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Africa » South Africa » North West » Brits February 25th 2013

It is interesting, how often travel results in visiting unexpected places. Today I visited Hartsbeeport with the plan of going on the cable car. However, when I got there, there was a forty five to an hour queue, which didn’t sound pleasant in 33 degree heat. So I thought I would go back later and see what else is there in Hartsbeeport. While driving around, I saw a sign for Bush Babies Monkey Sanctuary . I’m never too sure of the standard of animal sanctuaries but this looked quite professional from the outside and I decided to go in. The sanctuary is a 7 hectare open cage home to 75 different monkeys. The only way to go round the tour is with a guide and tours start on the hour. Before we started our guide strongly ... read more
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Monkey with water bottle

Africa » South Africa » North West » Brits January 24th 2013

Over the Christmas Holiday, we were fortunate to have visitors from KC. The St. Clair family made the long flight from Kansas City to Johannesburg to experience the holidays South African style. Shortly after they arrived (the next day to be exact) we took them to Ukutula Lion Reserve. This proved to be an amazing Christmas Gift for us all. We never imagined having so many close encounters with lions in the coarse of 24 hours. After having been in Africa for over a year and a half now, I must say this was the most enjoyable experience to date. The Reserve is currently home to around 90 lions, as well as many other Africa species, including a very friendly Cheetah name Emma, Caricals, Serval Cats, and all many other antelope species. The day started off ... read more
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