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To View Elevation Africa Destinations Brochure Cape Town – South Africa This is one of the planet's most Winelands Stellenbosch is one of the most picturesque towns in South Africa. A mosaic breathtaking cities. Table Mountain of farms, old oak trees, and white-washed Cape Dutch dwellings, (UNESCO heritage site) and the Lion's Stellenbosch is one of the best-preserved towns from the era of the Dutch East India Company. Foodies will love it here. Stellenbosch is home to some Head provides spectacular panoramic of South Africa's best restaurants as well as many sidewalk cafes and views of the city. Penguins waddle along winelands. the golden beaches in False Bay. Cape Point is home to abundant wildlife and diverse botanical wonders like Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens. One of Cape Town's top attractions is the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront. Many For more information, please refer to our website: visitors come here to shop, dine, and https://eadestinations.com/destinations/south-africa enjoy the many entertainment venues, https://eadestinations.com/our-tours including Two Ocean's Aquarium. At sunset, nature lovers stake a spot along spectacular Chapman's Peak Kruger National Park & Waterberg – South Africa Kruger National Park The park is situated in northeastern South Africa and is one of Africa’s largest game reserves in the world. Its high density of wild animals includes the Big 5: lions, leopards, rhinos, elephants and buffalos. Hundreds of other mammals make their home here, and diverse bird species such as vultures, eagles and storks. Waterberg Located near the majestic Waterberg Mountain Range in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. Away from the concrete, streets and bustle of people going to work every day, this region is known for its natural beauty, bushveld savannah and large animal population. For more information refer to our website: https://eadestinations.com/destinations/south-africa https://eadestinations.com/activities Chobe National Park & Okavango Delta - Botswana Chobe National Park This park is in northern Botswana near the vast, inland Okavango Delta. It's known for its large herds of elephants and Cape buffalo, which converge along the Chobe Riverfront in the dry months. Lions, antelopes and hippos inhabit the woods and lagoons around Linyanti Marsh. The floodable grasslands of the Savuti Marsh attract numerous bird species, plus migrating zebras. Okavango Delta The Okavango Delta is a vast inland river delta in northern Botswana. It's known for its sprawling grassy plains, which flood seasonally, becoming a lush animal habitat. The Moremi Game Reserve occupies the east and central areas of the region. Here, dugout canoes are used to navigate past hippos, elephants and crocodiles. On dry land, wildlife includes lions, leopards, giraffes and rhinos. For more information refer to our website: https://eadestinations.com/destinations/botswana https://eadestinations.com/activities Moremi Game Reserve & Central Kalahari - Botswana Moremi Game Reserve It is a protected area in the eastern side of the Okavango Delta and was named after a Chief Moremi of the BaTawana tribe. The game reserve provides excellent views of savannah game as well as bird watching on the lagoons. Thick wooded areas provide sanctuary to the Cape wild dogs and leopards and a vast of wildlife such as Cape buffalo, giraffe, black rhino, lion elephant hippo,cheetah,hyena etc. Central Kalahari It is the second largest reserve in the world and covers an area of 52 000 square kilometres( larger than Netherlands). There are five reserves that was set aside as part of the Kgalagadi or Kalahari desert of Botswana and these are: • Central Kalahari Game Reserve • Khutse Game Reserve, Nxai Pans, Makgadikgadi Pans • Kgalagadi Trans frontier Park The land is mostly flat covered with bush and grass covering sand dunes, and areas of larger trees. Many of the rivers are fossiled with salt pans. The park iis home to a diverse of wildlife such as Elephants, lions, white rhino, cape buffalo etc. For more information refer to our website: https://eadestinations.com/destinations/botswana https://eadestinations.com/activities Victoria Falls & Hwange National Park - Zimbabwe Victoria Falls Victoria Falls is one of the seven wonders of the world and is the largest waterfall on earth. It presents a spectacular sight of awe-inspiring beauty and grandeur on the Zambezi River, forming the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. It was described by the Kololo tribe