virgin was good and on schedule, so I had plenty of time to...read more
Safari Experience
Safari Experience - Well I’ve got a few mins to add some of my thoughts to an excellent time. Tembe- Lovely place, good food and accommodation, some may get put off by the tent aspect but they shouldn’t be, it was lovely and comfortable. Game viewing was excellent (no lions...read more
Christmas Holiday 2011
Christmas Holiday 2011 - It is with incredible shame and hung head that I finally get back to you about our Christmas trip! It was EXCELLENT! We loved the Little Karoo and Oudtshorn - the ostrich history and the caves were fantastic. Hanging the trip on schools made it...read more
Honeymoon in Victoria Falls
Honeymoon in Victoria Falls - Alicia and I decided to treat ourselves to a stay at Victoria Falls as part of our month long honeymoon - we´ve never been before and were anxious to see “the Smoke that Thunders”. On Parkers’ recommendation, we stayed at the colonial style...read more
Our Safari
Our Safari Our Sabi Sand safari lodge - 10 out of 10!!! Amazing. Got our “Big 7” certificates as on top of all the other great close up sightings we saw cheetah and wild dog as well. Tracked a leopard on the morning of my birthday and then had a...read more
Our holiday - South Africa
The trip went beautifully! The service provided by Parkers African Travel was superb. I can´t think of any way to improve it. Five stars aren´t enough to describe it. Of course you can quote me on this, to anyone at all. A few comments on the places we stayed...read more
Sleeping out under the stars
Sleeping out under the stars is the hot, new safari offering and our clients are loving it! Not long ago, a couple at Rhino Walking Safaris in Kruger had a once-in-a-lifetime sleep out when three lionesses hunted down a kudu under their sleeping platform. Later, five hyenas muscled in and...read more
A small boy in Zambia - update
Last month we asked you to help buy a little boy a wheelchair. Five year old John was born with legs that end above knee level and just one hand. Although he can crawl around with remarkable speed he could not go far and was unable to attend pre-school. His...read more
Bonjour. We returned from Madagascar.
Bonjour Ken & Jan We returned back from Madagascar 2 days ago. Everything went well, we had a fantastic holiday. Thanks again for a perfect organisation. And thanks for "have patience, this is Africa" advice....it came in useful a few times. Here is a bit of feedback on...read more
An amazing honeymoon
Hi Ken, Thank you very much. The honeymoon was exceptional, we had an amazing time, so we're more than happy to let you have some feedback. Most importantly, everything went very smoothly and we were always well looked after. This was largely down to our driver Jimmy who...read more
Back from our hols
Back from our hols Just to let you know that we are back in Cyprus safe and sound. We both had a wonderful time as everything went like clockwork. Excellent breakfast and accommodation at Sir Roy's with very friendly and helpful staff. Good breakfast at The Hide Away and...read more
Leopard - a near miss
Leopard - a near miss on our bush walk! - Just wanted to thank you for arranging such a lovely holiday for us. Everything ran like clockwork! Our highlights were definitely the safari, shark diving and then the time spent at yours. Isimangaliso park is stunning although...read more
A small boy in Zambia
A Small boy in Zambia - Many of our regular readers may have been wondering what we have been up to in recent months. Where have the Parkers Newsletters gone? Why aren’t we getting them anymore? Well, we have been busy working behind the scenes developing a range of...read more
Is the Whale Shark a whale, a shark or a fish?
Is the Whale Shark a whale, a shark or a fish? - Simple. It’s a fish. Actually, it’s the biggest fish in the world and a fully grown whale shark can be as long as 15 m in length and weigh 20 tones. Whale sharks are estimated...read more
Reilly’s Rock Hilltop Lodge, Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary, Swaziland
Reilly’s Rock Hilltop Lodge, Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary, Swaziland - On our way from the Kruger to our next stop at St. Lucia, we needed a convenient stop-over in the Kingdom of Swaziland and Parkers booked us into for dinner, bed and breakfast at Reilly’s Rock, perched high on a...read more
The Charge of the Ellie Brigade
The Charge of the Ellie Brigade - It was early morning. Everything was quiet on the Reserve and, in the distance, we could hear the sound of a breeding herd of elephants moving through the bush, feeding as they went. Our guide crept forward in the Land Rover,...read more
The Elephant’s Tail
The Elephant’s Tail - “We were walking towards one of the hides in Hluhluwe iMfolozi Game Reserve in KwaZulu-Natal to see if the waterfall was still running. It was very quiet and all we could hear were the birds singing and the wind rustling in the trees. As...read more
Great White Shark Cage Diving
Great White Shark Cage Diving - We arrived in Gansbaai, Western Cape, and it was quite a chilly day. We met up with the boat skipper for the inevitable safety briefing then we were off to the beach to board the boat! Sailing out through the surf was...read more
My Big 5... 6... 7... 8
Thank you Parkers. You recommended we spend just a little more than we intended so we could stay at the most brilliant lodge in the Sabi Sabi collection. I’m so glad we did! In just three game drives, we saw the big 5, including a leopard with it’s impala supper...read more
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first time in africa?
First time in Africa? - Parkers African Travel have developed an excellent reputation for looking after first time visitors to Southern Africa, so if you aren’t sure where to start, just contact us and we’ll guide you through the process. If you’ve never travelled to Southern Africa...read more
let us create your perfect holiday
Choosing your safari - A typical day on safari starts with a pre-dawn wake up call, coffee or tea and biscuits. As the sun rises, you will already be heading into the bush with your guide and tracker on a wildlife viewing drive or walk, stopping for more snacks...read more
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fishing
Fishing - Fishing in Southern Africa is not so much a pastime as a passion. Relax on a stretch of fresh water and cast for the elusive yellowfish or do battle on the ocean with the mighty marlin....read more
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SATIB24 Crisis Call is a 24 hour emergency call service that manages guest related accidents and incidents.
Typical examples of emergency incidents are:
* the sudden onset of potentially serious illness
* an accident resulting in serious injury
* an assault, rape, kidnap or other crime that threatens life or well being
* exposure to blood, poisons or other hazardous materials
* a fire or other natural disaster
The emergency call will be answered by a trained wilderness medical doctor who will access the situation and activate the appropriate action to be taken.
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This seal of approval certifies that the bearer holds *certificate/s of insurance issued by SATIB Risk Solutions and certain Lloyd's of London Underwriters, which comply with the European Community Directive (90/314/EEC) and carries the following cover levels:
Public Liability - ZAR5 million / incident / occurance AND Professional Indemnity - ZAR2 million / incident / occurance
Endorsed by the Southern Africa Tourism Services Association (SATSA).
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