{"id":5561,"date":"2018-03-23T10:00:01","date_gmt":"2018-03-23T10:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/?p=5561"},"modified":"2019-03-12T09:16:21","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T09:16:21","slug":"gap-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/23\/gap-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Gap Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The snap gap is back, breaking from our studies and even careers to travel for anything from a few weeks to a few months now the norm. With more of us ditching \u201cthings\u201d in favour of meaningful experiences, transformational travel is expected to trend in 2019- and Africa does life-changing travel like no other continent.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5566\" src=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Group_in_the_Ngorongoro_Crater_Tanzania_640x480.jpg\" alt=\"Ngorongoro Crater\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Group_in_the_Ngorongoro_Crater_Tanzania_640x480.jpg 560w, https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Group_in_the_Ngorongoro_Crater_Tanzania_640x480-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/>If you\u2019re looking to master personal challenges this year why not, book a seat on our <a href=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/tour-styles\/short-safaris-and-treks-4\"><strong>17-day Zanzibar to Kilimanjaro<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0the itinerary including a chance to scale the roof of Africa via the Marangu route. While taking the easiest and most well-known path will give you an excellent chance of achieving summit&#8217;, the feat will really test your mental mettle as well as the physical, so you need to make sure your stamina and endurance levels are up to the mark.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5563\" src=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Kili-main_560px.jpg\" alt=\"Kili-main_560px\" width=\"560\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Kili-main_560px.jpg 560w, https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Kili-main_560px-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/>Want to feel a sense of achievement? Travel in itself is a major accomplishment, so long-term travel can be a real game-changer for your psyche. Our<a href=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/tour-styles\/camping-overland-tours-1\"><strong> 58-day Ultimate African Overlander<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0will take you across eight countries in Southern and East Africa; gorilla trekking through Uganda\u2019s forested undergrowth, climbing Dune 45 in Sossusvlei (Namibia home to some of the world\u2019s highest dunes), and practising your desert survival skills with the San Bushmen in Botswana, just some of the travel goals you can fulfil on the 58 day tour.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5564\" src=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/NCDS12-Desert-Sossusvlei-Sand-Dunes.jpg\" alt=\"Africa overland safari\" width=\"560\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/NCDS12-Desert-Sossusvlei-Sand-Dunes.jpg 560w, https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/NCDS12-Desert-Sossusvlei-Sand-Dunes-300x177.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/>Any trip to Africa will leave you in complete awe. From appreciating the sun setting over the ocean from the shores of Zanzibar (savour the Spice Island in our latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hyv4i2_JdRQ\"><strong>YouTube<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0video) to marvelling at the vast migratory herds thundering across the plains of the <a href=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/tour-styles\/camping-overland-tours-1\"><strong>Maasai Mara<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0&#8211; taking the time to focus on the beauty of the world around us is a vital first step on the road to happiness.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5565\" src=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Giraffe-face.jpg\" alt=\"Giraffe face\" width=\"560\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Giraffe-face.jpg 560w, https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Giraffe-face-300x189.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The snap gap is back, breaking from our studies and even careers to travel for anything from a few weeks to a few months now the norm. 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