tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7958846Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:16:25 +0000The latest news from the Kruger Park and South Africa's Lowveld for those interested in conservation, safaris, specialist trips and regional travel.http://www.kruger2canyons.com/news/news.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Kruger2Canyons.com)Blogger193125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7958846.post-5290908658096269182Sat, 19 Sep 2009 10:55:00 +00002009-09-19T13:16:25.088+02:00african arttribal arthoedspruitgallery... opens in Hoedspruit.The African Tribes gallery exhibits collections of excellent tribal art collected in southern Africa during the last 30 years. The gallery, in the Kamogelo Tourist centre, Hoedspruit, will also be holding monthly exhibitions concentrating on a wide range of different aspects of indigenous culture ranging from beadwork, basketry, pottery, weapons, medical and http://www.kruger2canyons.com/news/2009/09/fabulous-new-tribal-art-gallery.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kruger2Canyons.com)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7958846.post-3572005065906970721Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:55:00 +00002009-07-29T15:45:41.791+02:00traveljohannesburgShosholoza Meyltrainblue trainhoedspruitpremier classeHOEDSPRUIT - A shiny new Premier Classe train service between Johannesburg and Hoedspruit has been launched, providing an added attraction to Limpopo's big-five reserves.The Premier Classe train offers visitors to Limpopo's game belt a five-star service including private cabins, five-course meals and spa facilities. The service began on July 9 and operates once a week, leaving Park Station on a http://www.kruger2canyons.com/news/2009/07/new-scheduled-luxury-trains-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kruger2Canyons.com)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7958846.post-7044727304387737279Sat, 30 May 2009 21:13:00 +00002009-05-30T23:30:28.962+02:00vhembebiosphereHOEDSPRUIT - The Vhembe region of Limpopo province became South Africa’s sixth biosphere reserve this week, when Unesco announced the addition of 22 new sites to its World Network of Biosphere Reserves.These sites, part of Unesco’s Man and the Biosphere Programme, are used to experiment with and learn about conservation and sustainable development. In other words, they are “living laboratories” http://www.kruger2canyons.com/news/2009/05/new-biosphere-in-vhembe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kruger2Canyons.com)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7958846.post-3323129635272541217Sat, 30 May 2009 10:39:00 +00002009-05-30T12:45:27.911+02:00johannesburgsportrugbyIt's all systems go for today's Super 14 final between the Bulls and the Chiefs at Loftus. The battle between the top two teams of 2009 gets underway at 17h30 South African time. South African President Jacob Zuma visited the Bulls squad on Friday in Pretoria to wish them well ahead of the Super 14 final. The southern hemisphere rugby union championship climax is scheduled for Saturday evening http://www.kruger2canyons.com/news/2009/05/bulls-receive-presidential-visit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kruger2Canyons.com)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7958846.post-1936683754585114748Sat, 30 May 2009 09:48:00 +00002009-05-30T11:51:24.083+02:00nelspruitmbombela2010world cupJOHANNESBURG - Tickets for the final and the semi-finals of the 2010 football World Cup in South Africa next year have sold out, the world football body FIFA announced on Thursday. Tickets for the opening game between South Africa and a yet-to-be-decided opponent in Johannesburg on June 11 have also sold out, as have tickets for all World Cup games in the cities of Cape Town, Nelspruit and http://www.kruger2canyons.com/news/2009/05/world-cup-tickets-selling-out-fast.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kruger2Canyons.com)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7958846.post-71227051091582585Fri, 22 May 2009 17:07:00 +00002009-05-22T19:36:25.528+02:00ukairlinesflightsThere are bargain basement deals to Jo'burg through Trailfinders for the next six weeks.Click through to book directly through them.http://www.kruger2canyons.com/news/2009/05/ridiculous-fares-from-uk.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kruger2Canyons.com)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7958846.post-775281849698279123Wed, 20 May 2009 12:26:00 +00002009-05-20T14:37:50.655+02:00threatminingtransfrontier parkmapungubwePlease help usI don’t know how many of you know Mapungubwe National Park. It is a beautiful, unspoiled part of the Transfrontier park with Botswana. It is very important for us to stand together to protect this magnificent piece of our natural heritage. Why is this so critical? Because they want to start mining in its vicinity!!! We NEED to preserve this area and its rich diversity of fauna & http://www.kruger2canyons.com/news/2009/05/mapungubwe-np-under-threat.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kruger2Canyons.com)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7958846.post-2285116728691710481Mon, 04 May 2009 17:48:00 +00002009-05-04T20:04:33.625+02:00lions tourrugbylionsbritish and irish lionssouth africaBritish & Irish LionsHere is your once in a twelve year itinerary:Sat 30 May; 15:00; Highveld XV v British & Irish Lions; Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace, RustenburgWed 3 Jun; 19:10; Golden Lions v British & Irish Lions; Coca-Cola Park, JohannesburgSat 6 Jun; 15.00; Cheetahs v British & Irish Lions; Vodacom Park, BloemfonteinWed 10 Jun; 19.10; Sharks v British & Irish Lions; The ABSA Stadium, http://www.kruger2canyons.com/news/2009/05/final-lions-rugby-dates.