Customer Comment - Mr Bausa - Nsolo, Zambia

Dear Estelle,

Just to tell you that we have enjoyed maybe the best trip in our lifes. Everything was exciting, wonderful and well organized. We enjoyed the lodges, the kind people everywhere (guides, staff and other guests), good meals, and exciting walkings, game drives and night drives. Thank you very much for all. I am attaching a photo of our breakfast in Nsolo. I am between the two ladies and Monica is the one in the left of the photo.

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Wildebeest Migration Update

The Wildebeest Migration has arrived in the Masai Mara. This photo was taken on the 26th of July and since then guests at Governor's have been seeing almost daily river crossings. The Governors Collection of Camps are located in the heart of the best game viewing area of the Masai Mara, only 30 minutes away from the regular river crossing sites.

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Staff Report - Chris Osborn - Close Encounters of the Animal Kind in Alaska

Before visiting, all I knew of this land, known as the Last Frontier, was from novels such as 'Call of the Wild' and 'White Fang' which I read when I was young. I therefore arrived into Anchorage excited and not really knowing what was in store. First surprise was actually how close Alaska is. On the map it looks as though Anchorage is on the other side of the world, however the distance from London to Anchorage is exactly the same as the distance from New York to Anchorage...

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Staff Report - Sarah Williams - Kenya Rediscovered

Having just recently returned from Kenya I'm delighted to report that the country continues to be a great destination for wildlife enthusiasts and I highly recommend that if you are considering travelling to Kenya then this is definitely the year to visit. With visitor numbers considerably lower than in previous years, it's a perfect time to travel.

As this was my first trip in 12 years it was great to be able to travel to areas I was not familiar with and experience some new properties which have recently opened...

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Festival of Wildlife Reunion - July 2008

Had the sky been blue and the sun beating down last Saturday we could almost have imagined ourselves in the plains of the Serengeti sipping wine as we scanned the nearby water hole for signs of life. Instead, however, occasional gusty winds reminded us that we were in fact sat in an English field in the middle of Hampshire - the beautiful but slightly chilly 'en plein air' location for the celebration of the 5th Anniversary of Festival of Wildlife...

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Lonesome George ends 3 decades of celibacy

The world's most famous tortoise, and the living symbol of the Galapagos National Park, has taken an important step into saving it's species from imminent extinction.

A last member of its kind, a male tortoise was found alone on his home island Pinta in the early seventies. Soon brought to the safety of the Charles Darwin Research Station, and named Jorge, or George in English, by the park wardens that took care of him. The word soon spread that George was a living extinction unless a female was found for him to reproduce. "Lonesome George" fit the tortoise better than his predecessor, the NBC American comedian, George Gobel.
Scientists have searched the Island Pinta, as well as any zoo or private collection worldwide for a partner for George. Hopes have, over the futile years, focused on the last resource to save his species. George should breed with the most similar tortoise species in Galapagos. For this purpose, George has been sharing his pen with two attractive females from island Isabela's northernmost volcano Wolf, a race similar to George, both physically and genetically. Strangely, George has shown so far little if any attraction to these females, and hopes to save the species have again dropped systematically.

Until this week: National Park Authorities proudly announced the finding of the first fertile eggs laid in George's pen. A new hope is standing high to save the rarest tortoise in the world from extinction.

by Klaus Fielsch (MT Expedition Manager), July 2008

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Customer Comment: Remote Madagascar - July 2008

"Thank you - holiday worked like clockwork. Fantastic country - superb experience - wonderful people and sights! 10 days felt like 3 superb weeks!!!"

Mr & Mrs Sillitoe - July 2008

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Leopard savaging a crocodile caught on camera

The first ever heard of leopard attacking, wrestling and eventually killing a crocodile - and caught on camera! It's just a little crazy. See the Telegraph article and more photos online - photo above by Hal Brindley.

Customer Comment: Leopards of Luangwa - July 2008

"This was a major life experience, with many highlights for different reasons. I've seen so many amazing sights and spectacles it would take me a month to recount my things (thoughts) with the kind of detail that would do them justice and to write it in such a way, you would understand how special it was to have been and seen such incredible sights.

Zambia is a unique place.

• The warmth of the people.


• The stunning birdlife.


• Truly breathtaking sunsets, everybody raves about a Caribbean sunset or South Sea Islands (Bora Bora) etc etc. Let me tell you..... a sunset over the Luangwa river.... it doesn't get any better.


• Leopard calling at night."

Mr Nicholson - July 2008

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Customer Comment: Shoebill Lechwe & Luangwa - Dr & Mrs Welch - July 2008

"We were flown to Mfuwe (International) Airport in a brand new 6-seater Cessna by Russell and it was nice to have well fitting headphones which not only reduced background noise, but also enabled communication with the pilot. We were met by 3 staff from Kapani Lodge including Lawrence who was to be our guide. Kapani Lodge proved to be the height of luxury and at lunch the mainly female staff out numbered the guests, there being only one other family besides us until more arrived for the weekend. We appreciated that the supply of wine was inclusive. Lawrence also proved to be an excellent guide, ably assisted by Charles who acted as spotter. Both had extensive local knowledge and remarkable eyesight."

"We thoroughly enjoyed our Zambian experience and would have no hesitation in recommending both it as a destination, and your company to friends. The variety of wildlife, particularly large mammals, in the South Luangwa should satisfy any first-time visitor to Africa, but Kasanka and Shoebill are definitely for the more experienced traveller due to the relatively small numbers of mammal species to be seen there. Both are, however, to be highly recommended for the more serious ornithologist."

Dr & Mrs Welch

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