Johannesburg – An Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife field ranger was gored by a buffalo in the Hluhluwe Game Park in KwaZulu-Natal on Friday, paramedics said.
"Circumstances around what transpired are speculative, and it is thought that the man was on patrol when he happened upon the buffalo."
"The animal was allegedly startled and charged at the ranger, striking him on the side as he attempted to flee," Netcare911 said in a statement.
The ranger was in a serious but stable condition in the Netcare Bay Hospital.
Recent wild dog sightings at Kwando in Botswana continue to amaze even the most experienced of African travellers, and offer the best opportunities for visitors to view these incredible animals!
A local tour company has introduced its ‘Walk with Lions’ tour in a nature reserve north of Pretoria. The itinerary includes tea or coffee on arrival, a 40-minute talk on lion behaviour, a 40-minute walk with the lions to the reserve’s dam, python display, feeding and interacting with the lion cubs and a light lunch.
CAMP Jabulani in Hoedspruit, Limpopo, has launched its ‘Team Tusker’ programme to cater for safari goers under the age of 12.The programme is structured to stimulate and entertain younger guests, thus allowing their parents to enjoy time on their own, particularly during night-time elephant safaris. Children under the age of 10 are allowed on early-morning elephant safaris if their parents accompany them.The activity menu covers spoor identification, tracking, camp and survival basics, orienteering, basic bush cooking, baking and Land Rover orientation.
Bushmans Kloof will now be known as Bushmans Kloof Wilderness and Wellness Retreat.Reflected in the name change are the expansion of its spa facilities and the introduction of ‘innovative and therapeutic’ body and face treatments to the spa menu.The upgraded spa will soon offer six treatment room and a steam chamber with its own signature massage.
Madikwe Collection are very proud to announce that Buffalo Ridge Safari Lodge been given Fair Trade in Tourism South Africa (FTTSA) accreditation. 1Time will be launching five flights per week between Johannesburg and Livingstone using a 130-seater MD87 aircraft.
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Travel + Leisure Magazine has just completed its 2009 Worlds Best Service Awards, asking its readers to nominate destinations around the globe that "really deliver". The results were published in the magazine's June edition, and Sabi Sabi is honoured to have been voted as 7th best hotel overall in the world, the only South African establishment in the World's Top Ten category. In the regional category Sabi Sabi was voted 2nd best on the African continent.
FAMILIES wanting to record their wildlife encounter of a lifetime can do so with Shamwari’s new Safaricam experience.Guests will be filmed while enjoying their safari in a private 4x4 Land Rover with their own ranger and professional cameraman for their personal wildlife documentary. The film footage will then be edited into a 30- to 40-minute broadcast-quality DVD with high-quality music and graphics. The recorded experience is at an additional cost, from £850 (R11 192) for a one- to two-night stay, and £200 (R2 633) for each additional night.
The Legacy Group of Hotels and Resorts has announce that Kwa Martine will reopen in May 2009.