living in the area in the 1800s as ‘Mosi-oa-Tunya’ – ‘The Smoke that Thunders’. Several hundreds millions cubic metres of water per minute falls over the edge , over a width of nearly 2kms, into a gorge of over hundred metres below . This creates a spectacular views of rainbow and ' smoke’. Hwange National Park One of Africa’s top national parks, Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe’s northwest should be on any safari lover’s bucket list. Roaming Hwange’s savanna grasslands and woodlands are the Big Five and have one of the biggest diversity of wildlife the world. The Belgium-sized park is also home to some 50 000 elephants and is known for regular sightings of cheetah, leopard and lion, as well as one of Africa’s largest populations of the endangered wild dog and rare species such as rhino and sable. For more information refer to our website: https://eadestinations.com/destinations/zimbabwe https://eadestinations.com/activities Lower Zambezi, South Luangwa & Kafue National Parks- Zambia Lower Zambezi National Park Very few places on earth offer the absolute freedom and untouched wilderness as the National Parks of Zambia in Southern Africa. Lower Zambezi, the first carbon neutral National Park in the world, provides a platform for unforgettable, unspoiled wildlife experiences on the banks of the mighty Zambezi River. Kafue National Park Found in the centre of western Zambia, Kafue National Park is the oldest and largest of Zambia’s national parks. It covers a massive 22,400 km2. First established as a National Park in the 1950’s by the legendary Norman Car, Kafue is one of the largest national parks in the whole of Africa. Despite its size and prominent location only two hours drive from Livingstone, it remains little-known and largely unexplored with vast tracts of its virgin bush still untouched. Thanks to its size and variety of habitat types the Kafue holds a fantastic diversity of wildlife . South Luangwa The Luangwa River is the most intact major river system in Africa and is the life-blood of this 9059 km2 Park. The Park hosts a wide variety of wildlife, birds and vegetation. The now famous ‘walking safari’ originated in this Park and is still one of the finest ways to experience Africa’s pristine wilderness first-hand. The changing seasons add to the Park’s richness, ranging from; dry, bare bushveld in the winter, to a lush, green wonderland in the summer months. There are 60 different animal species and over 400 different bird species in South Luangwa National Park. The only notable exception is the rhino, sadly poached to extinction. For more information refer to our website: https://eadestinations.com/destinations/zambia https://eadestinations.com/activities Damaraland & Himba People - Namibia Damaraland The breath-taking mountainous region of Damaraland is home to an assortment of desert-adapted wildlife such as elephant, rhino, zebra and lion, which eke out an existence in this near-barren landscape. The breath-taking mountainous region of Damaraland is home to an assortment of desert-adapted wildlife such as elephant, rhino, zebra and lion, which eke out an existence in this near-barren landscape. Himba People Down in the Kunene and Omusati regions of Northern Namibia, are the semi-nomadic people of Ovahimba and Ovazimba tribes. It is customary, for them, for the women to engage in daily activities of milking cows, taking care of the children while the men go hunting, sometimes leaving for long periods of time. With a population of over 50,000, the Himba are a polygamous people where Himba girls are married off to male partners selected by their fathers once they attain puberty. For more information refer to our website: https://eadestinations.com/destinations/namibia https://eadestinations.com/activities Etosha National Park & AFRICAT Foundation - Namibia Etosha National Park Since Etosha National Park is the gateway to Northern Namibia and Ovamboland, it’s a very popular stop on any Namibian tour. Above all, it is known as Namibia’s foremost wildlife sanctuary. AFRICAT Foundation Okonjima is home to the AfriCat Foundation, an organisation whose mission is to try and ensure a future for the large carnivores of Namibia. Witness some of our projects such as the Cheetah Rehabilitation Project at work, during your stay at Okonjima. For more information refer to our website: https://eadestinations.com/destinations/namibia https://eadestinations.com/activities For Reservations you can contact Elevation Africa Destinations [email protected] +27 10 541 0065 Cell : + 27 65 697 0606.
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