{"id":2315,"date":"2014-01-30T08:00:08","date_gmt":"2014-01-30T06:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"\/blog\/?p=2315"},"modified":"2014-01-30T08:00:08","modified_gmt":"2014-01-30T06:00:08","slug":"travel-the-year-of-the-horse-why-africa-is-the-hottest-ticket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/30\/travel-the-year-of-the-horse-why-africa-is-the-hottest-ticket\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel, The Year of The Horse &#038; Why Africa is The Hottest Ticket!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s almost the end of January and true to form most of us have probably fallen well short of those 2014 resolutions.\u00a0 Luckily, the Chinese New Year (31 January) is just around the corner, which means we can all start over. If you want to scratch that travel itch, read on, as the Year of the Wooden Horse spells wanderlust for anyone in search of a more remote Africa.<\/p>\n<p>According to <strong>Susan Levitt*<\/strong>, professional astrologer in San Francisco, California, travel, risk and exploration are key for the coming Chinese New Year. &#8220;It&#8217;s going to be an excellent year for travel, and the more far away and off the beaten path the better! The independent, non-conformist horse will be an inspiration to many in 2014 so it\u2019s a great time for you to see the world, and summer is deemed to be exceptionally lucky.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Head for the Makgadikgadi pans in Botswana \u2013 our new and improved <b><a title=\"Desert &amp; Delta Express (Southbound) - 14SDDE12\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acacia-africa.com\/acacia_overland\/desert_and_delta_express_southbound_2014.php\" target=\"_blank\">12-day Desert &amp; Delta Express (Southbound<\/a>)\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0giving you the option to safari across this remote wilderness by quad bike!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2323\" style=\"width: 458px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/blog\/?attachment_id=2323\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2323\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2323\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2323\" alt=\"Image from: roarafrica.com\" src=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/makgadi.jpg\" width=\"448\" height=\"292\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2323\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image from: roarafrica.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a title=\"Desert Tracker - 14DTR19\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acacia-africa.com\/acacia_overland\/desert_tracker_19_days_2014.php\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Spitzkoppe<\/b><\/a> , is a must see to be believed location. Forget hiking, as here you\u2019ll be bouldering about the rocks and travelling back a few thousand years to view an art gallery courtesy of the early San Bushmen.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/?attachment_id=1926\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1926\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1926\" alt=\"CTK61-1\" src=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/CTK61-1.jpg\" width=\"448\" height=\"299\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Africa\u2019s last remaining wetland wilderness is the ultimate wild and free destination, and the <a title=\"Okavango Wilderness Trails - 14OWT7A\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acacia-africa.com\/acacia_small_groups\/okavango_wilderness_trail_accommodated_2014.php\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Okavango Delta<\/b><\/a> \u00a0is home to four of the Big Five.\u00a0 Hop on one of our accommodated small group safaris as from March 2014, we\u2019re including tented camping in the bush, allowing you to soak up the atmosphere in a bit more comfort.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/?attachment_id=1925\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1925\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1925\" alt=\"OWT7-1\" src=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/OWT7-1.jpg\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If the summer is going to be exceptionally lucky, 2014 is a must for annual migration seekers.\u00a0 Grab a seat on our <a title=\"Kenya &amp; Tanzania Adventure - 14KTA13\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acacia-africa.com\/acacia_overland\/kenya_and_tanzania_adventure_2014.php\" target=\"_blank\"><b>13-day Kenya &amp; Tanzania Adventure<\/b><\/a> \u00a0for your chance to view one of the world\u2019s greatest wildlife spectacles<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/?attachment_id=2322\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2322\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2322\" alt=\"Tanz_Norgoro_Crater_Wilderbeast_2300\" src=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Tanz_Norgoro_Crater_Wilderbeast_2300.jpg\" width=\"448\" height=\"284\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Susan Levitt\" href=\"http:\/\/www.susanlevitt.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>* Susan Levitt<\/strong><\/a> is a professional astrologer in San Francisco CA. More info about the Horse year is on her web site .<\/p>\n<p>Written by: Acacia Sales and Marketing team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s almost the end of January and true to form most of us have probably fallen well short of those 2014 resolutions.\u00a0 Luckily, the Chinese New Year (31 January) is&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":4586,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3,30,11,16,32,33,20,26,27],"tags":[48,50,75,88,94,100,124,128,246,249,259,271,275,301,305,319,329,342,356,378,421],"class_list":["post-2315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-about-acacia-africa","category-acacia","category-botswana","category-kenya","category-namibia","category-overland","category-small-group-safari","category-tanzania","category-zambia","category-zanzibar","tag-adventure","tag-africa","tag-big-five","tag-budget","tag-camping","tag-cape-town","tag-conservation","tag-culture","tag-livingstone","tag-local-responsible-travel","tag-masai-mara","tag-nairobi","tag-namibia","tag-overlanding","tag-photography","tag-responsible-tourism","tag-safari","tag-serengeti","tag-south-africa","tag-travel","tag-wildlife"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Travel, The Year of The Horse &amp; 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