African Safaris and Adventures Lathita Expeditions provide first class travel experiences to all Southern African destinations including South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Lesotho and Swaziland. Statistics Unique Visitors: Total Unique Visitors: Outgoing: Total Outgoing: 21 0 77 2517

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Lathita Tailor Made Travel 2007-11-26 06:18:00 Image the tranquility you will experience as you watch the sun set on the bush horizon, with the wind softly rustling through the acacia trees above your head. Or the inner piece you will find, listening to the rhythmic breaking of the waves on a white beach, just steps away from your bed. Let your imagination run wild, and allow Lathita to create a tailor made holiday for you, to that make that dream a reality.At Lathita Travel we pride ourselves in the fact that we offer clients what they want - our packages are all tailor made. We can create tailor made products to the following destinations: South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Lesotho, Swaziland, Mozambique, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Seychelles, Maldives and Mauritius. We have more than 400 properties and dozens of activities to choose from. You tell us what your “wants” & “needs” are, and one of our consultants will work with you to create an unforgettable holiday or safari.We offer the ...

Kalahari & Delta Experience 2007-08-21 09:20:00 Kalahari & Delta Experience - R14500 ppsKalahari & Okavango Delta - BotswanaExperience two of the most magnificent wilderness areas in Africa with this day luxury Botswana Safari, and visit the Central Kalahari Game Reserve and the Okavango Delta.This Package includes:- 2 nights accommodation at the luxurious Haina Safari Lodge,- 2 nights at the picturesque Pom-Pom Camp,- 2 game activities per day- all meals,- all transfers- flights Ex JHBContact Lathita Expeditions for this unique Botswana Safari Experience.African Safari – Botswana Safari - Kalahari Safari ... Amp

Southern Africa Conservation Areas. 2007-08-11 04:46:00 Nature has endowed Southern Africa with great riches and the sub continent is host to a multitude of game species, birds, plat life, reptiles, butterflies and several smaller creatures that are quite easily overlooked. No less diverse than its wildlife is its scenery; a mosaic of lakes, rivers, waterfalls, vast salt pans, towering mountains, beaches, forests, woodlands, and a fascinating array of geological formations. Fortunately, much of the sub-continent's wildlife heritage and many of its unique attractions enjoy the protection of conservation.South AfricaOffering a variety of landscapes and wildlife experiences, South Africa is justifiably promoted as "A World in one country". Within its borders are the expansive plains of the Karoo, the Cape Floral Kingdom, towering mountain peaks, vast tracks of bushveld and mikes of unspoilt beaches. It is recognized as a world leader in the field of conservation and counts among its parks two of the oldes conservation areas in Africa, Hluhluw ...

Explore Botswana - 10 day Lodge Safari 2007-07-19 07:13:00 Explore Botswana - African Lodge Safari Explore the best of Botswana on this 10 day Lodge Safari and visit Chobe, Makgadigadi, Moremi, the Okavango Delta, and get a glimpse of the Victoria Falls in Zambia.Destination(s): Botswana, Zambia Tour Details: Livingstone to MaunTrip Duration: 10 Days and 9 NightsHighlights : Livingstone (Vic Falls), Chobe, Makgadikgadi Pans, Okavango Delta, Moremi and Maun. DAY 1: Livingstone, ZambiaYou will be met at the airport and taken to the Zambezi Waterfront Lodge. Your afternoon will be spent talking about the great experience and adventure lying ahead and exploring the area. You will spend one day in this magnificent location near the majestic Victoria Fall. There are ample activities to keep one busy in the Victoria Falls, one of the seven world wonders, so your afternoon will be a busy one.Accommodation: Zambezi Waterfront Lodge Activities: Numerous adventure activities, sight seeing at the Victoria Falls and curio shopping.DAY 2: Chobe, Botswana Th ...

Explore Namibia - African Safari 2007-07-05 02:07:00 Explore Namibia on this epic African Safari with Lathita Expeditions.Tour Details: Namib Desert, Swakopmund, Brandberg, Ethosha, Otjiwarengo, WindhoekTour Duration: 15 daysDAY 1: Windhoek - NamibiaYour guide will meet you at Windhoek Airport. From here you will leave for a relaxing night at Hochland Nest, a game reserve just outside Windhoek. Windhoek is the capital of Namibia and has a combination of a cosmopolitan and German flair. Windhoek is a wonderful town and the ideal location to start your tour.Accommodation: Hochland NestHochland Nest is a mere 40 minutes drive from Windhoek and is the ideal breakaway from the city or for you to start your journey in Namibia. The Lodge is cozy and intimate with friendly staff providing attention to each and every guest. It is a home away from home. The chalets are individually styled and furnished. They have private en-suite bathroom and secluded outdoor deck. Generous spacing between the chalets ensures complete privacy. What makes Hochland ...