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kruger2Canyons.com)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7958846.post-7485922376485563728Sun, 03 May 2009 17:02:00 +00002009-05-03T19:27:23.515+02:00football2010soccerworld cupBe quick and you should be lucky! The 2nd Ticketing Phase for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ will start on Monday, 4 May 2009, at Noon (SA Time). There will be approximately 100,000 tickets made available for this phase, excluding the two Semi-Finals and the Final (matches 61, 62 and 64). From now on, the tickets will be allocated on a “first come, first served” basis. Applications can be made at FNB http://www.kruger2canyons.com/news/2009/05/second-batch-of-2010-fifa-world-cup.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kruger2Canyons.com)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7958846.post-783041643297572203Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:01:00 +00002009-04-21T17:14:29.389+02:00public holidaysbank holidaysHolidays falling on a Sunday are observed on the following Monday.20091 Jan New Year's Day. 21 Mar Human Rights Day. 10 Apr Good Friday. 13 Apr Family Day.22 Apr General Election. 27 Apr Freedom Day. 1 May Workers' Day. 16 Jun Youth Day. 9 Aug National Women's Day. 24 Sep Heritage Day. 16 Dec Day of Reconciliation. 25 Dec Christmas Day. 26 Dec Day of Goodwill.20101 Jan New Year's Day. 21 Mar http://www.kruger2canyons.com/news/2009/04/south-african-public-holiday-dates.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kruger2Canyons.com)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7958846.post-3337834071604388543Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:24:00 +00002009-04-27T11:52:58.107+02:00sustainable living festivalbiospherehoedspruitLooking after our natural environment is no longer a cause simply for the conservation-minded. In fact, it may become the only way to ensure a good quality of life in the future, with access to sufficient water, secure food supplies, good health and ultimately even our own survival. It is each individual’s responsibility to make the lifestyle and consumer choices to reduce our personal http://www.kruger2canyons.com/news/2009/04/sustainable-living-festival-schedule.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kruger2Canyons.com)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7958846.post-8697078348986536335Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:21:00 +00002009-04-27T12:06:19.085+02:00sustainable living festivalbiosphere"Benefits for Landowners by Engaging in Biodiversity Conservation"Friday 24th April, 12h30 - 14h00The Sustainable Living Festival, in partnership with the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere Region will be hosting an information sharing session for all land owners on Friday 24th April at Southern Cross School. The session will focus on assisting landowners to participate in biodiversity conservation and http://www.kruger2canyons.com/news/2009/04/biosphere-symposium.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kruger2Canyons.com)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7958846.post-5502359419380480503Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:39:00 +00002009-03-22T17:42:39.917+02:00botswanaalbinoelephantsA baby pink elephant was sighted in the African country of Botswana on Friday by a filmmaker for the BBC as he was filming for a wildlife documentary. The cameraman took photographs of the elephant when he noticed it in a herd of around eighty elephants in the Okavango Delta. According to experts, it is most likely an albino, an occurrence that is very rare among African elephants."We only saw ithttp://www.kruger2canyons.com/news/2009/03/pink-elephant-spotted-in-botswana.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kruger2Canyons.com)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7958846.post-5007233238102471798Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:59:00 +00002009-03-09T19:20:30.232+02:00johannesburgcommentcelebritypressI dare you to visit Johannesburg, the city for softiesIt’s the least frightening place on earth, yet everyone speaks of how many times they’ve been killed that dayBy Jeremy Clarkson(SUNDAY TIMES, LONDON) - Every city needs a snappy one-word handle to pull in the tourists and the investors. So, when you think of Paris, you think of love; when you think of New York, you think of shopping; and when http://www.kruger2canyons.com/news/2009/03/clarkson-on-johannesburg.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kruger2Canyons.com)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7958846.post-5726790258431187521Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:57:00 +00002009-03-09T18:58:36.921+02:00rhinospoaching(TIMES, LONDON) - Wildlife experts are alarmed at a dramatic upsurge in rhino poaching in South Africa’s game reserves that may threaten the survival of the creature in one of its last redoubts.Just 10 rhinos were poached in the whole of 2007, but last year the number reached 100. On Christmas Day alone, 13 rhinos were killed by poachers.“We’ve always had subsistence poaching,” said George Hugheshttp://www.kruger2canyons.com/news/2009/03/poaching-imperils-sa-rhino.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kruger2Canyons.com)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7958846.post-7092097733786513391Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:47:00 +00002009-03-09T17:57:30.931+02:00elephants(DAILY MAIL, LONDON) - When it comes to his legacy, there are a fair few elephants in the room.But after encountering one on holiday, former prime minister Tony Blair decided to just ride it.Looking like what can only be described as a stereotypical Brit abroad in socks and trainers, he appeared somewhat apprehensive as he rode the fearsome seven ton beast.But afterwards he told staff at the http://www.kruger2canyons.com/news/2009/03/tony-blair-taken-to-tusk.