{"id":8862,"date":"2020-05-29T13:34:06","date_gmt":"2020-05-29T12:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/?p=8862"},"modified":"2020-06-26T13:51:42","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T12:51:42","slug":"safari-from-your-couch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/29\/safari-from-your-couch\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa From Your Couch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Lions_Serengeti-National-park-game-drive-24-1024x268.jpg\" alt=\"Lion Safari\" class=\"wp-image-6559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Lions_Serengeti-National-park-game-drive-24-1024x268.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Lions_Serengeti-National-park-game-drive-24-600x157.jpg 600w, https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Lions_Serengeti-National-park-game-drive-24-300x79.jpg 300w, https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Lions_Serengeti-National-park-game-drive-24-768x201.jpg 768w, https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Lions_Serengeti-National-park-game-drive-24.jpg 1700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Right now you can&#8217;t go on safari through Africa with us.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size has-luminous-vivid-amber-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>But, we can bring Africa to your screen.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">You have been asked to wait before you travel again, but that doesn&#8217;t mean that Africa has to stop showing off her beauty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Experience South Africa from your couch.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">You are probably wondering how it is possible to experience the absolute beauty of this magnificent country from your couch, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Close your eyes. 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The pristine landscapes, breathtaking views, cosmopolitan Cape Town and the abundance of wildlife. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Imagine all of the below;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The sound of the waves crashing on that beautiful beach in Camps Bay<\/li><li>The clouds drifting over the top of Table Mountain<\/li><li>The mighty roar of the lion in the Kruger National Park<\/li><li>The winding hiking trails through the Drakensberg Mountains<\/li><li>Camping under the stars on the banks of the Orange River<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Cape-Town-1-1024x595.jpg\" alt=\"Cape Town Safari\" data-id=\"7873\" 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class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-text-align-center has-large-font-size has-very-light-gray-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The stars will be brighter than ever.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-text-align-center has-large-font-size has-very-light-gray-color has-vivid-red-background-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The hiking trails will be wilder than ever.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-text-align-center has-large-font-size has-very-light-gray-color has-very-dark-gray-background-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>And the lions roar will be louder than ever.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>THE 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