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SafariTELEGrAPHSAAri CONSuLTANTS LTd JANuAry 2013
Welcme t r rt ewletter the year. We
hpe y have all had a wderl etive perid
ad are lig rward t 2013. It will be r
30th year i bie ad weve cme a lg way
ice 1983. Mt that i de t yr edig
pprt ad thi eem a pprte mmet
t er y all r heartelt tha.
We have led t chage the rmat r
ewletter a little ad hpe y ejy the read. I the
ext ew ie we hpe t hwcae r peral
highlight a particlar ctry metiig the
area we d ipirig. I thi ie we tart
with namibia.
We are epecially thril led t
ace that we are p ad
rig aceb, with a
direct li thrgh t Twitter
(@aari). We appreciate that t
everye e cial media, we
will ever e i t a a rmal ervice,
bt we aim t eep r aceb
page pdated with r reglar
travel i Arica ad with iteretig trie
rm the Arica bh. over the pat three
mth we have reprted rm keya, Zambia,
sth Arica, ugada ad Rwada! I y e
aceb, pleae d ee t ad che
t lie saari Cltat. Yr iteret ad
pprt will be mch appreciated, ad i y
have ay cmmet r advice hw we ca
rther develp r aceb preece,
pleae d let w!
Lat year, we ce agai have travelled
exteively acr r area expertie viitig
sth Arica, keya, Madagacar, ugada,
Zambia, Btwaa, Malawi ad Rwada.
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Thi year weve gt Tazaia,
Mariti, sth Arica, keya,
Rwada, Madagacar, Zambia ad
Zimbabwe already plaed. Y ca llw
r travel the Trip Reprt ecti r
webite ad via r aceb page.
Ater r w Chritma brea we are reh
ad ll eergy ad l rward t wrig
with y i the cmig mth.
With r very bet wihe r the new Year,
ad a big Tha Y.
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We cld hear the chimp w, bt t ee them.
They are acr the river, aid r excellet gide
Albert, wh i happy t get a little wet? or little
bad waler i the kyambra Grge Qee
Elizabeth natial Par dded i appreheive
agreemet. A getle tricle i the dry ea,
the brw wirlig river w led mi
at the ed the hrt rai, bt the chimp
were cle! At time thigh deep, ad at e
pit ditracted by the timely rt a hipp
dwtream, we cred the river ad plhed
a qietly a pible thrgh a wamp the
ther ide. sddely the treetp crahed abve
ad the d chimp callig lled the air.
They are htig, aid Albert, a we caght a
glimpe a chimpazee avrite prey a blac
ad white clb mey. It wa hard t llw
the acti, bt the d aid it all. Chimp,
wh hare 98.8% r DnA, wr a a team t
care ad ilate the mey by hrieig ad
haig bere mvig i rthlely r the ill.
They maaged t catch tw clb, ad by the
time we caght p with them, were ittig i the
tree ejyig their meal. Habitated t hma
preece, they did t mve , bt they did
getly war t t try ad hare their pil.
Albert laghed ad taled rearigly t them,
ad they relaxed. It wa t ly a abl chimp
ightig, bt al a raw experiece atre.
Chimp d t ht reglarly, perhap ce every
ew wee, ad the ally jt t balace their
diet whe rit ad berrie are pletil.
ugada i al hme t edagered mtai
grilla. ot apprximately 820 mtai
grilla let i the wild tday, ard 420
are d i ugada aptly amed Bwidi
Impeetrable ret. We had a wderl
experiece with a ilverbac called Mwirima ad
hi amily, ad eve maaged t avid a lg
wal t d them. I al ejyed viewig ther
iteretig pecie primate cle p clb,
red-tailed, LHet ad ble mey a well a
le cmm grey-cheeed magabey.
Hwever, primate are jt e may rea
t viit ugada. We ejyed icredible birdig
with a al ct ard 240 pecie i 8 day.
The ctratig habitat allw a varied birdig
experiece, with ard 1050 pecie er. The
rare hebill i ally tp ay lit, ad ca be
ee i everal lcati, bt we adly mied t!
