The Nomad African Trust was founded in 2008 by Alex Rutherford and has since grown into an incredible organisation that last year, contributed R99 896.83 to it's beneficiaries. This would not have been possible without the support of regular donors and sponsors and the hours of passionate work put in by Shannon Fletcher and Henk de Kock who run the Trust. Not only has Shannon wrangled you all out of your last dollar to support… … Read More »
The Kingdom of Swaziland is our next stop and the Hlane Royal National Park, renowned for its rhinos. We arrive in the mid afternoon in time for a few lazy hours spent sitting by the waterhole drinking cold beers and taking in the utter peace of this wilderness. Hippos laugh gently from the water, impala walk lazily past us on their way to drink and the odd rhino strolls down to the water’s edge. That… … Read More »
We so look forward to seeing you all at Indaba to catch up on your news from 2012, to give you feedback on the changes that we implemented in 2012 and to update you on our exciting developments for 2013! If you haven't yet, please book your appointment with Anneliese, her email address is marketing@nomadtours.co.za, so that we can have some time together. You're also more than welcome to come around and pick up our… … Read More »
INGREDIENTS 2 kilograms of chicken breast 3 tins of mushrooms (or equivalent of fresh mushrooms) 2 litres of fresh cream 2 tablespoons of thyme 2 tablespoons of chicken spice 3 cloves of garlic 2 kilograms of penne pasta Salt and Pepper to flavour 2 onions sliced Oil to fry 2 tablespoons cornflour / maizena METHOD Invite about 15 friends to join you for dinner and pour yourself an ice cold crisp glass of Sauvignon Blanc.… … Read More »
At the beginning of this year we introduced our Small Group Tours and as the news has been getting out to all of you, these tours are becomming more and more popular. Our small group tours depart with a maximum of 12 guests per truck. As all of our trucks are 24 seaters, this means that each of you will get your own double seat and your own window... that's almost luxurious in terms of… … Read More »
There is nothing better to do this weekend than to head down to Somerset West and come and join in the fun in the sun! There are always fantastic prizes to be won, excellent deals on all the latest outdoor equipment and the opportunity to add some more items to your bucket list. Come and visit us at the Nomad Truck and we'll enter you into the draw to win a 14 Day Desert and… … Read More »
One of South Africa's oldest and most established wildlife magazines, Africa Geographic, has recently launched a highly interactive and visually stimulating digital magazine called "Safari", even the advertorials are interactive and exciting! [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1023"] The Cover of Edition 6 of Safari Interactive Magazine - click to see what's inside![/caption] The magazine explodes with spectacular images and transfixing videos, this digital magazine will have you hooked from the word go! You'd expect to pay… … Read More »
special student tour - 9 day, cape town to cape town, desert explorer tour (via namibia) What is the most amount of fun that you can have in 9 days? Hike in the Cederberg with some good friends and new friends; test your whitewater skills on the Orange River; watch in awe as the sun sets over the largest canyon in Africa and climb a 5 000 000 year old sand dune at sunrise. Top… … Read More »
It is an exciting week for Nomad this week as we have two big changes that are happening concurrently. Not only have we launched Phase 1 of our new website (as you would be seeing right now), we are also moving our Cape Town office to an old jewellery store down the road. Alex and his team have been covered in dust for days as they have ripped through display cabinets, walls, dodgy electrics, security… … Read More »
Waking up to the sight of the beach of Tofo makes the long drive worth every minute. The empty wide beach of perfectly soft sand is met by the deep blue of the Indian Ocean in a medley of shades. The professional staff of Tofo Scuba arrive, they gather equipment and we listen to our briefing for our 3 days of diving. Whilst we are unfortunately unlucky with Whale Sharks on this visit we nevertheless… … Read More »