Wildlife
Along with the man-made monuments and natural wonders, the endemic wildlife of a region are truly special. Sustainable tourism ensures that the people and places we visit benefit directly from tourism.
Daphne Sheldrick due to release her autobiography
Dame Daphne Sheldrick, acclaimed worldwide as the first person to have successfully hand-reared newborn elephants and who founded The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya, is launching her autobiography on 1st March 2012. Entitled An African Love Story: Love, Life … Continue reading
Sun, sea and salsa – on tour in South America.
Marcin Prymier recently travelled to South America with us, and here he shares some of his most memorable moments. Before I even arrived I knew it that will be amazing trip! This is Itaipu Lake, on the border between Brazil … Continue reading
Down Africa Way: 33 day African adventure from Nairobi to Johannesburg
Jamie Wright is based in London and has travelled to no fewer than 25 countries in the last 4 years, with a vast collection of imagery collected along the way. He recently went on a safari with us in Africa … Continue reading
Video of the Week: Flying Rhinos
Moving a bad-tempered animal that weighs up to 1400 kg is no easy feat. Moving 19 of them 1500 kilometres is pretty damn remarkable. Managing the black rhino populations in Africa has become a serious concern for conservationists, as poaching … Continue reading
Tracking the Big 5 in the Serengeti
Within minutes of entering the Serengeti National Park we came across a large collection of rocks with a family of lions! This time Mufasa was in the house. It looked like a scene out of the Lion King! One of the lionesses … Continue reading
Welcome to the jungle: wild adventures in Africa
Sally is travelling across Africa at the moment, much like our competition winners Katie and Evan. Read about her adventures here, and stay tuned for more. This is the first chance I have had on a computer to send you … Continue reading
On safari in the Ngorongoro Crater & Serengeti National Park
Our African safari was amazing. When we started our drive down into the Ngorongoro Crater it was early in the morning and absolutely freezing. We were all bundled up in the truck in our sleeping bags. If you do sign up and find yourself … Continue reading
Land of the lemurs
This week’s guest blog is by Cathy Winston, (www.mummytravels.com) a freelance journalist and travel writer who tweets (not just about lemurs) @cathywinston. As soon as I produced the banana, there was a rustle in the trees and two furry inquisitive faces … Continue reading
Whale-watching in Madagascar
If you’ve got an interest in whale-watching, now is the perfect time to see these magnificent creatures up close. Madagascar’s whale watching season is just about to kick off, with hundreds of humpback whales migrating from the Antarctic to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure Travel, Africa, Group Travel, History, Madagascar, Wildlife
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Tiger update from India
On The Go Tours supports a range of local organisations in the destinations that we visit. One of them is TOFT (Travel Operators for Tigers) which ensures that the local environmental efforts in India to conserve these amazing animals are … Continue reading
