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Jukani Wildlife Sanctuary

by Sarah Gallo | Feb 11, 2015 | Africa, Reviews, South Africa, Tour Company Reviews

Jukani Wildlife Sanctuary focuses on the conservation education of big cats. A sanctuary is typically known as a place where animals are protected from hunting. According to the staff at Jukani, however, a true sanctuary should also “be a place of refuge to protect...

From Addo Elephant National Park to JBay

by Sarah Gallo | Feb 2, 2015 | Africa, South Africa

5:30am, and we were at the gate ready to enter Addo Elephant National Park (thanks for the suggestion Savi and Vid!). For a while, we had only seen a mouse and a hare, so we were a bit concerned that we wouldn’t see much wildlife due to the chilly, damp morning. After...

iSimangaliso Wetland Park

by Sarah Gallo | Jan 27, 2015 | Africa, South Africa

The iSimangaliso Wetland Park has two entrances: the Eastern Gate and the Western Gate. With almost a full free day in St. Lucia and not knowing what to expect, we decided to explore both sides of the park and embark on our first self-drive safari. We were advised to...

Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Park with Heritage Tours

by Sarah Gallo | Jan 25, 2015 | Africa, Reviews, South Africa, Tour Company Reviews

“We've got a kill!” our guide exclaimed as she screeched to a stop in front of the two of us. We met Stacey, our guide from Heritage Tours, at the Nyalazi Gate, hopped into the car and raced into Hluhuwe-Umfolozi Park. Within 60 seconds we saw two...