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If a Safari is on your bucket list, and you see some fantastic deals online, this Newsletter will answer some questions you may be asking yourself such as: Why not plan my Safari myself? Is it going to cost me more to use Holden Safaris? How can I make sure I’m getting the best price?…
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The elephants are at Mfuwe lodge NOW. You can see them again with us in November 2020. Journey to Zambia with Holden Safaris; “Appointment with Wonky Tusk’s Family.” This Safari operates from November 14th-22nd, 2020. You’ll spend 3 nights at Mfuwe Lodge where the elephants stroll through reception when the fruits of the Wild Mango Trees…
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One of the women on our 2018 “Women With a Purpose” trip shares an emotional description of the beauty of Kenya and its people. Watch her testimonial. 3 spaces left for “Women Travel with a Purpose” to visit Father Henry and his schools, September 23-30, 2019. Meet Father Henry, and the children he has rescued…
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Zambia safaris, two Kings, a Scout and a Knight; how did King Msiri, King Leopold II, Frederick Russell Burnham, and Sir Alfred Chester Beatty, “King of Copper”, all play a part in the development of Zambia? While today, most Americans are unfamiliar with the geography of Africa, back in the early 1900s, Africa was the…
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Have you ever wondered how many States there are in Africa? Four more than the USA! The USA has 50 and Africa has 54. Of course in Africa, States are actually individual countries, with their own forms of Government, language and customs. As with the determination of State boundaries in the USA, so…
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Most folks going to Africa for a safari are mainly thinking about wildlife and Africa’s so called Big Five, Lion, Elephant, Rhino, Cape Buffalo, and Leopard. But what about the people? It’s significant that the comment we see most often on our post safari surveys is, “we went to see the wildlife but came…
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Ever Wondered Where the Expression a Tower of Giraffes comes from? Clients are often surprised by some of the collective nouns used to describe groups of animals on safari. For example, a Tower of Giraffes. That might be more obvious than other collective nouns with the giraffe’s long neck. How about a crash of rhino?…
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One of the most important considerations when planning a safari is what to take and what to leave. By this I’m referring to how to pack for a safari. I recently gave a talk on this subject, to a group of interested travelers at our local Rootens Luggage shop, here in Orange County. I’m always…
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Have you ever wondered where the phrase, “Big 5” comes from? Most clients will ask, when requesting a safari, “are we going to see the Big 5?” The term is attributed to the hunters of old, who used the term to describe what they determined were the most dangerous animals to hunt in Africa. They…
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Jim Holden explains ? “What is a Safari?” What are the different activities you can do while on Safari? Jim Holden explains this in a short video.
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