Nomad Blog and News

Why throw yourself out of a perfectly good aeroplane at 10 000ft for a rhino? Here’s why… This is our heritage, let's protect it! Stand up and say "NO"!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZc5AcfkFm4 “Reitz du Toit and Anire van der Walt and the African Conservation Trust's Skydive for Rhinos team were invited to participate in a rhino darting and micro-chipping experience at Thanda Private Game Reserve in June 2012. The rhinos filmed in this video were both fitted… … Read More »

We were a group of 6 – Germans and South Africans - making our way from Cape Town to Johannesburg where our adventure was about to begin. We had decided to go on a Nomad Kruger Trip together between Christmas and New Years, escaping the hustle and bustle of the city to go into the bush. One of my German friends had never been to Africa before, the other one had only been to Cape… … Read More »

This November we are offering you an opportunity of a lifetime! Don't miss this opportunity to receive a whopping 20% discount off the tour price of our 14 Day Masai Mara and Gorillas tour or our 8 Day Gorilla Encounter Tour. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K7nhfzEe9U … Read More »

We're really excited to announce that we have a whole list of East Africa and Gorilla tours available for you at exceptional prices! Now is your opportunity to take advantage of these excellent value tours and visit world class destinations such as the Serengeti National Park, Zanzibar, the Masai Mara and the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, where you can hang out with the endangered mountain gorillas of Uganda. If you're not sure what these tours include,… … Read More »

Great news from good samaritan Christoph Schwager - this is an email that we received from him this morning, he has found some lost tour photos in Switzerland! Please contact me on jess@nomadtours.co.za if these are your photos? If they're not yours, please share them with your friends so that together we can find the owners! "I live in Switzerland and four weeks ago I found on a mountain trip, a camera memory card (San… … Read More »

When we travel, actually, when we do just about anything, we leave a carbon footprint behind us. A carbon footprint is “the total set of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions caused by an organization, an event (such as travelling) or a product.” To ensure that we equalise our carbon footprint, the Nomad African Trust developed the Spekboom Carbon Offset project, more commonly know as our "Green Seats Programme". In this programme, guests are given the opportunity… … Read More »

This was Blue Bullet's day. We just came along for the ride. As mentioned a couple of days ago, Bullet gave some transmission fluid gurgles in an attempt to convey utter disgust with this whole off road thing. It only took three days, and Bullet was ready for some adventure again. Well, actually, the off roading can be blamed on all the neighbours and random bystanders who kept on telling us that the cheetahs were… … Read More »

The next Nomad generation is well on it's way to becoming an A class team! Within the last six months alone, we have covered the positions of General Manager, Tour Coordinator, Reservations and Accounts with the birth of four beautiful babies! Congratulations to Goretti, our Accountant, on the birth of her precious Eva Eva Maria van Wieringen Birth date: 6 Feb 2012 Birth weight: 2.87kg This is a picture of smitten mom MJ at the… … Read More »

It is mating season in the Kgalagadi and everyone wants some nookie! Everyone wants to do the dirty and of course, not everyone is cut out to be a Dad: “Ï am bigger than you, therefore must be more handsome, and you must rather stick to your computer games little guy, as that lady over there, she'll definitely want to do the tango two step with me!” Well, ok, I'm sure that there’s a more… … Read More »

A year ago, the Kilimanjaro idea sparked! I was hooked! It stuck in my mind and there was nothing anyone could do to make that thought disappear. What was initially just another tick off the old bucket list has become a reality and an encouragement to live life to the fullest! After starting with a consistant and strict walking plan to get me going, my mind was starting to get focused, from there I went… … Read More »