MichelleL, Author at Acacia Blog

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19th July 2019

Vote For Your Favourite Tour Leader

We’re hoping to score an award for the team, as we’ve been nominated as the Best Holiday Company to Sub-Saharan Africa in the prestigious 2019 British Travel Awards (BTAs). The…

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15th July 2019

10 Under-The-Radar Parks To Put On Your Safari List

10 Under-The-Radar Parks To Put On Your Safari ListThe Masai Mara often tops the list of celebrated big-name parks, and for all the right reasons, but East and Southern Africa…

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15th July 2019

July Safari-bites

The BBC’s Serengeti will inspire the Safari-goer in you!: UK & US screenings UK wildlife fans can catch up with Serengeti, every Thursday at 8pm on BBC One and the…

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21st June 2019

All Bets Are On For An Early Migration

While there are no guarantees, the early sighting of the annual migration, where 1.7 million wildebeest go thundering across the plains, means it could be well worth snapping up a…

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13th June 2019

Bunnychow, Battlefields & Mandela

Acacia Director, Vivian McCarthy heads off to South Africa to experience its spicy food, eerily solemn battlefield sites and the Mandela trail… Chow Down… Most people visiting South Africa think…

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5th June 2019

June Safari Bites

#BringYourBottle To The Serengeti The recent decision by the Tanzanian government (and Kenya’s in 2017) to ban plastic bags and reduce the use of plastic is great news. Keen to join…

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3rd June 2019

Safari Inspiration From The Big Screen…

With Beyonce lending her voice to Nala in the soon to be released, live-action version of The Lion King, we’re pretty sure that safaris in the Serengeti(the film taking its…

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29th May 2019

Discover Nature’s Playground: The Garden Route

If you’re looking to get back in touch with nature, make sure you have the Garden Route at the top of your list. Located on South Africa’s southern coast and extending…

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20th May 2019

Saddling Up In South Africa’s Drakensberg Foothills

Acacia Africa Director and novice rider, Vivian McCarthy, visits South Africa and takes to horse-riding in the Drakensberg foothills. The city of Durban, normally hot and sunny, was wet and…

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10th May 2019

12 Awesome Experiences In South Africa

Garden Route and more! Are you planning a trip to South Africa? Then read on… Most people when they think about South Africa, they think about doing safaris and the spotting…

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