We al experieced me excellet big game
viewig. Elephat, hipp, bal ad crc were
prlic alg ugada great water cre the
kaziga Chael i Qee Elizabeth nP ad the
nile i Mrchi all nP. Bat crie i bth
detiati are amgt the bet Arica er.
ugada i t particlarly w r it predatr
pplati bt i Mrchi we al aw li,
hyaea ad jacal, ad had a iteretig eveig
drive bac rm the all eeig civet, prcpie
ad giat mge alg the radide.
Ad the bacdrp t all thee wder
atre i a beatil Arica ctry with milig,
riedly peple ad tig atral ceery.
Big game, primate, bird, cltre, ceery
ugada de have it all.
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i esgne m tp to Soth Aca to co-nse wth
the tal-en o the whale season an hopell get a
glmpse o these gentle gants. Sothen ght whales
ae mgato an move etween the eeng gonsn the Antactc an the sothen coastlnes o Soth
Ameca, Soth Aca an Astala whee the calve.
The ae most commonl seen along the coastlne o
Soth Aca etween Jl an Noveme ate whch
the calves ae stong enogh to ene the jone
ack to the Sothen Ocean o the smme months.
M oat tp nto Walke ba o Hemans ncle
vstng de islan, teemng wth pengns, comoants,
glls, petels, an black oste catches , an Gese
rock, home to a 60000 stong Cape seal colon.
We then sale to one o the whale hot-spots n the
a an wee not sapponte as we wee sone
whales as a as the ee col see. We also ha the
eath-takng expeence o havng a mothe an cal
sace jst metes om the oat.
The next a, i took to the ocean agan, ths tme
n seach o the Geat Whte Shak! in ecent eas
o ha to e a ll qalfe ve t ths s no
longe the case an o can easl stan n a cage
wth a wet st an mask. When a shak appoaches
o pll osel newate o the sghtng.
i was a lttle os at the thoght o gettng n
a cage t the exctement got the ette o me as i
wate o the call. down, ees ght. Wth m heat
ponng, i cke newate to see a o mete
Geat Whte appoach an gle - m ees fxe
on hm an pehaps moe sconcetngl, hs on me!
Shak Cage dvng ntall ha a a eptaton
egang atng. Howeve ths has now change
conseal an eptale companes ollow stct
ethcal gelnes. Each tp s accompane a mane
ologst who ecos all sghtngs, an the compan i
se wee ecate consevatonsts wokng ha to
ase mone to conseve these enangee fsh.
Uganda
A WHALE O A TiMEiN THE CAPE
Mothes n cal ave n Soth Acanwates weghng 60 tonnes.
The leave sx months late havng losta th o the o weght
the calves nk 600 l tes o mlk a a!
The speces has no osal fn.
The have two low-holes, spensnga V-shape spot.
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Tel: 01787 888590
naMibia
butternutsquash
Cutintowedge1cmthick.
Placeincaeroledihwithknob
ofbutter.sprinklewithalt,uga
r
andcinnamon.Addpintofman
go
ororangejuiceandcoverwithfoi
l.
Bakeat180degreecentigradefo
r
30-45minute.
When it comes to choosing saari destinations, Zambia is sometimes
overlooked with greater attention being given to better known destinationssuch as Botswana or Tanzania, which perhaps boast more renowned wildlie
regions. But every time we visit Zambia, we wish this wasnt the case as
Zambia just seems to epitomise everything that is great about saari.
It is almost impossible to pick a particular highlight rom my recent trip to
Zambia. Was it the beautiul landscapes contrasting the arid bush o the South
Luangwa National Park with the might o the magnifcent Zambezi River in the
Lower Zambezi National Park? Or was it perhaps the extraordinary birding and
game viewing I enjoyed - tiny lion cubs being introduced to the pride, a leopard
by moonlight, a beautiul male Rosy Breasted longclaw displaying to his emale
counterpart, and my very frst sighting o a Pels fshing owl? Or perhaps it is the people
I met, the guides that looked ater me so well and the camp owners who made me eel so
welcome? In truth it is probably a combination o all these actors, and a great deal more,
which makes Zambia such a special destination.
r mo bout Mys tip o ou Tip rpots pg of ou wbsit.
