Approximately 100 African elephants are slaughtered every 24 hours – that’s one every 14 minutes. And that’s just one of the horrific statistics strewn throughout Lydia Millet’s article, “Save the Elephant,” posted in the Op-Ed section of The New York Times on Sunday, July 26th. If you were sleepily scrolling through the news app on your iPhone while sipping coffee…
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EXPLORE featured in Outside Magazine
There is plenty to say about the sensationalism surrounding Ebola and how it was detrimental to the livelihood of so many countries in Africa. Thanks to Outside Magazine for including EXPLORE in a more informed approach to traveling to Africa during the Ebola crisis. In the March issue of Outside Magazine, ‘Viral Fear’ actually speaks about how the media excessively…
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Last Days of Ivory
Looking for a way to make a positive impact in 2015? ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ director Kathryn Bigelow has launched a PSA and website about elephant poaching that we think is deserving of your attention. The film, Last Days of Ivory, and website both aim to put the illegal ivory trade and the terrorists profiting from it out of business in…
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Open for bizzzzzness: a thrilling new ziplining adventure in Cape Town!
Ziplining…you’ve heard of it but have you tried it?! SA Forest Adventures in Cape Town is the perfect place to get a first zipline adventure under your belt and if you’ve already zipped, we know you’re hooked and you’ll want to add Africa’s longest and highest to your roster! EXPLORE’s Cherri Briggs along with her husband, Richard, were the very…
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Help stop the Serengeti Sell-off!
We are asking for your help to oppose any attempt to evict the Maasai from their traditional land and require them to relocate to make way for foreign hunters. Tanzanian President Kikwete is on the verge of signing a deal with Ortello Business Corporation, a United Arab Emirates(UAE) hunting company, that wants their own private hunting grounds within the Serengeti…
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Join the March for Elephants
Join The David Sheldrick’s Wildlife Trust and iWorry on a peaceful march in 15 cities around the world on Friday October 4th to support the global effort to protect and preserve elephants. Elephants are being poached to extinction and it is our time to take a stand for them. For more information on the International March for Elephants, visit www.iWorry.org…
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A Few Spots Left on EXPLORE’s Africa On Sale
Last week we gave an insider tip for pre-sale access to EXPLORE’s incredible trips offered on Condé Nast Traveler’s 2nd Annual World on Sale and many EXPLORE travelers snatched up their spots on this exclusive, limited offer. If you missed out on the pre-sale we still have a few spots left on these trips of a lifetime with up to…
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Our New Madagascar Experience:
August 2014
EXPLORE is excited to offer our new trip to Madagascar starting August 2014. This unique experience presents a one-of-a-kind opportunity to travel to exotic Madagascar in the company of Dr. Ian Tattersall, world-renowned lemur expert, and Lee Nesler from the Lemur Conservation Foundation. This isn’t just one of your average tours of Madagascar; this is an extraordinary chance to get…
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Zimbabwe rises again!
Zim has come back and tourism is PUMPING… and the renaissance goes well beyond Victoria Falls! Zimbabwe is one of southern Africa’s most diverse and stunning countries. A great hub for any safari (bordering Botswana, Namibia, Mozambique and Zambia) is going through major changes and renovations in areas where wildlife is flourishing once again. A new shared government and the…
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Malaria?… Yellow Fever?… What are they?
You’ve probably heard about malaria and yellow fever in Africa, but for many people, that is as far as their knowledge about these diseases goes. Since both of these diseases are prevalent in Africa, we thought we’d give you a little more information. Malaria is caused by a parasite that is transmitted from one human to another by the bite…
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