Category Archives: Updates from Gondwana

4 Rivers – Kwara Private Reserve – opening June 2023

Posted on 8th March 2023

We are really very excited to hear about 4 Rivers, Kwando’s latest camp, opening in the Kwara Private Reserve (Okavango Delta) in June 2023. This classic tented camp overlooking Maboa Island and its nearby airstrip will grant pioneering guests the first opportunity to enter a mostly unexp
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Visit to Fundu Lagoon – Pemba Island, Zanzibar Archipelago (by Jonathan Everson)

Posted on 27th June 2022

I recently had the pleasure of visiting Fundu Lagoon Lodge – one of a handful of world class luxury lodges on the Island of Pemba in the Indian Ocean. Flights to Pemba Island are normally via Dar es Salaam / Zanzibar. I flew from Johannesburg into Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) and from there with A
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Bwindi Impenetrable National Park – Gorilla Baby Boom

Posted on 10th June 2022

"Conserving for generations" - that is the motto of Uganda's Wildlife Authority ... and it certainly rings true in the light of the news of a gorilla baby boom that has been observed and reported on for this past month of May in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. On 9th May 2022, an adul
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Giraffe Rescue in the Okavango Delta, Botswana

Posted on 13th July 2013

“We are always looking to help the Anti-Poaching Unit for the wildlife department wherever possible and last week our teams found a giraffe caught in a snare. They got in touch with the APU and informed them about the incident. Sanctuary Stanley&r
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Another exciting month at Kwando Safaris – read on and see what April 2013 had in store for our guests.

Posted on 13th May 2013

Sightings “Safari” is a Kiswahili word meaning “journey”. We sometimes forget that for our guests the journey to the camp can be as much of the safari experience as actually staying in one of our camps. It is not uncommon for guests to fly in to a
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YOGA SAFARIS IN AFRICA!

Posted on 13th March 2013

YOGA SAFARIS!!! Take a walk on the wild side with daily yoga South Luangwa National Park, Zambia, 9 Days on safari in pristine African bush US$ 5,880 per person sharing, Limited to a maximum of 8 Places on the Safari 28 May13- 5Jun13 &nbs
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Pilot Whales stranded today in Nordhoek, Capetown, 24.March 2013

Posted on 13th March 2013

As we speak a crew of amazing helpers and civilians are fighting for the survival of 18 stranded pilot whales on Nordhoek Beach in Capetown. 4 of the 18 whales have already died, but the rest seem in stable conditions. The plan to relocate the pilot whales on trucks to Hout Bay and release them f
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How’s this for a spike in the flood water – thokomela Maun!

Posted on 13th February 2013

British Airways – cancels flights into Tanzania

Posted on 13th January 2013

British Airways Please be advised that, effective from 31 March 2013, British Airways has cancelled its direct flights between Dar es Salaam and London. Guests booked on British Airways have been advised to re-book on either Kenya Airways (KQ) via Nairobi, arriving
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Photosafaris on Chobe River – Botswana

Posted on 13th August 2012

We have managed to secure some of the last remaining seats on the 1time flight to Livingstone for the Womens day weekend which means we can offer only 8 people this once off last minute special. Come for some “photo-therapy” with an ice cold drink, a camera and some spectacul
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