Zambia
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A we td i a clearig, ready t eter the ret i earch Glde Mey, the tree
all ard tarted t rtle. It appeared that the mey had waited lg egh ad
had cme t d bere we had pt i ay hard wr! Certaily thi wa a expectedpleare a they emerged e by e t welcme t their hme. We had a hr great
ightig ad the highlight came whe a jveile jmped dw t the grd right i
rt r eet t pic p a jicy piece bamb he had ptted. He mved with prpe
ad wa bac p the tree withi ecd.
Treig r the grilla the llwig mrig, hwever, prved t be mch harder -
the cler we eemed t get, the qicer they eemed t mve . Ater tw hr diclt
treig, we ally heard the wrd that we were waitig r - Grilla! Eterig a thic bamb
ecti we were met withi ecd by Ghda, the larget ilverbac i the area. Ww.
The ext hr few pat a we pet time with him a d hi amily.
May ay eeig the grilla i a ce i a lietime experiece. They are t wrg, bt
methig we didt expect wa that Rwada i certaily t ly abt the grilla. The ctry
ad it peple really t r breath away.
Saa Consltants Lmte
Aca Hose, 2 Cona Mlls, Mll Te,
Geat Cona, Solk, CO10 0GW
Tel.No.: 01787 888590
Emal: [email protected]
Weste: www.saa-consltants.co.k
Drig 2013, well have tad at
the llwig hw. Pleae d call
i. Well be delighted t ee y.
DEsTInATIonsLonDon EARLs CouRT
31st Jan to 03rd Feb(we o have a lmte sppl
o complmenta tckets, so pleasecall shol o eqe an).
suoLk sHoW, IPsWICH29th and 30th May
BIRD AIR, RuTLAnD WATER16th to 18th August
Ever dream really gettig away rm it
all r a wee t i the Arica bh?
oavag Hre saari, a lg etablihed
hre-ridig peratr i Btwaa
oavag Delta, are w erig a
pledid wee lg walig aari thrgh
their private ccei i the th-wet
oavag. The aari viit three camp
drig the wee, all which are very
dieret. The lger mre prpel
wal betwee the camp are iterpered
with water-baed act ivitie, a ight drive
ad me mre relaxed explrati
t. Thi aari er mre advetre
tha a cvetial aari, with a hit
the swahili meaig the wrd t
jrey. Hwever, with year experiece
oavag Hre saari al w hw
t balace thi advetre with hme
cmrt, eve i the remtet ettig.
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ADVENTUREAFOOT IN THEOKAVANGO
Rwanda experienceJosie and Michaela took a weekend to visit Rwandaand RepoRt about theiR pRiMate expeRiences.
Migrati aywhere are pectaclar. I remember
watchig alm r i the Ria ar Eat ad
each year I l rward t the fc headig r
way rm the Arctic. n dbt the herd carib
cmig the tdra ad the March btterfy
migrati (us t Mexic) will be eqal match.
Hwever, r heer drama, ew thee eqal
the vat wildebeet herd a they travel ard the
seregeti ecytem deliverig meal hve t
the vari predatr territrie. Jaary t April are
pet the ther hrt gra plai where the
triti gra i the perect itche t wea their
ew-br. A water ad grazig dwidle, they are
rced t et t ee patre ew. Travellig i a
geeral rtherly directi they ped the mth
April t Je i the Weter Crridr ad alg the
Grmeti River. By the et the dry mth (Jl-
oct), theyve reached the Mara River ad pilled it
keya Maai Mara where they meet p with their
Lita ci. n-e qite w why they have
the eviable deire t r the gatlet crig
the crc ieted river they cld cre wal
ard bt that ly add t the perrmace.
The, eemigly veright i nvember, the Mara
plai empty ad theyre headig th ce agai with
the cet the hrt rai i their tril, ad the will
t get bac t their place birth. Ctact w r
yr rt rw eat t the greatet hw earth.
THE SErENGETiWiLdEbEESTMiGrATiON
