The story of the area now known as Etosha National Park began being written after Charles Andersson and Francis Galton made the discovery in 1851. Andersson recalled being astounded by the thousands of animals and birds contained in this area and the splendid surrounding land.
When Namibia (then…
When you think of Namibia, the name alone conjures up images of arid desert-scapes, towering red sand dunes and ancient vistas.
When I started looking around for a topic for this month’s blog, I turned to the wildlife, a natural enough topic, wildlife… Namibia is a big five…
Originally published by The AfriCat Foundation and Okonjima in their September 2018 newsletter, reproduced here with kind permission from The AfriCat Foundation.
“Shy, elusive and misunderstood, brown hyenas are rarely seen yet are widely persecuted across their range by farmers for real or perceived involvement in human wildlife…
ATI Holidays is an inbound operator, so you would easily make the assumption that I would run for a wildlife related charity, but no.
I am currently preparing to run my first full marathon on the 6th October this year, in aid of the Catherine Bullen Foundation….
When visitors to Namibia start planning their holiday, 2 things that are always on the wish list are, to see the Skeleton Coast and to track the nearly mythical desert-adapted elephant.
Namibia is only one of two spots on Earth where Desert-adapted Elephants are known to…
Sperrgebiet, the name itself means ‘Prohibited area’ – they really don’t want people here…
Why not, what is the history of this Forbidden corner of Namibia and what effect has this had on the region?
The Sperrgebiet National Park is located just south of the B4,…
If you look at a Namibian map, there is an Ocean bordering the West coast and massive rivers forming the borders with its southern and northern neighbours, but the Eastern border is made up of a bunch of straight lines (maybe the ruler slipped when the lines were being drawn…
Take a couple of minutes to read about the lives of our beloved and quite beautifully functional winged co-habitants. The purpose of this blog post is simply to entice the bird lover, and to maybe remind others of the exciting opportunities that bird-watching in Namibia can offer!
Today,…
Hi There, my name is Margo and I am part of the furniture here at ATI Holidays. This week I am hi-jacking the blog for my own nefarious purposes!
In 2016 I decided to become a runner, because this is something you mentally prepare for and decide before…
Africa can offer up a number of unexpected surprises, brimming with beautiful, raw encounters and unfathomable uniqueness; at times, however, the unexpected borders on the downright bizarre!
Here is a look at some of the more unusual animals you can find when exploring the Southern African sub-continent….