Tuli Block - Botswana 2007-06-28 01:59:00 Tuli Block - Botswana - African SafariThe attractions of eastern Botswana are today, one of its best-kept secrets. In the past however, it was populated by a civilisation that we know very little about. Some of the ruins at Mashatu pre date the nearby mysterious Great Zimbabwe ruins, and there is a permanent on-site archaeologist to enlighten you as to its ancient inhabitants.The Tuli block became its awkward long narrow shape when it was given to Cecil John Rhodes in the late 1800's to build a railway line. There were far too many small rivers to cross, so the line was eventually constructed further west.Access to the area was historically bad due to poor quality dirt roads and by the 1960's it became obvious that game farming and tourism were the better options for Tuli Block land. Farms began to consolidate into conservation areas, which became privately owned reserves including the Tuli Game Reserve and Mashatu - which is the largest privately owned game reserve in Southern Afric ...

Namib Naukluft Park - Namibia 2007-06-22 01:02:00 Namib Naukluft Park - Namibia Safari Information on one of Namibia's National parks. Namib Naukluft Park is the largest game park in Africa (40 000 sq. km) and fourth largest in the world. There are four sections in the park: Sossusvlei and Sesriem, Naukluft, Namib section and Sandwich Harbour.Naukluft. Camping sites are located near Naukluft River. Naukluft Mountain Zebra park was established in 1964 with the accrual of farm Naukluft as a sanctuary for Hartmann's zebra. Most of the farm surrounding Naukluft mountain massif were purchased by 1970. In 1979 the area known as Diamond Area 2 (south of Kuiseb river, including Sesriem and Sossusvlei) was added to form Namib Naukluft Park. The vegetation of the Naukluft complex has been classified as semi-desert savanna. There are several interesting species occurring in the area. Aloe sladeniana, Aloe karasbergensis, cluster fig, Commiphora, Acacia (thorn) and Euphorbia.Wildlife. The following mammals are likely to be seen: steenbok, sprin ...

Etosha National Park - Namibia 2007-06-13 03:20:00 Etosha National Park - NamibiaEtosha National Park is one of Southern Africa's finest and Game Reserves. Etosha Game park was declared a National Park in 1907 and covering an area of 22 270 square km, it is home to 114 mammal species, 340 bird species, 110 reptile species, 16 amphibian species and, surprisingly, one species of fish.Etosha, meaning "Great White Place", is dominated by a massive mineral pan. The pan is part of the Kalahari Basin, the floor of which was formed around 1000 million years ago. The Etosha Pan covers around 25% of the National Park. The pan was originally a lake fed by the Kunene River. However the course of the river changed thousands of years ago and the lake dried up. The pan now is a large dusty depression of salt and dusty clay which fills only if the rains are heavy and even then only holds water for a short time. This temporary water in the Etosha Pan attracts thousands of wading birds including impressive flocks of flamingos. The perennial springs alo ...

Vic Falls, Okavango Delta and San Culture 2007-06-07 01:14:00 Vic Falls, Delta and BushmanBotswana, Namibia, ZambiaExperience the beauty of one of the natural wonders of the world when you hear the thunder of the Victoria Falls and see the towering column of spray when the river is high. Become part of the African culture when visiting the traditional Bushmen villages, and experience the wild life of Botswana in their rich habitat between the waters of the Okavango Delta.Areas visited include; Victoria Falls, Chobe, Makgadigadi, Kalahari, Moremi, Okavango Delta, and Ganzi.DAY 1 & 2: Livingstone, ZambiaStart your tour off in Zambia, home of the majestic Victoria Falls. Spend your time doing sightseeing at Vic Falls and doing curio shopping at the local traditional market. Also enjoy a sunset cruise on the mighty Zambezi.DAY 3 & 4 : Chobe National Park, BotswanaAfter breakfast you will take the ferry across the river and into Botswana. In the later afternoon you will go for a sunset cruise on the Chobe River to view hippo and elephant roaming o ...

Marakele National Park - South Africa 2007-06-02 04:12:00 Marakele National Park - North West - South AfricaThe Marakele National Park in the heart of the Waterberg Mountains, as its Tswana name suggests, has become a 'place of sanctuary' for an impressive variety of wildlife due to its location in the transitional zone between the dry western and moister eastern regions of South Africa. Contrasting majestic mountain landscapes, grass-clad hills and deep valleys characterize the park. Rare finds of yellowwood and cedar trees, five metre high cycads and tree ferns, are some of the plant species found here. All the large game species from elephant and rhino to the big cats as well as an amazing variety of birds including what’s probably the largest colony of endangered Cape vultures (more than 800 breeding pairs) in the world, have settled here.Marakele National Park is currently divided into two parts (namely the +/- 2500 ha ‘Kwaggasvlakte’ section and the Greater Marakele National Park), by a public gravel road (the Hoopdal Road). Mos ...

