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Read about the tales of our travels. We, at Rhino Africa, are privileged enough to experience some amazing parts of Africa. Follow us on our journeys here.

Royal Malewane

Swim lengths in the long swimming pool

If there is one thing Africa is blessed with, it is diversity of wildlife, and as the recent Conde Nast Traveller Awards have shown, we have no shortage of World Class properties either. In search of the ultimate bush and beach adventure, my latest safari trip took me to the wonders of Royal Malewane in the Thornybush Game-Reserve, adjacent to Kruger National Park, before jetting off to Mozambique.

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Grand Dédale – Luxury in the country

The Manor House offers guests a regal welcome

Grand Dédale is a gem of a place located in a corner of the Wellington Mountains, just below Bainskloof Pass. What a delightful experience! The road leading to the Manor House is about four kilometres of dirt road, but not much of a challenge for our little Polo. It’s one of those ‘nice’ dirt roads. [...]

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Lion Sands, The Taj and the Twankey bar

Lion Sands Evening

A big thanks to PJ, Warren and the rest of the Lion Sands team for hosting the Rhino Africa team at the Twankey Bar at the Taj Cape Town. A great night was had by all as the wine flowed and delicious canapés were nibbled. The Twankey bar could easily have stepped out of Faringdon [...]

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IGLTA Convention – The Industry, The Market and The Association

IGLTA Convention in Fort Lauderdale

Unleashed by name, unleashed by nature. Fort Lauderdale and the IGLTA (International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association) did themselves proud at this year’s annual convention. A key sentiment at this year’s event was that the gay and lesbian travel segment is no longer a ‘niche market’. The whole convention lent enormous credibility to that, delivering [...]

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David’s Madagascar Diary – Nosy Iranja

Nosy Iranja - Madagascar - Turtle

Getting to Nosy Iranja is no mean feat, and will take you the better part of a day. That is if Air Madagascar is by some small miracle running on time, but this in itself is part of the charm of this island paradise. Nosy Be might be an island, but it is still a [...]

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David’s Madagascar Diary – Andisabe & Mantiba

Andisabe and lemurs

Situated 135 km East of Antananarivo, a picturesque three and a half hour drive along a windy road aptly named the Tokyo Highway, lies the 21 000 hectare Andisabe and Mantiba Reserves. Rice paddies assume the majority of any vacant flat land along the Tokyo Highway which passes humble homesteads, where weekly markets bring the [...]

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David’s Madagascar Diary – Antananarivo

Antananarivo - Madagascar

A short three hour flight from Johannesburg will have you arriving in Madagascar’s capitol city; Antananarivo.  Home to just over three million Malagasy’s this is no concrete jungle; but rather a maze of houses and businesses built on top of each other along cobbled roads, some of which are so steep as to seem almost [...]

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A visit to the Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees

Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees

This past weekend saw the start of a truly South African experience and after a trek and a half I arrived in time to see the sights and hear the sounds of the Klein Karoo Nationale Kunste Fees (in English, the Little Karoo National Arts Festival). Held in Oudtshoorn, it is a celebration of the [...]

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138 Marine Beachfront in Hermanus

138 Marine Hermanus

There is one thing that always relaxes me and that is the sound of the ocean! There’s nothing better than falling asleep to the sound of waves crashing against the rocks and the beautiful smell of the sea air! And there’s no better place to enjoy these natural pleasures than Hermanus… Located in a small [...]

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A weekend of wining, dining and U2!

Wine and dine in Cape Town

Every now and again a bumper weekend comes along. A weekend that blows all the other weekends out of the water. The writing was on the wall when the Cape Royale very kindly offered us tickets to watch U2 at the Cape Town Stadium on Friday night. A mind-blowing spectacle that thrilled every one of [...]

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Challenge4aCause 2011 Event Line-up

Challenge4aCause Cycle Challenge

Three years ago, we at Rhino Africa, always keen to find more ways of helping conserve and protect our valuable natural resources started a little project called Challenge4aCause. That first year 18 challengers cycled 300 kilometres across the Damaraland Desert and raised R300,000 for the The Save The Rhino Trust that protects the desert adapted [...]

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The Rhinos Are Coming To The New York Travel Show!

Rhino Africa at the New York Travel Show

So the Rhinos are off to the Big Apple. To the Jacob K. Javits Convention Centre – Booth 1154 will be our home for 3 days! If Mohammed won’t come to the mountain, the mountain must come to Mohammed! So we’re taking Africa to America. Like the cast from Coming to America, we have been [...]

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