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kruger2Canyons.com)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7958846.post-2265490313985983795Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:07:00 +00002009-03-09T17:38:33.116+02:00nelspruitberg en dalskukuzaworld cupSKUKUZA — Lounging peacefully on the terrace, watching the elephants, leopards and antelopes gather at the watering hole.That's how hundreds of football fans will relax in South Africa's Kruger National Park on "soccer safaris", after taking in World Cup matches in the nearby city of Nelspruit.With 100,000 people, Nelspruit is among the smaller of the host cities and doesn't have enough http://www.kruger2canyons.com/news/2009/03/kruger-parks-world-cup-plans.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kruger2Canyons.com)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7958846.post-922913860475323583Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:19:00 +00002009-03-09T16:22:06.321+02:00snakeHAZYVIEW - A couple drove 170 kilometres (100 miles) from South Africa's famous Kruger National Park with a highly venomous spitting cobra in their car, the Beeld newspaper reported on Wednesday. Gordon Parratt, 69, felt the 85-centimetre (33-inch) long snake wind itself around his leg while he was driving.At first he thought an insect had brushed his leg and swiped it away, but when he looked http://www.kruger2canyons.com/news/2009/03/cobra-goes-on-drive.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kruger2Canyons.com)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7958846.post-5304816985560794769Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:35:00 +00002008-11-03T18:40:05.819+02:00streaminggame drivetvnational geographicsingitaNELSPRUIT - Premier South African safari brand Singita Game Reserves will be making international news this week when National Geographic Wild Channel broadcasts twice-daily game drives live from Singita Kruger National Park, to 166 countries worldwide.The programme, called ‘Caught on Safari: Live’, will be presented by John Varty and Andy Coetzee, and will feature morning and afternoon game http://www.kruger2canyons.com/news/2008/11/natgeo-broadcasts-live-game-drives-from.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kruger2Canyons.com)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7958846.post-8398537465028229775Sun, 05 Oct 2008 14:42:00 +00002008-10-05T16:51:05.679+02:00leopardskillleopardafrican rock pythonContinuing our amazing series of pictures from the Bush, here is an extraordinary sequence of a Leopard killing an African Rock Python.http://www.kruger2canyons.com/news/2008/10/leopard-takes-african-rock-python.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kruger2Canyons.com)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7958846.post-8310381270664621131Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:58:00 +00002008-09-25T17:49:35.593+02:00elephants(SOUTH LUANGWA) - This is apparently a regular occurrence at the Mfuwe Lodge in the South Luangwa National Park in Zambia.The Lodge was seemingly built on the Elephant's traditional path through to some wild mango trees on the property. The herd of a dozen or so elephants walk through the Lodge's Reception area at least twice a day for about 4 weeks and then sporadically for about another 3 weekshttp://www.kruger2canyons.com/news/2008/09/elephants-checking-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kruger2Canyons.com)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7958846.post-6200816439222863153Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:43:00 +00002008-08-06T11:49:32.541+02:00leopardssabi sandduikerkillleopardAstonishing recording of a leopard killing a duiker live on a Wild Earth TV game drive.http://www.kruger2canyons.com/news/2008/08/live-leopard-kill-on-wild-earth.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kruger2Canyons.com)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7958846.post-6328235470430233524Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:09:00 +00002008-09-25T19:26:17.747+02:00killleopardphotoscrocodile(TELEGRAPH, LONDON) - The astonishing spectacle of a leopard savaging a crocodile has been captured for the first time on camera.All pictures by Hal Brindley/SOLO SyndicationA series of incredible pictures taken at a South African game reserve document the first known time that a leopard has taken on and defeated one of the fearsome reptiles.The photographs were taken by Hal Brindley, an Americanhttp://www.kruger2canyons.com/news/2008/07/amazing-kruger-leopard-croc-kill.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kruger2Canyons.com)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7958846.post-8708062299932525922Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:20:00 +00002008-07-11T11:50:11.072+02:00podcastsawardssingita(IAFRICA) - South Africa's premier safari brand, Singita, scooped no less than three major international travel awards when it was named Best Hotel in the World, Best Small Hotel in the World and Best Hotel in Africa and the Middle East in the US Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards 2008. The result of an extensive reader's survey, the Travel + Leisure winners were announced in the USA on NBC's http://www.kruger2canyons.com/news/2008/07/awards-showered-on-singita.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kruger2Canyons.com)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7958846.post-8182451055959782438Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:47:00 +00002008-06-19T12:53:06.795+02:00krugerbookingsSANParksSKUKUZA - To prevent day visitors from making a booking and then not arriving, Kruger National Park will now insist on a non-refundable deposit.General manager of Tourism Operations at SANParks, Joep Stevens, said on Wednesday that there were repeated incidents in which day visitors failed to honour a booking, unnecessarily forcing the park to turn away other guests who arrived at the gates on http://www.kruger2canyons.com/news/2008/06/deposits-for-kruger-day-visitors.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kruger2Canyons.com)0