The Tuli Block - Botswana 2007-05-31 04:34:00 Experience an African Safari in the The Tuli Block.The attractions of eastern Botswana are today, one of its best-kept secrets. In the past however, it was populated by a civilisation that we know very little about. Some of the ruins at Mashatu pre date the nearby mysterious Great Zimbabwe ruins, and there is a permanent on-site archaeologist to enlighten you as to its ancient inhabitants.The Tuli block became its awkward long narrow shape when it was given to Cecil John Rhodes in the late 1800's to build a railway line. There were far too many small rivers to cross, so the line was eventually constructed further west.Access to the area was historically bad due to poor quality dirt roads and by the 1960's it became obvious that game farming and tourism were the better options for Tuli Block land. Farms began to consolidate into conservation areas, which became privately owned reserves including the Tuli Game Reserve and Mashatu - which is the largest privately owned game reserve in S ...

Tsolwana Nature Reserve 2007-04-11 03:04:00 TSOLWANA NATURE RESERVEThe primary purpose of the Tsolwana Nature Reserve is the conservation of a representative sample of the region’s karroid landscapes, habitats, heritage and species.Tsolwana Nature ReserveTsolwana was the final result of the state-subsidised stock reduction schemes that was introduced by the government in the severe drought of the late sixties to help protect the soil against erosion.The decreased stock numbers eventually resulted in the increase of indigenous animals, which eventually led to the area becoming a conservation area and finally in 2005 Eastern Cape Parks Board became responsible for the management of Tsolwana.Tsolwana is in a mountainous area, with grass plains and acacia thornveld, which is home to a wide variety of fauna and flora. It is 8500ha in size and marks the start of the Karoo plains.The reserve gets its name from the Xhosa word "Spike" which is characterised by a prominent hill within the reserve.LocationTsolwana Nature Reserve is situa ...

Dunes, Wildlife & Delta 2007-03-20 04:28:00 Dunes Wildlife and Delta - African Safari. Explore South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Zambia with this package and visit some of the most remote and scenic places on the continent. Visit the home of the Bushman, the Kalahari, explore deserts of Namibia, experience true wilderness in Botswana, and take in the awesome beauty of the Victoria Falls. Take this African Safari in a style of your choice with either camping or lodge accommodation and self drive or guided options.High Lights: Augrabies, Kalahari Transfrontier Park, Fishriver Canyon, Luderitz, Sossusvlei, Dune 45, Windhoek, Okavango Delta, Moremi, Makgadikgadi pans, Chobe, Victoria FallsIncludedAccommodation - CAMPING/LODGES- Johannesburg: 1 night- Kuruman: 1 night- Augrabies: 1 night- Kalahari Transfrontier: 3 nights- Fishriver Canyon: 1 night- Luderitz: 1 night- Sossusvlei : 2 nights- Windhoek : 1 night- Ganzi : 1 night- Moremi : 3 nights- Makgadikgadi : 2 nights- Chobe : 2 nights- Livingstone : 2 nightMeals - daily breakfast ... Amp

Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 2007-03-15 09:44:00 Kgalagadi Transfrontier ParkThe Kgalagadi National Park is Africa’s first transfrontier national park, the result of merging the Kalahari Gemsbok Parks in Botswana and South Africa and incorporating Mabuasehube on the eastern Botswana side of the park. The Kgalagadi comprises an area of over 3.6 million hectares or approximately 2.5 million square kilometres.Kgalagadi means ‘land of thirst’ and the huge, desert landscape is part of the Kalahari Desert – the largest continuous area of sand in the world. Red sand dunes, dry riverbeds and sparse vegetation characterise the KgalagadiThe annual rainfall is 200mm, mainly between January and April. The summer day temperatures may exceed 40 degrees Celsius yet the night time winter temperatures plunge well below freezing. Visitors should expect extreme heat during the day and extreme cold during winter nights. The last four months of the year are hot, dry and dusty. Then dark clouds start to build up and the wildebeest begin to calve i ...

Khutse Game Reserve 2007-02-14 23:31:00 Khutse Game Reserve The 2,500 square kilometre Khutse Game Reserve was opened in 1971, on Bakwena tribal land. Prior to this date, due to the almost complete absence of surface water and the fragile vegetation, very few people lived in this area of undulating plains of dry Kalahari bush savannah. Those who did subsisted by gathering wild foods, undertaking limited hunting and keeping small stock. Wildlife was therefore considered to be a good alternative form of land use.The extensive mineralised pan system within Khutse provides an important habitat for wildlife attracting herbivores to graze on the grasses of the pans, drink the mineralised water- during the rainy season and to lick salt during the dry season. These herbivores in turn attract predators, such as lion, cheetah and leopard. Boreholes have been established at certain points within the reserve in order to encourage wildlife to stay within the area throughout the year. Whilst the visitor to Khutse should not expect to see ...